Hobart Welding Products TM-944C Listed Starting Value Only − Wire Speed Setting can be, Metal Etc

for 230 Volt Wire Welding Package

Recommended	Voltage	and	Wire Speed Settings for Thickness	of Metal	Being	Welded.
Number on Left	of Slash	is	Voltage Setting / Number on Right	of Slash	is Wire	Feed Setting.

22 gauge

18 gauge

16 gauge

1/8

inch

3/16

inch

1/4

inch

(.8 mm)

(1.2 mm)

(1.6

mm)

(3.2

mm)

(4.8

mm)

(6.4

mm)

−−−

1/10

1/30

3/50

3/60

4/80

−−−

−−−

1/20

3/40

3/50

4/60

−−−

−−−

−−−

2/20

3/40

4/50

1/20

1/45

2/85

3/90

4/100

−−−

1/10

1/30

2/40

3/80

4/85

4/100

−−−

1/20

2/30

3/75

3/80

4/70

1/10

2/30

2/35

3/70

4/85

−−−

−−−

2/20

2/30

3/65

4/40

4/50

−−−

2/10

2/20

3/40

4/30

4/40

−−−

2/20

2/40

3/50

4/90

−−−

−−−

2/10

2/20

2/40

4/80

−−−

−−−

−−−

2/10

2/30

4/70

−−−

−−−

−−−

1/100**

4/100**

−−−

−−−

−−−

−−−

1/95**

4/90**

−−−

−−−

Wire

Speed

listed

is

a starting

value

only

− Wire

Speed

setting can be

fine−tuned

while

welding.

Wire

Speed

also

depends on

other variables

such

as

stick

out,

travel

speed,

weld

angle,

cleanliness

of metal,

etc.

keep torch as

straight as possible.

A ”push

angle”

for

the torch

is

normally recommended.

CHANGING
POLARITY
DCEN
Electrode	Negative
For Flux	Core Wire
DCEP
Electrode	Positive
For Solid Wire

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