Plasma Arc Cutting & Gouging System - Trick-Tools

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Plasma Arc
Cutting & Gouging System
Operator Manual
804480 Revision 3
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Operator Manual
(P/N 804480)
Revision 3 – September 2009
Hypertherm, Inc.
Hanover, NH USA
www.hypertherm.com
© Copyright 2009Hypertherm, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Hypertherm and powermax are trademarks of Hypertherm, Inc.
and may be registered in the United States and/or other countries.
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)
EMC Introduction b. Radio and television transmitters and
receivers.
Hypertherm’s CE-marked equipment is built in
c. Computer and other control equipm ent.
compliance with standard EN60974-10. The
equipment should be in stalled and used in d. Safety critical equipment, for example
accordance with the information bel ow to guarding of industrial equipment.
achieve elect ro mag net ic com pat ib ili ty.
e. Health of the people around, for example the
use of pacemakers and heari ng aids.
The limits required by EN60974-10 may not
beadequate to comp lete ly eliminate in ter fer - f. Equipment used for calibration or
ence whenthe affected equipm ent is in close measurement.
proximity orhas a high degree of sen sit ivity.
g. Immunity of other equipment in the
Insuch cases itmay be nec es sary to use other
environment. User shall ensure that other
mea sures to furtherred uce interference.
equipment being used in the environment is
com pat i ble. This may require add it ion al
This cutting equipment is designed for use
protection measures.
onlyin an ind us tri al environment.
h. Time of day that cutting or other act ivi ties
are to be carried out.
Installation and use
The user is responsible for installing and The size of the surr ound ing area to be con-
usingtheplasma equipment according to the sidered will depend on the structure of the
manufacturer’s instructions. If elec tro mag net ic building and other activities that are tak ing
disturbances are de tect ed then it shall be the place. The surrounding area may ex tend
respon sib ili ty of the user to res olve the beyond the bound aries of the prem ises.
situation withthe technical as sist ance of the
man u fac tur er. Insome cases this remedial Methods of reducing
action may be as sim ple as earthing the emissions
cuttingcircuit, see Earthingof Workpiece.
Inother cas es it could involve constructing an Mains supply
electromagn et ic screen enclosing the pow er
Cutting equipment must be conn ect ed to the
source and the work complete with associated
mains supply according to the man u fac tur er’s
input filters. In all cases elect ro mag net ic
recom men da tions. If in ter fer ence occurs, it may
disturbanc es must be reduced to the point
be necessary to take addi tional precautions
where they are no longer troub les ome.
such as filt er ing of the mains supply.
Consideration should be given to shield ing the
Assessment of area
supply cable of perm a nent ly installed cutting
Before installing the equipment the user shall equipm ent, in metallic conduit or equiv a lent.
make an assessment of po ten tial electro- Shielding should beelec tric al ly continuous
magnet ic problems in the surr ound ing area. through out its length. The shielding should
The following shall be taken into account: becon nect ed to the cutting mains supply so
that good electrical contact is maintained
a. Other supply cables, control cables,
between the conduit and the cutting pow er
signalling and telephone ca bles; above,
source enclosure.
below and adjacent to the cutting equipment.
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Maintenance of cutting equipment workpiece to earth should be made by a direct
connection to the workp iece, but in some
The cutting equipment must be rou tinel y
countries where direct connection is not
maintained according to the man u fac ture r’s
permitted, the bonding should be achieved by
recom mend a tions. All ac cess and service doors
suit able capacitances se lect ed according to
and covers should be closed and properly
national regulations.
fastened when the cutting equip ment is in
operation. The cutting equipment should not be
Note: the cutting circuit may or may not be
modified in any way except for those chang es
earthed for safety reasons. Changing the
and ad justm ents covered in the manufact ure r’s
earthing arrangements should only be
instructions. In part icu l ar, the spark gaps of arc
authorized by a person who is com pe tent to
striking and stab il iz ing devices should be
assess whether the chang es will inc rease the
adjusted and maintained according to the
risk of injury, for example, by all owi ng parallel
manu fac ture r’s recommendations.
cutting curr ent return paths which may damage
the earth cir cuits of other equipment. Further
Cutting cables guida nce is given in IEC/ TS 62081 Arc
Welding Equip ment Installation and Use.
