Then what is direct current?
I was an electronics tech on a diesel electric U-boat. We were always told that DC will kill you faster than AC.
I've seen me welding outside in the rain, using DC.
I would never trust leather gloves to be insulators....
In that same thread this pic was posted of a welder in an African country. He at least has goggles of some sort but apparently it's not uncommon to just use sunglasses or a heavy duty squint!radkins said:I once saw an old (1926 IIRC) General Electric welding manual and that's the first time I heard of doing that, I have seen the same thing several times since. It instructed the welder (weldor) to "cut pieces of wire from the roll about 18" long and straighten them", never said anything about dipping them in lime or anything else.
The "Welding Safety" section in that little handbook was a riot! It's amazing how our attitudes about safety have changed over the years, one little gem was about gloves,
"If gloves are worn when welding they should be of leather so as not to burn but a great many weldors prefer not to wear gloves for the dexterity that provides" It goes on to warn that the arms and face should be covered and the weldor should never go shirtless to prevent scalding, however the hands seem not to be so affected"
pic was posted of a welder in an African country. He at least has goggles of some sort but apparently it's not uncommon to just use sunglasses or a heavy duty squint!
In that same thread this pic was posted of a welder in an African country. He at least has goggles of some sort but apparently it's not uncommon to just use sunglasses or a heavy duty squint!
ever see a construction worker welding outside in the rain?
sure... it happens all the time, but not one of them is using alternating current.
Around here there is an old saying, "It will clear up, clear up to your azz"!:laughing:
"shut up and weld"