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Portable plasma torch height controller
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Portable Plasma Torch 
Height Controller   
Manual 
 
（Type：F1620） 
 
 
 
JiaXing Leader NC technology Co., LTD.
2014-12
 

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  • Page 1   Portable Plasma Torch  Height Controller    Manual    （Type：F1620）        JiaXing Leader NC technology Co., LTD. 2014-12  ...
  • Page 2 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (Type：F1620) JiaXing Leader NC technology Co., LTD. 2014-12...
  • Page 3 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Version Date Page Description V1.0 2012/10/10 The new version created V1.1 2014/09/12 MAX range: 21.6VDC-26.4VDC...

  • Page 4: User Guide

    User Guide Read this Manual This manual is used to the Plasma Torch Height Controller (F1620) produced by JiaXing Leader NC technology Co., Ltd.. Read and understand this munual, the cutting machine manuals and local security regulation before use carefully.

  • Page 5: Safety Notice

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Safety notice This THC will switch in high electromagnetic，it can hurt me if we get to touch with high electromagnetic . Do not touch shield cable and wire when power supply is turning on.
  • Page 6 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) the same time, need to check respectively each set whether can accurately reflect the situation of collision. If a certain way is failing, please use their method by alone to troubleshoot and fix, until it can accurately reflect the situation of collision.
  • Page 7 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) effective measuring voltage in THC is 0~660V DC.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Catalogue User Guide ............................ iv  Read this Manual ........................iv  Work condition ......................... iv  Maintenance ..........................iv  Safety notice ..........................v  Installation note ......................... v  Chapter 1 overview ........................1  1.1 equipment presentation ....................... 1 ...
  • Page 9 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620)

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Overview

    Chapter 1 overview 1.1 equipment presentation Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller type F1620 is a product which have such advantage as operate simply, stabilize property, full function and high performance ratio. It is made on basis of condition that used in plasma power source scene, and it absorb a lot of advantage of THC all around the world.

  • Page 11: Function Of Equipment

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) It can suit external working conditions by changing parameter, so we need not change hardware within equipment. It can change the electrical level of input signal which is useful. The input signal acquiesce in low electrical level is useful. The high electrical level is useful when we change it.
  • Page 12 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) spin button named “down height”). When proximity switch is breaking away from for long time, torch can keep straight rise until it collide upper limit of motor. Torch retaining cap collision detection When we test collision by torch retaining cap, if torch retaining cap connect with work piece, detection voltage can be start and promote the touch height which down initially(height can change by the panel spin button named “down height”).
  • Page 13 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) user to monitor arc voltage value in incising. 8） Menu Operation When torch is not working, parameters can be changed by panel button. Users can flexibly change speed, working way and so on.

  • Page 14: Technique Parameter

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) 14） Collision signal feedback THC can make numerical control system receive collision feedback signal, it can avoid that torch is working after collision have happened. THC make CNC receive collision feedback signal after collision happened several times, it can keep coherent torch.
  • Page 15 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620)

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 System Operation

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Chapter 2 system operation 2.1 Operation panel button of explaining Figure 2.1 panel and button explain torch up button. Rising is earlier than declining. 【▲】 ： torch down button. 【▼】 ： it is also named Menu function button of choosing, and 【MENU】...

  • Page 17: Operation Panel Of Explaining

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) start. it is also named as 【 】. During torch do not work 【ARCON TEST】 ： ARCON TEST and menu operation do not use, plasma can start arc(arc start relay is closed) when button have been pressed, and it can stop start arc(arc relay is opened) when button have been loosened.
  • Page 18 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) value of piercing delay time will increase. If it turn anticlockwise, the value of piercing delay time will decrease. When the spin button is turned, the yellow nixie tube display“Dly”, the red nixie tube display piercing delay time, the unit is second.

  • Page 19: Menu Operation Explain

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) The indicator up the button named【AUTO】is indicated AUTO indicator： whether allowed auto height control. If the indicator is lighted, THC will allow auto height control. If the indicator is extinguish, THC will not allow auto height control.
  • Page 20 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) into the parameter modification model. Then the red LED start flicker, it means this parameter is waiting for changing. Pressing the button named 【 + 】 / 【 - 】 increase/decrease parameter, the value which user change will display in the parameter.
  • Page 21 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) 0-50 Setting manual descend speed of torch , the minimum speed is 0, the maximum speed CNC_THC_DN also use this speed. 0-50 Setting auto lift speed, minimum is 0,maximum is 50. 0-50 Setting auto descend speed, minimum is 0,maximum is 50.
  • Page 22 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) collision halt signal to CNC during torch work. 0 或 1 Switching motor contrary or positive direction of rotating. Instead of changing wiring, changing this parameter can change the motor direction of rotating.
  • Page 23 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) torch go through the crack of torch, arc voltage can rise immediately. If way of protecting arc voltage is not used, gun of touch will descend by fast speed. In serious condition，gun of torch and workpiece can collide by faster speed. After user set this parameter, when arc voltage exceed the value of setting, torch height will not change.
  • Page 24 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) this parameter will change direction of motor. For example, when user set P12 as 1, if the button of lifting is pressed, motor will descend. When user set P12 as 0, if the button of lifting is pressed, motor will lift.
  • Page 25 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) 17. P20：The time of descending rapidly during the dual speed IHS. During the dual speed IHS, at first, motor descend by fastest speed in this time. Then motor descend by lowest speed until collision have happened(lowest speed= fastest speed /4).

