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Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventors:

James Francis Rappl, Neenah, WI (US);

Jeffery Ray Ihde, Greenville, WI (US);

Kenneth Austin Stanzel, Appleton, WI (US);

John C. Leisner, Appleton, WI (US);

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/10 (2006.01); B23K 33/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/095 (2006.01); B23K 9/12 (2006.01); B23K 9/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 9/0953 (2013.01); B23K 9/124 (2013.01); B23K 9/173 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes detecting whether a wire feeder is in communication with a welding power supply. The method also includes detecting a current welding process of the welding power supply if the wire feeder is in communication with the welding power supply. The method includes determining, at the wire feeder, a welding output polarity. The method also includes setting a new welding process based on the current welding process and the welding output polarity without a user selecting the new welding process.


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