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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Andreu P. Meckler, Mentor, OH (US);
Keith Clark, Mentor, OH (US);
Edward Enyedy, Eastlake, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lincoln Global, Inc., City of Industry, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wire drive system includes a wire feed motor for feeding welding wire in a continuous welding process. The wire drive system further includes a controller connected to the wire feed motor for driving the motor responsive to a command signal. The controller is capable of detecting the source of power from which the wire feed motor is driven wherein a first possible source of power is taken from the welding arc and wherein a second possible source of power is taken from the welding power supply.