Tweco 500P PowerMaster - Manual (Page 18)

POWERMASTER 500, 500P, 350
INTRODUCTION 2-2 Manual No. 0-4749
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Figure 2-1: Power-Master 500 Power Source Volt-Amp
Characteristics
2.04 General: Power-Master 500
The Power-Master 500 is a primary inverter DC power
source that can be used for constant voltage and constant
current weld processes. The Power-Master 500 output is
rated at 450 Amps/38 Volts at 100% duty cycle and 500
Amps/40 Volts at 60% duty cycle. The power source also
provides 24VAC and 120VAC auxiliary outputs both rated
at 10 Amps.
Controls are built into the power source for Gas Tungsten
arc welding (GTAW), Shielded Metal arc welding (SMAW),
Carbon arc gouging (CAG) and Gas Metal arc welding
(GMAW)/Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW). An ArcForce/
Inductance control is also provided to allow adjustment
of the arc stiffness for SMAW.
The graphs in Figure 2-1 show the output volt-amp
characteristics of the Power-Master 500 power source.