Hobart Welding Products OM-486 manual Auxiliary Power Curve, Duty Cycle

3-4. Auxiliary Power Curve

	280	140
	240	120
VOLTS	200	100
	160	80
POWER	120	60
AC	80	40
	40	20
	0	0
		0	20	40	60	80	100	120	140	160
				AC POWER AMPERES AT 120V
		0	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80
				AC POWER AMPERES AT 240V

The ac auxiliary power curve shows the auxiliary power available in amperes at the receptacles.

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3-5. Duty Cycle

Duty cycle is the percentage of 10

100% Duty Cycle at 250 Amperes DCminutes that unit can weld at rated load without overheating.

Y Exceeding duty cycle can damage unit and void warranty.

Continuous Welding

ST-182 298

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