The cutting cables should be kept as short
aspossible and should be pos it ioned close
Screening and shielding
together, running at or close to the floor level.
Selective screening and shielding of other
Equipotential bonding cables and equipment in the surrounding area
may alleviate problems of in ter fer ence.
Bonding of all metallic components in the
Screening of the entire plasm a cutting
cutting installation and adjacent to it should be
installation may be con side red for special
considered. However, metallic comp o nents
applications.
bonded to the workpiece will increase the risk
that the op er a tor could receive a shock by
touch ing these metallic compo nents and the
electrode(nozzle for laser heads) at the same
time. The op er a tor should be in sul at ed from all
such bonded metallic components.
Earthing of workpiece
Where the workpiece is not bonded to earth
for electrical safety, nor connected to earth
because of its size and position, for ex am ple,
ship’s hull or building steelw ork, a con nec tion
bonding the work piece to earth may reduce
emiss ions in some, but not all instances.
Careshould be takento prevent the earthing
ofthe workp iece increasing the risk of injury to
users, or damage to other elect ri cal equipm ent.
Where necessary, the conn ec tion of the
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Attention costs, insurance and freight prep aid.
Hypertherm shall not be liable for any repairs,
Genuine Hypertherm parts are the factory-
replacement, or adjustments of Products
recommended replacement parts for your
covered by this war ranty, except those made
Hypertherm system. Any damage caused by the
pursuant to this paragraph or with Hypertherm’s
use of other than genuine Hypertherm parts may
prior written consent. Thewarranty above is
not be covered by the Hypertherm warranty.
exclusive and is in lieu of all other
You are responsible for the safe use of the warranties, express, implied, statutory, or
Product. Hypertherm does not and cannot make otherwise with respect to the Products or
any guarantee or warranty regarding the safe
as to the results which may be obtained
use of the Product in your environment.
therefrom, and all implied warr anties or
conditions of quality or of merchantability
General
or fitness for a particular purpose or
Hypertherm, Inc. warrants that its Products shall against infringement. The foregoing shall
be free from defects in materials and workman- constitute the sole and exclusive remedy
ship, if Hypertherm is notified of a defect (i) with for any breach by Hypertherm of its
respect to the power supply within a period of warranty.Distributors/OEMs may offer different
two (2) years from the date of its delivery to you, or additional warranties, but Distributors/OEMs
with the exception of Powermax brand power are not authorized to give any additional
supplies, which shall be within a period of three warranty protection to you or make any
(3) years from the date of delivery to you, and representation to you purporting to be binding
(ii)with respect to the torch and leads within a upon Hypertherm.
period of one (1) year from its date of delivery to
you, and with respect to torch lifter assemblies Certification test marks
within a period of one (1) year from its date of
Certified products are identified by one or more
delivery to you, and with respect to laser heads certification test marks from accredited testing
within a period of one (1) year from its date of laboratories. The certification test marks are
delivery to you. This warranty shall not apply to located onor near the data plate. Each
any Powermax brand power supplies that have certification test mark means that the product
been used with phase converters. In addition, and its safety-critical components conform to
Hypertherm does not warranty systems that the relevant national safety standards as
have been damaged as a result of poor power reviewed by that testing laboratory. Hypertherm
quality, whether from phase converters or places a certification test mark on its products
incoming line power. This warranty shall not only after that product is manufactured with
apply to any Product which has been incorrectly safety-critical components that have been
installed, modified, or otherwise damaged. authorized bythe accredited testing laboratory.
Hypertherm, at its sole option, shall repair,
Once the product has left the Hypertherm
replace, or adjust, free of charge, any defective
factory, the certification test marks are
Products covered by this warranty which shall invalidated if any of the following occurs:
be returned with Hypertherm’s prior
(cid:129) The product is significantly modified
authorization (which shall not be unreasonably
inamanner that creates a hazard or
withheld), properly packed, to Hypertherm’s
non-conformance.
place of business in Hanover, New Hampshire,
(cid:129) Safety-critical components are replaced with
or to an authorized Hypertherm repair facility, all
unauthorized spare parts.
