Welder Apparatus and Methods

Abstract

Processes of providing power to a welding wand are provided that include pulsing power from a power source to an inductor, and then providing constant power from the inductor to the welding wand.

1 . A process of providing power to a welding wand that includes pulsing power from a power source to an inductor, and then providing constant power from the inductor to the welding wand. 
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1  wherein the power is pulsed from a DC power source. 
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 2  wherein the DC power source is a battery source. 
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 3  wherein the battery source is a 12 V battery source. 
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 3  wherein the battery source is a pair of 12 V batteries. 
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 5  wherein the pair of 12V batteries are aligned in series 
     
     
         7 . The process of  claim 1  further comprising using processing circuitry to facilitate the transfer of power from the power source to the inductor and then to the wand. 
     
     
         8 . The process of  claim 1  wherein the processing circuitry provides a feedback loop as part of firmware and monitors the providing of power using the feedback loop. 
     
     
         9 . The process of  claim 1  further comprising feeding wiring to the welding wand. 
     
     
         10 . The process of  claim 1  further comprising providing gases to the welding wand.