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SKU 93804
WELD SETTINGS CHART
This Chart is intended to show
general
guidelines for different wire sizes and for
different thicknesses of material. The settings should only be used at the beginning of a
weld and must be adjusted after stopping and carefully inspecting the weld. Proper welding
takes good technique and practice.
Welding Instructions continued on next page.
Typical Positions of Voltage Selector and Wire Feed Speed Selector Based on Thickness of Metal
Being Welded
Approximate Thickness of Metal Being Welded (Columns not to scale)
24 ga.
22 ga.
20 ga.
18 ga.
16 ga.
14 ga.
12–9 ga.
1/8”–1/4
”
1/4”–3/8”
We
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in
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M
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ri
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l
Sh
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G
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s
Ele
c
tr
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Po
la
ri
ty
W
ir
e
Ty
pe
/
D
ia
m
e
te
r
Position
of
Voltage
Selector
Position of Wire Feed Speed Selector
1
40 - 60
40 - 80
50 - 90
50 - 80
2
40 - 60
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
3
40 - 60
40 - 70
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
50 - 80
4
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 80
40 - 80
40 - 80
50 - 80
60 - 90
5
40 - 60
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 80
40 - 80
50 - 80
60 - 90
6
40 - 60
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 80
50 - 80
60 - 90
7
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
50 - 80
60 - 90
S
te
e
l /
0.
8m
m
8
40 - 70
40 - 70
60 - 80
70 - 90
1
50 - 60
2
40 - 60
40 - 60
50 - 70
3
40 - 60
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
4
40 - 60
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
5
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
6
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
7
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
40 - 70
CO
2
Po
s
it
iv
e
S
tee
l /
1.
2m
m
8
40 - 60
40 - 70
50 - 70
1
70 - 80
2
60 - 80
60 - 80
80 - 100
3
60 - 80
60 - 90
60 - 100
60 - 100
4
60 - 80
60 - 90
60 - 100
60 - 100
60 - 100
5
60 - 90
60 - 100
60 - 100
60 - 100
6
60 - 90
60 - 100
60 - 100
60 - 100
7
60 - 90
60 - 100
60 - 100
60 - 100
St
e
e
l
N
o
G
as
Ne
g
a
ti
v
e
Fl
ux
C
o
re
/
1
.2
m
m
8
60 - 80
60 - 100
70 - 100
1
60 - 70
60 - 70
60 - 70
2
50 - 70
50 - 70
50 - 70
80 - 90
3
50 - 70
50 - 80
60 - 100
60 - 90
4
50 - 60
50 - 80
60 - 100
60 - 100
70 - 100
5
50 - 80
60 - 100
60 - 100
70 - 100
6
50 - 80
70 - 100
70 - 100
80 - 100
7
50 - 70
70 - 100
80 - 100
90 - 100
S
tai
n
les
s S
tee
l
S
ta
in
les
s S
te
e
l /
1.
0m
m
8
1
70 - 80
70 - 80
2
70 - 80
70 - 90
80 - 90
3
60 - 70
70 - 90
80 - 90
4
60 - 70
70 - 100
70 - 100
5
70 - 100
70 - 100
6
70 - 90
70 - 100
80 - 100
7
60 - 90
60 - 100
70 - 100
Al
u
m
in
iu
m
Ar
Po
s
it
iv
e
A
lu
m
in
iu
m /
1
.0
mm
8
60 - 70
60 - 80