Arc Welding Equipment.
The equipment needed for shielded metal arc welding is much less complex than that needed for other arc welding processes. Manual welding equipment includes a power source (transformer, dc generator, or dc rectifier), electrode holder, cables, connectors, chipping hammer, wire brush, and electrodes.
Arc Welding Parameters.
(1) Welding voltage, current, and travel speed are very important to the quality of the deposited SMAW bead. Figures 10-24 thru 10-30 show the travel speed limits for the electrodes listed in table 10-1 below. Table 10-1 shows voltage limits for some SMAW electrodes.
(2) The shielded metal arc welding process requires sufficient electric current to melt both the electrode and a proper amount of base metal, and an appropriate gap between the tip of the electrode and base metal or molten weld pool. These requirements are necessary for coalescence. The sizes and types of electrodes for shielded metal arc welding define the arc voltage requirements (within the overall range of 16 to 40 V) and the amperage requirements (within the overall range of 20 to 550 A). The current may be either alternating or direct, but the power source must be able to control the current level in order to respond to the complex variables of the welding process itself.
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