  • Page 26: Motor Drive Current

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) scope para mete 0 or 1 effective level CNC_AUTO/ MANUAL. 0 or 1 The effective level of CNC_THC_UP. 0 or 1 The effective level of CNC_THC_DN. 0 or 1 The effective level of CNC_IHSAON.
  • Page 27 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) quit allow condition automatically. Auto control height is stopped, and torch height remain the same. If user pressed the button named 【AUTO】 again, THC will recover allow condition automatically. THC can continue control height automatically. After torch have accomplished, CNC close IHSAON signal, THC can auto make torch promote a height which we set.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3 Port Connection

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Chapter 3 Port connection THC have voltage divide pierce in their interior, with CNC、dc motor、arc start switch、 proximity switch, etc. Points linking piece put in the case, and the whole point of metal shielding encapsulation, voltage divide piece can be connected directly to the plasma power source arc pressure and protective cap collision detection circuit, etc.

  • Page 29: Chassis Port

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) 3.2 Chassis port 3.2.1 CNC port THC connect with the CNC by a socket which have 10 pin，the diagram below pin definition： Figure 3.3 The port of connecting with CNC Warning： 1） The signal which connected with CNC is insulated by optocoupler , and the effective level is low (user can change it to make high level effective) 2）TRANSFER_1、TRANSFER_2 are a disconnected contactor of relay.
  • Page 30 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) this port, and control torch lift. DOWN The signal of controlling torch decline: in genal, the effective level is low level. CNC control THC by this port, and control torch lift. IHSARCON The IHSARCON signal: in genal, the effective level is low level.

  • Page 31: Power Supply, Motor And Motor Limit Port

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) F2000 series CNC THC（F1620 type） output TO CNC ports AUTO DOWN IHS_ARCON DIR_ARCON TRANSFER1 TRANSFER2 COLLISION 1.10 connected inside in input ports Figure 3.4 the connection diagram of connecting with fangling CNC 3.2.2 Power supply, motor and motor limit port...
  • Page 32 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Figure 3.5 Power supply, motor and motor limit port In genal, motor limit switch keep close. The limit switch is keep close in THC. Therefore, the parameter L06, L07 should be set as 1. If user make switch keep open, the parameter L06, L07 should be set as 0.

  • Page 33: 3Arc Start Port And Proximity Switch Position Port

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) POWER The positive input dc 24V SOURCE PORT （24V+） POWER The negative input dc 24V SOURCE PORT （24V-） 3.2.3Arc start port and proximity switch position port THC connect arc start switch and proximity switch by a socket which have 5 pin.
  • Page 34 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) The proximity switch of THC is NPN(or PNP) type open-drain proximity switch. User can set it by the switch on voltage divide board. If the 2-bits switch is “ON”, user should use NPN proximity switch. If the 2-bits switch is “OFF”, user should use PNP proximity switch.
  • Page 35 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Figure 3.8 The proximity switch view upon voltage divide board If user wants to use two NPN proximity switch, they should connect it as above drawing. Two proximity switch connection method is shown as follows. By this connection, any one of them is effective, THC can receive this signal.

  • Page 36: Usb Port

    USB flash disk, make it connect this USB port, then it can make firmware procedure upgrade. The upgrade method： 1）Copying the firmware program named “pthc.bin” or “f1620.bin” to the root directory of USB flash disk. 2）Power off THC, and then insert this USB flash disk.
  • Page 37 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) “PHC”, the red nixie tube have 3 seconds countdown. Before the end of the countdown, pressing the button named can enter into the upgrade 【MENU】 mode. At the same time, the green nixie tube can display “UPD” and start flashing, it means THC wait for confirmation to upgrade.

  • Page 38: Voltage Divide Port

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) 3.3 voltage divide port 3.3.1 arc voltage port Portable THC (TYPE F1620) use voltage divide board to detect plasma arc voltage and torch remaining cap collision signal. The connection as follows: Figure 3.11 voltage divide board port and wiring...

  • Page 39: Torch Retaining Cap Detection Circuit Port

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) When THC detect plasma arc voltage, it detect plasma by voltage divide circuit. After arc voltage(which plasma output )/100, import it into THC mainframe. As shown above: ELECTRODE port（the screen printing word named ELECTRODE in PCB）...
  • Page 40 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) figure 3.12 voltage divide board wiring diagram Work process：THC receives arc start signal from CNC, lifts torch down right away until torch retaining cap collide the workpiece. When retaining cap touches workpiece, collision detection circuit can be connected. THC can receive this collision signal right away and lift torch up to the set height.
  • Page 41 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) collision detection, circuits use wiring which arc voltage sample, so it can save a high voltage cable. Warning：Torch retaining cap collision detection circuit and the proximity switch detection circuit can work at the same time, one of them can complete positioning when they have detect collision signal.
  • Page 42 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) 3.4 The total wiring diagram protecting shield to check collision SHIELD ARC+ WORK ARC- ELECTRODE ARC voltage divider START1 PLASMA START2 ARCSTART_2 ARCSTART_1 Brown：V+ +24V SIGNAL ： Black signal Blue ： torch proximity...
  • Page 43 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620)

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Common Problems

    Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) Chapter 4    common problems  During THC work, user can encounter some problem and solution as follows: Fault phenomenon Reason Solution Nixie tube do not Power source Check whether the power source connection is display module have steady.
  • Page 45 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) After IHS have Plasma power Coming back THC arc start relay wiring, accomplished, auto source can not start make two wiring which control plasma power arc start is closed. arc start, or arc...
  • Page 46 Portable Plasma Torch Height Controller Manual (F1620) small, gun will not be uplifted. Torch is easy to Arc voltage setting Increasing the arc voltage setting point collide steel plate is too small during torch work During auto height The THC...

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