Patent ID: 9193004
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B23K

Abstract:
1. A welder system, comprising: a welder gun used for a hot wire welding process; a wire power supply that heats an electrode fed into the welder gun while avoiding a formation of an arc; a power supply that creates a puddle in which the puddle receives the electrode via the welder gun; a cable that connects the welder gun to a conductor block of the welder system, wherein the cable includes a gas line, a portion of copper surrounding the gas line, and an outer jacket surrounding the portion of copper; a voltage sense lead that is located within a jacket of the cable, wherein the voltage sense lead is insulated from the portion of copper within the jacket and connects to the welder gun; and an additional voltage sense lead that is located on the welder gun and is electrically connected to the voltage sense lead.