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(cid:129) Any unauthorized assembly or accessory that It is important that the product and its
uses or generates a hazardous voltage is certification test mark be suitable for the end-
added. use installation site. When Hypertherm
(cid:129) There is any tampering with a safety circuit or products are shipped to one country for export
other feature that is designed into the product to another country, the product must be
as part of the certification. configured and certified properly for the end-
use site.
CE marking constitutes a manufacturer’s
declaration of conformity to applicable European Higher-level systems
directives and standards. Only those versions of
Hypertherm products with a CE Marking located When a system integrator adds additional
on or near the data plate have been tested for equipment; such as cutting tables, motor drives,
compliance with the European Low Voltage motion controllers or robots; to a Hypertherm
Directive and the European EMC Directive. plasma cutting system, the combined system
EMCfilters needed to comply with the European may be considered a higher-level system. A
EMC Directive are incorporated within versions higher-level system with hazardous moving parts
of the power supply with a CE Marking. may constitute industrial machinery or robotic
equipment, in which case the OEM or end-use
customer may be subject to additional
Differences in National Standards
regulations and standards than those relevant to
Differences in standards include, but are not
the plasma cutting system as manufactured by
limited to:
Hypertherm.
(cid:129) Voltages
It is the responsibility of the end-use customer
(cid:129) Plug and cord ratings and the OEM to perform a risk assessment for
(cid:129) Language requirements the higher-level system and to provide
(cid:129) Electromagnetic compatibility requirements protection against hazardous moving parts.
Unless the higher-level system is certified when
These differences in national standards may
the OEM incorporates Hypertherm products
make it impossible or impractical for all
into it, the installation also may be subject to
certification test marks to be placed on the
approval by local authorities. Seek advice from
same version of a product. For example, the
legal counsel and local regulatory experts if
CSA versions of Hypertherm’s products do not
uncertain about compliance.
comply with European EMC requirements and
they do not have a CE marking on the data External interconnecting cables between
plate. component parts of the higher level system
must be suitable for contaminants and
Countries that require CE marking or have
movement as required by the final end-use
compulsory EMC regulations must use CE
installation site. When the external inter -
versions of Hypertherm products with the CE
connecting cables are subject to oil, dust, or
marking on the data plate. These include:
water contaminants, hard usage ratings may be
(cid:129) Australia required. When external interconnecting cables
are subject to continuous movement, constant
(cid:129) New Zealand
flexing ratings may be required. It is the
(cid:129) Countries in the European Union
responsibility of the end-use customer or the
(cid:129) Russia OEM to ensure the cables are suitable for the
application. Since there are differences in the
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ratings and costs that can be required by use of the Products e xceed in the aggregate
localregulations for higher-level systems, the amount paid for the Products that gave
itisnecessary to verify that any external rise to such claim.
interconnecting cables are suitable for the
Insurance
end-use installation site.
At all times you will have and maintain insurance
Patent indemnity
in such quantities and types, and with coverage
Except only in cases of products not sufficient and appropriate to defend and to hold
manufactured by Hypertherm or manufactured Hypertherm harmless in the event of any cause
by a person other than Hypertherm not in strict of action arising from the use of the Products.
conformity with Hypertherm’s s pecifications and
National and Local codes
in cases of designs, processes, formulae, or
combinations not developed or purported to be National and Local codes governing plumbing
developed by Hypertherm, Hypertherm will and electrical installation shall take precedent
defendor settle, at its own expense, any suit or over any instructions contained in this manual.
proceeding brought against you alleging that the Inno eventshall Hypertherm be liable for injury
use of the Hypertherm product, alone and not in to persons or property damage by reason of
combination with any other product not supplied anycode violation or poor work practices.
by Hypertherm, infringes any patent of any third
Transfer of rights
party. You shall notify Hypertherm promptly upon
learning of any action or threatened action in
You may transfer any remaining rights you may
connection with any such alleged i nfringement,
have hereunder only in connection with the sale
and Hypertherm’s obligation to indemnify shall
of all or substantially all of your assets or capital
be conditioned upon Hypertherm’s sole control
stock to a successor in interest who agrees to
of, and the i ndemnified party’s cooperation and
be bound by all of the terms and conditions of
assistance in, the defense of the claim.
this Warranty.
