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    A welding transformer is a step-down transformer that reduces voltage from the power source to a lower voltage suitable for welding, typically 15-45 volts, while increasing current, which may be as high as 600 amps. It has a thin primary winding with many turns and a thicker secondary winding with fewer turns. Taps on the secondary allow adjusting the voltage to control current. The transformer's duty cycle rating indicates the energy it can deliver within its temperature limits. An electrode conducts current through the workpiece during arc welding. It may be consumable, like in MIG welding, or non-consumable, like in TIG welding. The ammeter measures current in amps. The voltmeter measures voltage

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    A welding transformer is a step-down transformer that reduces voltage from the power source to a lower voltage suitable for welding, typically 15-45 volts, while increasing current, which may be as high as 600 amps. It has a thin primary winding with many turns and a thicker secondary winding with fewer turns. Taps on the secondary allow adjusting the voltage to control current. The transformer's duty cycle rating indicates the energy it can deliver within its temperature limits. An electrode conducts current through the workpiece during arc welding. It may be consumable, like in MIG welding, or non-consumable, like in TIG welding. The ammeter measures current in amps. The voltmeter measures voltage

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    A welding transformer is a step-down transformer that reduces voltage from the power source to a lower voltage suitable for welding, typically 15-45 volts, while increasing current, which may be as high as 600 amps. It has a thin primary winding with many turns and a thicker secondary winding with fewer turns. Taps on the secondary allow adjusting the voltage to control current. The transformer's duty cycle rating indicates the energy it can deliver within its temperature limits. An electrode conducts current through the workpiece during arc welding. It may be consumable, like in MIG welding, or non-consumable, like in TIG welding. The ammeter measures current in amps. The voltmeter measures voltage

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    Welding Transformer Welding Transformers Are Used in AC Machines To

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    A welding transformer is a step-down transformer that reduces voltage from the power source to a lower voltage suitable for welding, typically 15-45 volts, while increasing current, which may be as high as 600 amps. It has a thin primary winding with many turns and a thicker secondary winding with fewer turns. Taps on the secondary allow adjusting the voltage to control current. The transformer's duty cycle rating indicates the energy it can deliver within its temperature limits. An electrode conducts current through the workpiece during arc welding. It may be consumable, like in MIG welding, or non-consumable, like in TIG welding. The ammeter measures current in amps. The voltmeter measures voltage

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    INTRODUCTION

    Welding Transformer
    Welding Transformers are used in AC machines to
    change alternating current from the power line into a low-
    voltage, high amperage current in the secondary winding.
    A combination of primary and secondary taps on
    the welding transformer are commonly used to provide a
    macro adjustment of the welding current, as well as
    adjustment of secondary voltage. Transformer ratings for
    AC machines are expressed in KVA (kilovolt-amperes)
    for a specified duty cycle. This duty cycle rating is a
    thermal rating, and indicates the amount of energy that the
    transformer can deliver for a stated percentage of a
    specific time period, usually one minute, without
    exceeding its temperature rating. The RMS Short Circuit
    Secondary Current specification indicates the maximum
    current that can be obtained from the transformer. Since
    heating is a function of the welding current, this
    parameter gives an indication of the thickness of the
    materials that can be welded.
    A welding transformer is a step down
    transformer that has thin primary winding with a large
    number of turns and its secondary has more area of cross-
    section and less number of turns ensuring less voltage and
    very high current in the secondary. The welding
    transformer reduces the voltage from the source voltage to
    a lower voltage that is suitable for welding. Usually
    between 15 and 45 volts. The secondary current is quit
    high and it may be typically 200A to 600A, but it could
    be much higher. The secondary may have several taps for
    adjusting the secondary voltage to control the welding
    current. The taps are typically connected to a several
    high-current plug receptacles or to a high-current switch.
    One end of the secondary is connected to the welding
    electrode, whereas the other end of the secondary is
    connected to the welding electrode, whereas the other
    end is connected to the pieces to be welded .If any high
    current flows, heat is produced due to the contact
    resistance between the electrode and the pieces to be
    welded. The generated heat melts a trip of the electrode
    and the gap between the two pieces is filled.
    The impedance of welding transformer may be higher
    than that of the impedance of a general purpose
    transformer. The impedance of welding transformer may
    play a role in the process of establishing an arc and
    controlling the current. Large welding transformers are
    most likely to be designed for three phase input. There are
    many smaller transformers that are designed for single
    phase input.

    Electrodes
    An electrode is an electrical conductor used to
    make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g.
    a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
    The word was coined by William Whewell at the
    request of the scientist Michael Faraday from
    two Greek words: electron , meaning amber (from
    which the word electricity is derived), and hodos, a
    way. The electrophore, invented by Johan Wilcke,
    was an early version of an electrode used to
    study static electricity.
    In arc welding, an electrode is used to conduct
    current through a workpiece to fuse two pieces
    together. Depending upon the process, the electrode
    is either consumable, in the case of gas metal arc
    welding or shielded metal arc welding, or non-
    consumable, such as in gas tungsten arc welding.
    For a direct current system, the weld rod or stick
    may be a cathode for a filling type weld or an anode
    for other welding processes. For an alternating
    current arc welder, the welding electrode would not
    be considered an anode or cathode.

    Ammeter
    An ammeter (from Ampere Meter) is a measuring
    instrument used to measure the current in a circuit.
    Electric currents are measured in amperes (A),
    hence the name. Instruments used to measure
    smaller currents, in the milli ampere or microampere
    range, are designated as milli ammeters or micro
    ammeters. Early ammeters were laboratory
    instruments which relied on the Earth's magnetic
    field for operation. By the late 19th century,
    improved instruments were designed which could be
    mounted in any position and allowed accurate
    measurements in electric power systems. It is
    generally represented by letter 'A' in a circle.

    Volt meter
    A voltmeter is an instrument used for
    measuring electrical potential difference between
    two points in an electric circuit. Analog voltmeters
    move a pointer across a scale in proportion to the
    voltage of the circuit; digital voltmeters give a
    numerical display of voltage by use of an analog to
    digital converter.
    A voltmeter in a circuit diagram is represented by the
    letter V in a circle.
    Voltmeters are made in a wide range of styles.
    Instruments permanently mounted in a panel are
    used to monitor generators or other fixed apparatus.
    Portable instruments, usually equipped to also
    measure current and resistance in the form of
    a multimeter, are standard test instruments used in
    electrical and electronics work. Any measurement
    that can be converted to a voltage can be displayed
    on a meter that is suitably calibrated; for example,
    pressure, temperature, flow or level in a chemical
    process plant.
    General purpose analog voltmeters may have an
    accuracy of a few percent of full scale, and are used
    with voltages from a fraction of a volt to several
    thousand volts. Digital meters can be made with
    high accuracy, typically better than 1%. Specially
    calibrated test instruments have higher accuracies,
    with laboratory instruments capable of measuring to
    accuracies of a few parts per million. Meters
    using amplifiers can measure tiny voltages of micro
    volts or less.
    Part of the problem of making an accurate voltmeter
    is that of calibration to check its accuracy. In
    laboratories, the Weston Cell is used as a standard
    voltage for precision work. Precision voltage
    references are available based on electronic circuits.

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