THEORY OF OPERATION
E-9 E-9
SAE-400 SEVERE DUTY
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WELDING GENERATOR OPERA-
TION (Continued)
Interpole coils:Armature current from the remaining two sets of brush-es is routed through four interpole coils, before beingconnected to the weld output terminal. These coils arenarrower than the shunt and series coils, and are locat-ed in the generator stator between them. Their purposeis to reduce distortion of the magnetic field.The magnetic field generated by the the shunt coils willbecome distorted when current is drawn from thearmature. This distortion will increase as the currentflow increases. The interpole coils are connected andarranged to counteract this magnetic distortion. If notcorrected, the distortion would cause reduced outputand excessive sparking on the commutator.FIGURE E.2 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION

DIESEL

ENGINE

THERMOSTAT
INJECTION
PUMP
SOLENOID
SYSTEM
THERMOSTART
BUTTON
IDLE SWITCH
IDLE
SOLENOID
IDLE / ENGINE
PROTECTION BOARD
TO IDLE / ENGINE
PROTECTION BOARD
RUN/STOP
SWITCH
S
T
A
R
T
E
R
TO IDLE/ENGINE
PROT. BOARD
OIL
PRESSURE
SWITCH
TEMP
SWITCH
STARTER
SOLENOID
AMMETER
START
BUTTON
ENGINE
FAULT
LIGHT
HOUR
METER
TO
FLASHING
RESISTOR
AND
DIODE
INTERPOLE COILS

GENERATOR

ARMATURE

SERIES COILS
SHUNT COILS
115 VAC
RECEPTACLES
230 VAC
RECEPTACLES
AUXILIARY
POWER
WINDINGS
EXCITER
WINDING
EXCITER
ROTOR
MIN
(OFF)
MAX
OUTPUT
CONTROL
ELECTRODE
TERMINAL
RESISTOR
POLARITY
SWITCH
REMOTE
RHEOSTAT
LOCAL
RHEOSTAT
(JOB SELECTOR)
TO HOUR METER
FLASHING
RESISTOR AND
DIODE
(+)
(+)
(-)
(-)
AC
AC
(-) (+)
WORK
TERMINAL
TO ALTERNATOR
FLASH/SENSE
TO INJECTION
PUMP SOLENOID
NOTE: Unshaded areas of Block LogicDiagram are the subject of discussion