Limitation of liability
Proper disposal of
In no event shall Hypertherm be liable to Hypertherm products
anyperson or entity for any incidental,
consequential, indirect, or p unitive damages Hypertherm plasma cutting systems, like all
(including but not limited to lost p rofits) electronic products, may contain materials or
regardless of whether such liability is based components, such as printed circuit boards, that
on breach of contract, tort, strict liability, cannot be discarded with ordinary waste. It is
breach of w arranties, failure of essential your responsibility to dispose of any Hypertherm
purpose or otherwise and even if advised product or component part in an environmentally
ofthe possibility of such damages. acceptable manner according to national and
local codes.
Liability cap
(cid:129) In the United States, check all federal, state,
In no event shall Hypertherm’s liability, and local laws.
whether such l iability is based on breach
(cid:129) In the European Union, check the EU
ofcontract, tort, strict l iability, breach of
directives, national, and local laws. For more
warranties, failure of essential purpose or
information, visit www.hypertherm.com/weee.
otherwise, for any claim action suit or
proceeding a rising out of or relating to the (cid:129) In other countries, check national and local
laws.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Electromagnetic compatibility................................................................................................................................i
Warranty....................................................................................................................................................................iii
Section 1 Safety
Recognize safety information...........................................................................................................................1-2
Follow safety instructions..................................................................................................................................1-2
Cutting can cause fire or explosion................................................................................................................1-2
Electric shock can kill.........................................................................................................................................1-3
Static electricity can damage circuit boards................................................................................................1-3
Toxic fumes can cause injury or death............................................................................................................1-4
A plasma arc can cause injury and burns......................................................................................................1-5
Arc rays can burn eyes and skin......................................................................................................................1-5
Grounding safety.................................................................................................................................................1-6
Compressed gas equipment safety................................................................................................................1-6
Gas cylinders can explode if damaged..........................................................................................................1-6
Noise can damage hearing...............................................................................................................................1-7
Pacemaker and hearing aid operation............................................................................................................1-7
A plasma arc can damage frozen pipes.........................................................................................................1-7
Additional safety information............................................................................................................................1-8
Warning labels.....................................................................................................................................................1-9
Dust collection information.............................................................................................................................1-11
Section 1a Sécurité
Identifier les consignes de sécurité..............................................................................................................1a-2
Suivre les instructions de sécurité................................................................................................................1a-2
Le coupage peut provoquer un incendie ou une explosion....................................................................1a-2
Les chocs électriques peuvent être fatals..................................................................................................1a-3
L’électricité statique peut endommager les cartes de circuits imprimés.............................................1a-3
Les vapeurs toxiques peuvent provoquer des blessures ou la mort.....................................................1a-4
L’arc plasma peut provoquer des blessures ou des brûlures.................................................................1a-5
Les rayons de l’arc peuvent brûler les yeux et la peau.............................................................................1a-5
Mise à la masse et à la terre...........................................................................................................................1a-6
Sécurité des bouteilles de gaz comprimé...................................................................................................1a-6
Les bouteilles de gaz comprimé peuvent exploser en cas de dommages..........................................1a-6
Le bruit peut provoquer des problèmes auditifs........................................................................................1a-7
Pacemakers et prothèses auditives..............................................................................................................1a-7
Un arc plasma peut endommager les tuyaux gelés...................................................................................1a-7
Symboles et marquage....................................................................................................................................1a-8
Étiquette de sécurité........................................................................................................................................1a-9
Information sur le dépoussiérage...............................................................................................................1a-11
Section 1b Seguridad
Reconocimiento de información de seguridad..........................................................................................1b-2
Siga las instrucciones de seguridad............................................................................................................1b-2
Los cortes pueden provocar incendios o explosiones............................................................................1b-2
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