welding speed

[alaingoudreau@rogers.com]

Hi

I'm fairly new at welding. My biggest concern is setting the right heat/speed for any given bead. What I've learnt so far is that you set your voltage and wire speed at about the same number,that is 20volts to 200 fpm as an example. As a general rule is that correct in all cases ie. position, varying thicknesses, shield gas used etc.?

 

[Iain Westland]

I cant tell you, but I would not get too worried about it. listen to the welder (really rather than a Zen type listen) and watch the arc, experiment for a bit and you will get the measure of your machine soon enough.

iain