Patent ID: 8642921

Claim:
A welding apparatus comprising: a welding machine configured to output welding electric power, the welding machine including an input unit having a plurality of inputs relating to operations of the welding machine including a start input unit, a low-idle input unit, and an engine ON input unit; and a wireless receiver unit to receive wireless instructions for controlling the operations of the welding machine including activating operation, deactivating and idle operations of the welding machine, from a handheld wireless controller, the wireless receiver unit comprises a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch, wherein the first, second, and third switches are either a SPDT (Single-Pole Double-Throw) switch, a SPST (Single-Pole, Single-Throw) switch, or a normally open switch, the first, second, and third switches are connected to a same voltage source on one side of the switches, and the first switch is coupled to an output of the start input unit of the welding machine, the second switch is coupled to an output of the low-idle input unit of the welding machine, and the third switch is coupled to an output of the engine ON input unit of the welding machine, on the other side of the switches.