Patent ID: 6075225
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
A control interface for a welding device capable of performing a plurality of welding processes, comprising:a process selector to select one of a plurality of welding processes, the process selector comprising a manually-operated selector;a plurality of parameter selectors to select operating parameters associated with the plurality of welding processes, each parameter selector having a plurality of parameter settings;a memory to store a parameter setting of at least one of the plurality of parameter selectors, wherein the stored parameter setting is associated with a particular welding process of the plurality of welding processes; anda controller in communication with the process selector, the plurality of parameter selectors, and the memory, wherein, upon operator selection of the particular welding process with the manually-operated selector, the controller controls selection of the plurality of parameter settings for the at least one parameter selector by recalling the stored parameter setting from memory.