Welding start and stop timing

Welding start timing

Item	Description	Min	Typical	Max	Units
A	Cycle on	5	30	50	ms
B	Arc establishment	100	Pre gas time + distance of the wire from the work piece + 150	*	ms

*The maximum time is limited by the wire feeding timeout.

 

Welding stop timing

Symbol	Description	Min	Typical	Max	Units
A	Arc OFF time	60	70	-	ms
B	Cycle OFF time	100*	Post gas time + 20	-	ms

* If the post gas time is less than 100 ms, the minimum cycle OFF time is determined by the power source shutdown time.