Amperage & Electricity
What is amperage?
What is flow of electricity?
This supplies electricity to the welder
What does the "70" in 7018 rod mean?
What is 70,000 psi tensile strength?
What is another name for SMAW?
What is stick welding?
What starts the welding process?
Striking an arc
What does amperage control?
What is heat?
This continues the current through the workpiece
What is the ground clamp?
What does the third digit on the electrode code mean?
What does SMAW stand for?
What is shielded metal arc welding?
Which part of the electrode is known as slag on a finished weld?
What is flux coating?
Name one thing amperage affects while welding
What is penetration/ weld quality/ strength?
These cables carry electricity between the machine, electrode, and workpiece
What are welding leads?
Which number means flat and horizontal positions only?
What is 2?
What protects the weld from contamination?
What is flux?
What is the name for the melted metal that forms the weld bead?
What is the weld puddle?
Too much amperage causes what?
What is burn through or excessive heat?
This internal part of the machine converts incoming electricity into welding current
What is the transformer?
Name three positions that 7018 rod can weld in
What is (overhead, vertical, horizontal, flat)?
What type of current can SMAW machines use?
What happens to the flux coating during welding?
What is it burns and creates shielding gas and slag?
Too little amperage causes what?
What is poor penetration or weak weld?
This part controls how stable or smooth the arc is during welding
What is arc control (or dig control)?
Current is determined by which number on an electrode?
What is the last number on an electrode?
What is one disadvantage of stick welding compared to MIG welding?
What is more slag, slower process, or more cleanup required?
What defect can occur if slag is not removed between passes?
What is slag inclusion?