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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Allen Sykes, Greenville, WI (US);
David Kraus, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Allen Sykes, Greenville, WI (US);
David Kraus, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus of electronically selecting an output mode of a welding power source. The invention includes operational circuitry that electronically energizes an output terminal based on a user selected parameter. Specifically, a series of power switches is selectively biased based on a particular output mode selection by the user. As such, independent output terminals of the power source may be activated without requiring mechanical and manual operation by the user.