Hypertherm Powermax30 XP Service Manual - Manual (Page 53)

Powermax30 XP Service Manual 808150 Revision 1 53
4 – Operation
3. Maintain an approximate 45° angle to the workpiece as you feed into the gouge.
Push the plasma arc in the direction of the gouge you want to create. Keep a small distance between the torch tip
and the molten metal to avoid reducing consumable life or damaging the torch.
You can vary the gouge profile by varying the:
 Speed of the torch over the workpiece
 Torch-to-work standoff distance
 Angle of the torch to the workpiece
 System’s current output
Varying the gouge profile
Follow these recommendations to change the gouge profile as needed:
 Increasing the speed of the torch will decrease width and decrease depth.
 Decreasing the speed of the torch will increase width and increase depth.
 Increasing the standoff of the torch will increase width and decrease depth.
 Decreasing the standoff of the torch will decrease width and increase depth.
 Increasing the angle of the torch (more vertical) will decrease width and increase depth.
 Decreasing the angle of the torch (less vertical) will increase width and decrease depth.
 Increasing the current of the power supply will increase width and increase depth.
 Decreasing the current of the power supply will decrease width and decrease depth.
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