Connect the gas connect console

Use this information to connect the hoses, cables, and leads to the gas connect console.

Note:

The images that follow show an example gas connect console. Your gas connect console could look different.

  1. Connect the coolant-hose assembly to the gas connect console from the cooler.
    This image shows the coolant-hose assembly.
    Note:

    The coolant-hose assembly includes one coolant-supply hose with green bands and one coolant-return hose with red bands. At least one coolant-hose assembly is necessary for all cutting systems. Some cutting systems use two coolant-hose assemblies.

    1. Connect the coolant-return hose with the red bands to the coolant-return fitting with the red band.
    2. Connect the coolant-supply hose with the green bands to the coolant-supply fitting with the green band.
  2. Connect the female cable connector on the 120 VAC power cable to the gas connect console from the plasma power supply.
    This image shows the 120 VAC power cable.
    Note:

    At least one 120 VAC power cable is necessary for all cutting systems. Some cutting systems use one 120 VAC power cable and one 220 VAC power cable.

  3. Connect the female cable connector on the CAN cable to the gas connect console from the cooler.
    This image shows theController Area Network cable.
  4. Connect the negative cable or cables to the coolant manifold in the gas connect console from the plasma power supply.
    Figure 2. Negative cable with strain relief
    This image shows the negative cable with strain relief.
    1 Outer nut
    2 Strain relief nut
    3 Inner nut
    4 To plasma power supply
    5 To gas connect console
    * The sheet metal of the internal console panel intersects here.
    Note:

    At least one negative cable is necessary for all cutting systems. Some cutting systems use two negative cables.

    1. Remove the inner nut from the strain relief assembly on each negative cable.
    2. Before you put the negative cables through the holes in the sheet metal panel on the gas connect console, remove the two M3 hex nuts to remove the cover for the second strain-relief mounting hole.
    3. Put the cable and strain relief nut for both negative cables through the holes in the sheet metal panel.
    4. Put the inner nut from the strain relief assembly over the end of each negative cable.
    5. Tighten the inner nut to the strain relief nut for each negative cable.
  5. For ease of access, remove the top insulation panel by moving it horizontally before you connect the pilot-arc cable.
  6. Connect the pilot-arc cable to the gas connect console from the plasma power supply.
    This image shows the pilot-arc cable with strain relief.
    Note:

    The strain relief nut on the pilot-arc cable is not necessary for this connection. Remove the nut from the cable and tighten the strain relief to the panel on the gas connect console.

Figure 3. Connections complete for the gas connect console
1 Coolant-supply (green) and coolant-return (red) hoses
2 Power cable, 120 VAC
3 CAN cable
4 Negative cables
5 Pilot-arc cable