Patent ID: 8367972

Claim:
A controller for a welding system, configured to: determine a parameter of a weld secondary component, the weld secondary component comprising at least one of weld cabling, a weld torch, a rotary ground, fixturing, and a workpiece, the parameter comprising one or more of a weld cabling parameter, a weld torch parameter, a rotary ground parameter, a fixturing parameter, and a workpiece parameter; compare, depending upon the parameter determined, one or more of the weld cabling parameter to a first reference value, the weld torch parameter to a second reference value, the rotary ground parameter to a third reference value, the fixturing parameter to a fourth reference value, and the workpiece parameter to a fifth reference value; and determine, depending upon the parameter determined, whether there is a difference between one or more of the weld cabling parameter and the first reference value, the weld torch parameter and the second reference value, the rotary ground parameter and the third reference value, the fixturing parameter and the fourth reference value, and the workpiece parameter and the fifth reference value.