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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 1994
Filed:
May. 24, 1993
Hitachi Seiko, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A consumable electrode gas shielded AC arc welding method and an apparatus to practice the method applies alternating current across a consumable electrode and a base metal. During a first period, the electrode is positive and a current of a first level higher than a specified critical level is furnished. During a second period, the electrode is kept positive and current is reduced to a second level lower than the first level. During a third period, the electrode is kept negative at a third current level. These periods are periodically repeated. If during the frist period, the arc voltage drops below a predetermined voltage, current of a fourth level higher than the first level is furnished until the arc voltage exceeds the predetermined level.