company news about General Welding Terminology(2)

Fuse

This protection, protects the equipment toabsorb more energy of what it is made for, and stop the delivery of current incase of over current.

Inverter:

Electronic Welding machine. This technologyoffer different advantages as Weight Reduction, Better performance, and betterEnergy efficiency. Normally delivers DC current, but there is as well withAC/DC.

Microprocessor

Electronic component, with a reduced size.It is used to develop applications and functions to have a better or totalcontrol of the welding machines.

Electrodes/ hours

Number of electrodes (MMA) that a weldingmachine can Weld in one hour. This is in direct relation with the Duty Cycle.

NegativePole / Polarity (-)

In the DC Welding machines, the negativepole has different characteristics over the positive pole, basically deliverless heating to the piece, and is used to connect the TIG Torch.

PositivePole/ Polarity (+)

In the DC Welding machines, the positivepole has different characteristics over the negative pole, basically delivermore temperature / heating over the piece.

Overloadprotection

Stops the welding or output current whenthe welding machine overpass it’s Duty cycle (ELECTRODES/ HOUR) and recover thedelivery of current when the temperature decrease.

OCV(Open Circuit Voltage)

Is the Tension, in Volts, in between thePoles/Cables (+) and (-).

Transformer

Traditional welding machine. This type ofwelding machines has same disadvantages against Inverters as: are heavier,bigger Volume and much lower current efficiency. Biggest advantage areRobustness and AC current output.

Inverkontrol

Over current protection system designed bySolter® that protects the welding machines when the voltage exceeds certainlimit.