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4-8. Duty Cycle And Overheating
−
60 Hz Operation
217 515
10
15
20
25 30
40 50 60
80
100
CC
CV
1000
800
600
500
400
300
250
200
150
100
WELD
AMPERES
% DUTY CYCLE
100% Duty Cycle At 250 Amperes
Continuous Welding
Duty Cycle is percentage of 10 min-
utes that unit can weld at rated load
without overheating.
NOTICE
−
Exceeding duty cycle
can damage unit and void warranty.
4-9. AC Generator Power Curve
223 185-A
The ac power curve shows the gen-
erator power in amperes.
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
AC
V
O
LT
S
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
A C A MPERES IN 22 0V MODE
0
40
80
1 20
1 60
2 00
2 40
AC AMPERES IN
MODE
110 V
