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Setup Guide and Component Identification
Section 2
CONNECTIONS AND POLARITY
Stick (SMAW)*
TORCH
+
WORK
-
*This is the typical setup for stick welding. Most all welding electrodes use electrode posi-
tive as the preferred polarity. Some will run electrode negative (EN) if needed. Most will
not perform well in EN. Consult the electrode manufacturer
’
s recommendations for appli-
cations of EN. Usually E6011 is considered to be able to run EN, but runs better EP.
