Patent ID: 8779329

Claim:
A remotely controlled welding system comprising: a power supply unit comprising a first user interface comprising one or more control devices that enable a user to enable output of power from the power supply unit at either a first polarity or a second polarity opposite from the first polarity, or to set a welding process; a pendant located remotely with respect to the power supply unit and comprising: a second user interface comprising one or more additional control devices that enable the user to enable the output of power from the power supply unit at the first polarity or the second polarity, or to set the welding process; at least one reversible output that may be enabled at the first polarity or reversed to the second polarity; and a control circuitry configured to enable the reversible output at the first polarity or at the second polarity depending on the welding process set by the user via the first user interface or the second user interface; and a supply cable that communicatively couples the power supply unit to the pendant.