Rtech TIG171 TFT Manuale utente
www.r-techwelding.co.uk
email: salesdept@r-techwelding.co.uk
Tel: 01452 733933 Fax 01452 733939
R-TECH TIG171 TFT
DIGITAL AC/DC TIG WELDER
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
Version 2023-11
2
3
Index
Page
Introducon 4
Safety Precauons 6
Electrical Installaon 7
Technical Specicaons 8
Connecons 11
Controls & Sengs 14
AC TIG EASY SETUP 16
DC TIG EASY SETUP 21
DC TIG Manual Mode 26
AC TIG Manual Mode 36
AC Amplitude 46
Memory Storing 47
MMA STICK EASY SETUP 48
MMA STICK Manual Mode 49
Fan Control Menu 53
Water Cooler Control Menu 54
Fault Finding 55
Safety Informaon 56
4
Thank you for selecng the R-Tech TIG171-TFT Digital Inverter AC/DC Tig Welder.
The TIG171-TFT Digital has many benets over tradional TIG welders, including EASY SETUP, 20
memory stores, advanced AC waveforms, pulse welding, slope up/down, remote foot pedal
opon and an industrial 60% duty cycle.
We want you to take as much pride in operang our TIG171-TFT Digital as much pride as we
have in making this product for you. Please read all informaon in this manual before operaon
PLEASE EXAMINE CARTON AND EQUIPMENT FOR DAMAGE IMMEDIATELY
When this equipment is shipped, tle passes to the purchaser upon receipt from the courier. Con-
sequently all claims for material damaged in shipment must be made by purchaser against the
transportaon company used.
Please record your equipment idencaon below for future reference. This informaon can be found
on data plate at rear of machine.
Product: TIG171-TFT DIGITAL AC/DC TIG Welder
Serial No.
Date of Purchase
Where Purchased
Whenever you request replacement parts or informaon on this equipment please always supply
informaon you have recorded above
Pay parcular aenon to the safety instrucons we have provided you for your protecon The level of
seriousness to be applied to each secon is explained below
This statement appears where the informaon must be followed exactly to avoid serious per-
sonal injury.
CAUTION
This statement appears where the informaon must be following to avoid a minor personal inju-
ry or damage to this equipment.
5
Introducon
The R-Tech TIG171-TFT digital TIG welder is a member of our eld acclaimed family of welding machines.
Premium features include
Large 5.1" HD TFT Screen
60% Industrial duty cycle
Inverter power source - more ecient
Fan on demand and water cooler control - silent running and power saving
5 x AC Waveforms
Electronic HF for fast arc starng and low interference
EASY SETUP DC & AC TIG
Professional weld sengs built in
Over 300 AC/DC sengs from 1.0 to 4mm for all weld joint types. Lap, Bu, Tee, Corner, Edge
Simple to use easy navigaon - no complicated menus - all sengs on single screen.
MANUAL MODE DC & AC TIG
Full control of every weld parameter you could ever need
Pre-ow gas, start amps, slope up me, main amps, slope down me, end amps and post ow gas
5 AC Waveforms - Square, So Square, Triangular, Sine, Sine-T and Trapezoidal wave forms - Giving the
ulmate control of weld pool and bead
AC Frequency to 20-400Hz - Increased arc focus
3 Start modes - HF Fast start, LIFT and LIVE
2T, 4T, foot pedal & torch switch control modes
4TS trigger mode, Ideal for pipe welding, switch from start to main amps as required
DC Pulse up to 999Hz
AC Pulse up to 400Hz
AC Advanced pulse - Mixed AC/DC pulse, greatly increases penetraon up to 10Hz
Amplitude control in AC - Improvement of arc stability, quality and tungsten life and sharpness - more
focused arc (EN and EP amperage control in AC)
20 professional memory stores
Spot welding - Spot weld feature with sch funcon
Fast Tack welding - Tack weld feature with stch funcon
Welding Capability – Duty Cycle
The R-Tech TIG171-TFT Digital is rated at 170 Amps at 60% duty cycle on a ten minute basis. If the duty
cycle is exceeded a thermal protector will shut machine o unl the machine cools.
6
Safety Precauons
Read enre secon before starng installaon.
Warning!
Electric Shock can kill – Only qualied personnel should perform this installaon. Turn o input power at
the fuse box before working on this equipment. Do not touch electrically live parts. Always connect the
machine to an earthed mains supply as per naonal recommended standards.
Select suitable locaon
Place the welder where clean cooling air can freely circulate in and out of the front & rear louvre vents.
Dirt, dust or any foreign material that can be drawn through vents into welder must be kept to a mini-
mum. Failure to observe these precauons can result in excessive operang temperatures which can lead
to plant failure.
Grinding
Do not direct grinding parcles towards the welder.
An abundance of conducve material can cause plant failure.
Transport & unloading
Never underesmate the weight of equipment, never move or leave suspended in the air above people.
Use recommended liing/handling equipment at all mes.
7
Electrical installaon
WARNING ELECTRIC SHOCK CAN KILL
Electric Shock can kill – Only qualied personnel should perform this installaon. Turn o input power at
the fuse box before working on this equipment. Do not touch electrically live parts. Always connect the
machine to an earthed mains supply as per naonal recommended standards.
Machine grounding and High Frequency Interference Protecon
This welder must be grounded to earth. See naonal electrical codes for proper grounding methods.
The high frequency generator being similar to a radio transmier may cause interference to radio, TV and
other electronic equipment. These problems may be the result of radiated interference.
Proper grounding methods can reduce or eliminate this.
Radiated interference can develop in the following ways
1. Direct interference from welder power source
2. Direct interference from the welding leads
3. Direct interference radiated from feedback into power lines
4. Interference from re-radiaon by un-grounded metallic objects.
Keeping these contribung factors in mind, installing equipment as per following instrucons should
minimize problems.
