How To Measure VOLTAGE and Wire-Feed Speed (IPM) on a MIG Welder (Video)

[ChuckE2009]

Hey y'all... Hope everyone's having a great memorial day

Anyway, here's my latest video. Its about how to use a volt-meter and a tape measure, or a measuring stick, to see what WFS and voltage your MIG is actually putting out...

As you know, not all machines come with digital readouts or standard measurements (IPM, or Metric Equivalent) on the "WFS" dial, and if you're wanting to run, say, 300 IPM at 26 volts for example, you're gonna have to know this stuff...

Peter, a buddy of mine, explains how its done with minimal tools, and minimal time. We recently shot a number of videos together and I'm planning to upload one every weekend... It was a blast, I got to learn something new, and I got a table of precise IPM values for my welder written down for future use. It was really fun... And here's the first video. Hope y'all enjoy it

 

[Shield Arc]

This is great information for double checking the gauges on your machine:thumbsup:, but if you are working as a certified welder you need to know how to set your machine by sight and sound! I've taken numerous welding tests in testing facilities where all the machines have duct tape over all the gauges. The first part of the test is for you to set your machine. Once you get the machine where you like it, the testing tech will clamp his gauges on the leads. If you are not within the wire manufacture's parameters, test over you go home right then and there.