
875DP/500DP/500HV DUAL PULSE
RESISTANCE WELDING POWER SUPPLIES
990-290
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CHAPTER 5
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Successful Welding
This chapter is a guide to be used in establishing the parameters required to make a successful weld, then
making and evaluating a weld. The development of an optimum weld schedule will aid in achieving a
repeatable, reliable process.
Resistance Welding Parameters
The three basic welding parameters are heat, time, and pressure. These welding parameters are controlled
by:
Parameter
Controlling Factors
Heat
%ENERGY selected on power supply
Time
PULSE WIDTH selected on power
supply.
Number of pulses selected on power
supply.
Pressure
Electrode firing force set on weld head.
Surface area of electrode faces.
The effects of excessive or insufficient heat, time and pressure on a weld are illustrated in figure 5-1. You
should consider the interaction between these basic welding parameters when developing a weld schedule.
Weld Schedule Development
Developing a weld schedule is a methodical procedure consisting of making sample welds and evaluating
the results. You should make the first weld at low energy settings. Then, you make adjustments to each of
the parameters
one at a time
until a successful weld is made.