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2-3. Welding Gun Duty Cycle And Overheating
CAUTION
WELDING LONGER THAN RATED DUTY CYCLE can damage gun and void warranty.
• Do not weld at rated load longer than shown below.
• Using gasless flux cored wire reduces gun duty cycle.
warn7.1 8/93
Duty Cycle is percentage of 10
minutes that gun can weld at
rated load without overheating.
Continuous Welding
SB1.1 8/93
0
10
Minutes
Definition .023 To .045 in (0.6 To 1.1 mm)
Hard Or Flux Cored Wires
100% Duty Cycle At 200 Amperes
Using CO
2
100% Duty Cycle At 150 Amperes
Using Mixed Gases
.023 To .045 in (0.6 To 1.1 mm) Hard Or Flux Cored Wires
60% Duty Cycle At 300 Amperes
Using CO
2
60% Duty Cycle At 200 Amperes
Using Mixed Gases
6 Minutes Welding 4 Minutes Resting
2-4. Volt-Ampere Curves
ssb1.1 10/91 – SB-144 925-A / S-0700-A
1 Normal Volt-Ampere Curves
The volt-ampere curves show the
normal minimum and maximum
voltage and amperage output capa-
bilities of the welding power source.
Curves of other settings fall be-
tween the curves shown.
2 Overload Volt-Ampere Curves
When unit is used beyond capacity,
circuitry senses the overload and
shuts down unit output. Release
trigger and lower weld voltage set-
ting before trying to weld. This shut
down circuitry protects internal
circuits and parts from overload
damage.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
DC VOLTS
DC AMPERES
1
*
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*Approximate shutdown voltage/amperage
points shown for reference only.
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