G o v e r n o r C o m p e n s a t o r
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On c e r t a i n
e l e c t r i c w e l d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s , a c o m p e n s a t o r i s u s e d
c o m b i n a t i o n with the g o v e r n o r t o p r o v i d e b e t t e r r e g u l a t i o n u n d e r t h e r a p i d l y changing load c o n d i t i o n s
c o m m o n to t h i s type of e q u i p m e n t . B r i e f l y , t h i s d e v i c e p l a c e s a s l i g h t t e n s i o n on the t h r o t t l e r o d t o
s t a b i l i z e g o v e r n o r c o n t r o l with s u d d e n change i n load.
The c o m p e n s a t o r s p r i n g i s a d j u s t e d with engine
running
a t high s p e e d ( 3 0 0 0 R P M ) . T o a d j u s t , t u r n hex n u t s i n p r o p e r d i r e c t i o n until t h e r e i s j u s t
enough t e n s i o n o n t h e s p r i n g s o that i t f l o a t s without a n y e n d p l a y . L o c k nuts a f t e r r e a d j u s t m e n t i s
m a d e .
