Maricopa Community Colleges  WLD210   19956-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
WLD210 19956-20086 L+L 5 Credit(s) 8 Period(s)
Troubleshooting Welding Power Sources
Testing, diagnosis, service, and field repair of electrical welding power sources.
Prerequisites: WLD106 and WLD206, or permission of Instructor.
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WLD210   19956-20086 Troubleshooting Welding Power Sources
1. Explain basic electricity as related to welding. (I)
2. Identify direct current fundamentals and their uses. (II)
3. Identify single-phase alternating current fundamentals. (III)
4. Explain three-phase alternating current as used in welding machines. (IV)
5. Compare direct current welding machines to alternating current welding machines. (IV, V)
6. Utilize test instruments to troubleshoot power supplies. (VI)
7. Describe and apply safety techniques used with troubleshooting machines. (VII)
8. Explain basic power supply construction fundamentals as related to welding. (VIII)
9. Interpret volt/amp curres/duty cycles. (IX)
10. Describe rectification principles for half wave and full wave. (X)
11. Identify the various parts of a tig welding machine. (XI)
12. Identify the plasma arc power supply and different transistors. (XII)
13. Analyze the different types of covered electrode power supplies. (XIII)
14. Describe the mig welding power supply and its characteristics. (XIV)
15. Interpret welding metal transfers for each type of welding process. (XV)
16. Identify the flux-shielded arc process and related equipment. (XVI)
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WLD210   19956-20086 Troubleshooting Welding Power Sources
    I. Arc and Electricity
        A. Arc heat
        B. Parts of an arc
        C. Current
        D. Electrons
        E. Welding polarity
          1. Straight
          2. Reverse
        F. Definitions
          1. Ohm
          2. Ampere
          3. Volt
      II. Direct Current Fundamentals
          A. Symbols
          B. Welding circuit
          C. Ohm's law
          D. Power and Ohm's law
          E. Efficiency
          F. Magnetism and inductance
        III. Single-Phase Alternating Current Fundamentals
            A. What is alternating current (AC)
            B. Wave shape
            C. Phase angle
            D. Phase shift
            E. AC ampere
            F. AC volt
            G. Lagging circuits and leading circuits
            H. Power factor
            I. Power factor correction
          IV. Three-Phase Alternating Current
              A. What is three-phase power?
              B. Four-wire system
              C. Three-phase Delta
              D. Three-phase Wye
            V. Arc Fundamentals and Electrical Models
                A. DC arc model
                B. AC arc model
              VI. Test Equipment
                  A. Voltmeters
                  B. Clamp-ons
                  C. Ammeters
                  D. Oscilloscopes
                VII. Safety
                    A. Locks, chains, signs
                    B. First aid
                    C. Disconnection of circuit breakers
                    D. Fuses
                  VIII. Power Supply Construction Fundamentals
                      A. Generators
                      B. Rectifiers
                      C. Contactors, relays, and switches
                      D. Fuses, circuit breakers, and thermal cutouts
                      E. Meters
                      F. Inductors and reactors
                      G. Transformers
                    IX. Welding Power Supply Fundamentals
                        A. Volt/ampere curves: power supply slope
                        B. Duty cycle
                      X. Rectification Principles
                          A. Half-wave
                          B. Full-wave
                          C. Rectifier filters
                          D. Inductive filters
                          E. Three-phase rectification
                          F. Half-wave rectification
                          G. Three-phase full wave bridge
                        XI. Tig Welding Power Supplies
                            A. Tig system
                            B. Tig watts and slope
                            C. Touch starting
                            D. High frequency starting
                            E. Reactor current control
                            F. Balanced wave AC
                          XII. Plasma Arc Power Supplies
                              A. Transferred or non-transferred
                              B. Plasma arc system
                              C. Plasma arc power sources
                              D. Kilowatts or amperes
                            XIII. Covered Electrode Welding Power Supplies
                                A. Power supply types
                                B. Arc dig circuits
                                C. Spatter and metal transfer
                                D. Multiple operator system
                              XIV. Mig Welding Power Supplies
                                  A. Melting the electrode
                                  B. Electrode extension
                                  C. Pinch effect
                                  D. Starting the arc
                                  E. Separation and control
                                  F. Two ways to run an arc
                                  G. Voltage control system
                                  H. Self-regulating constant potential system
                                XV. Short-Circuiting (Short Arc Power Supply)
                                    A. Short circuit frequency
                                    B. Open circuit voltage and stability
                                    C. Slope (V/A) and stability
                                    D. Feed rate (F) and stability
                                    E. Inductance and stability
                                    F. Turning in
                                  XVI. Flux-Shielded Arc Welding Power Supplies
                                      A. Submerged arc system
                                      B. Constant potential DC submerged arc power
                                      C. Constant current controlled
                                      D. AC sub arc stability
                                      E. Two wire scott connection
                                      F. Series arc submerged arc connection
                                      G. Flux core wire welding
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