1. Keep the welder input power lines as short as possible and enclose as much of them as possible in met-
al conduit or equivalent shielding. There should be a good electrical contact between this conduit and
ground (Earth).
2. Keep the work and electrode leads as short as possible. Tape the leads together where praccal.
3. Be sure the torch and earth leads rubber coverings are free from cuts and cracks that allow welding
power leakage
4. Keep earth lead connecon to work in good condion – Clean area on workbench where earth clamp is
situated on a regular basis.
8
Electrical installaon cont.
Input Connecons
Make sure the voltage, phase and frequency of input power is as specied on machine rang
plate located at rear of machine.
Have a qualied electrician provide suitable input power as per naonal electrical codes. Make
sure machine is earthed / grounded.
Make sure fuse or circuit breaker is correct rang for machine. Using fuses or circuit breakers
smaller than recommended will result in ‘nuisance’ shut o from welder inrush currents even if
welding at low amperages.
Failure to follow these instrucons can cause immediate failure within the welder and void ma-
chines warranty.
Turn the input power OFF at the mains switch & fuse box before working on this equipment. Have
a qualied electrician install & service this equipment.
Allow machine to sit for 5 minutes minimum to allow the power capacitors to discharge before
working inside this equipment. Do not touch electrically live parts
The TIG171-TFT DIGITAL Inverter Tig Welder requires a 240V 50/60Hz supply. It requires a 16A
supply. It comes with a 2.5 metre mains cable attached.
Connect wires according to national coding.
Brown wire – Live
Blue wire – Neutral
Green/Yellow Wire – Earth (Ground)
Connecting to an Engine Driven Generator
If connecting this machine to an engine driven generator please ensure the following
Minimum Generator KVA Output – 6KVA continuous Generator to be fitted with AVR
(automatic voltage regulation) DO NOT USE ON A GENERATOR WITHOUT AVR
Connecting to a generator without the above minimum requirements will in- validate your war-
ranty.
9
Input 240V AC 50/60Hz Input amperage 14A
Gross weight 26 KG
Dimensions 438H x 232W x 550L (mm)
Insulaon IP21S
TIG Current range AC 3A - 170A
Current range DC 2A - 170A
No load voltage 80-90V
Duty cycle 60% @ 170A
Arc starng modes HF, Li and Live
Trigger modes Manual mode 2T,4T,4TS, REMOTE PEDAL,2T+F, 4T+F
Trigger modes EASY SETUP 2T,4T, REMOTE PEDAL, 2T+F, 4T+F
TIG Manual Pre-ow gas 0 - 60 seconds
Up-slope me 0 - 30 seconds
Start amps 2A DC, 3A AC to 170A
Down-slope me 0 - 60 seconds
End amps 2A DC, 3A AC to 170A
Post-ow gas me 0 - 60 seconds
DC Pulse amps 3 - 100%
DC Pulse width (me) 5 - 95%
DC Pulse Hz 0.1 - 999.9 Hz
AC Pulse amps 3 - 100%
AC Pulse width (me) 5 - 95%
AC Pulse frequency (standard) 0.1 - 500 Hz
AC Pulse frequency (advanced) 0.1 - 10 Hz
AC Balance (cleaning) 5 - 70 %
Spot weld me 0.1 - 10 seconds
Spot weld stch me 0 - 5 seconds
Tack weld me 10ms - 250ms
Tack weld sch me 10ms - 250ms
Memory sengs YES - 20
Technical specicaons
10
TIG EASY SETUP DC - Programs for Metal type Mild & stainless steel
Metal thickness programs 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5mm
Joint type programs Tee, Lap, Bu, Corner, Edge
Pulse level programs .05Hz, 1Hz, 2Hz, 50Hz & 200Hz
Pulse amps Stainless 65 %
Pulse Width Stainless 50 %
Pulse amps mild steel 75 %
Pulse width mild steel 50 %
Trigger types 2T,4T,REMOTE PEDAL, 2T+F, 4T+F
TIG EASY SETUP AC - Programs for Filler Type ALSI 4043A & ALMG 5356
Metal thickness programs 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5mm
Joint type programs Tee, Lap, Bu, Corner, Edge
Pulse level programs .05Hz, 1Hz, 2Hz, 50Hz & 200Hz
Pulse amps 75 %
Pulse Width 50 %
AC Frequency 100 Hz
AC balance 25 - 35 %
Trigger types 2T,4T,REMOTE PEDAL, 2T+F, 4T+F
MMA EASY DC - Programs for Rod type mild steel 6010, 6011, 6013, 7018
Rod type stainless steel 308, 309, 316
Rod diameter 2.4, 3.2, 4.0mm
Weld posion Flat, Overhead, Vercal, Horizontal
V.R.D Voltage O / On
MMA EASY AC - Programs for Rod type mild steel 6010, 6011, 6013, 7018
Rod diameter 2.4, 3.2, 4.0mm
Weld posion Flat, Overhead, Vercal, Horizontal
V.R.D Voltage O / On
Technical specicaons cont..
Indice
Altri manuali Rtech Sistema di saldatura
Rtech
Rtech 50CNC Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech POWER TIG 210EXT Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG160PD Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG200DV Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG160FPP Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech PLASMA P31C Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG200DV-PD Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech PLASMA 60HF Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech MMA 160S Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG200PD-DV Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech MIG181 Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG315 Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG401 TFT Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech PLASMA 40HF Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech P100HF Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech C-MIG 315 Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG261 Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech MTS-450 Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech INV160 Manuale utente
Rtech
Rtech TIG180PDC Manuale utente
