Orbital welding device with simplified handling

An orbital welding device (1), the orbital welding device (1) having a welding current source (10) in a welding current source housing (11) and a base controller (12) therein or thereon and having an orbital welding head (20), which is separate from the welding current source housing (11) and is connected to the welding current source (10) by means of a cable (2), the orbital welding head (20) having a pipe mount (21) and a welding electrode holder (22), which is mounted rotatably with respect to the pipe mount (21) and is intended for holding a welding electrode (23), the orbital welding device (1) having a motor (31), which is designed to drive the welding electrode holder (22) and thus turn it with respect to the pipe mount (21), the orbital welding head (20) having a chamber (50) for shielding gas, which is designed to surround a welding electrode (23) of the orbital welding head (20) and substantially seal it off from the outside during a welding process, the orbital welding head (20) having an electrical circuit (60),

• wherein the electrical circuit (60) is connected:
• to a position sensor (41), which the orbital welding head (20) in this case has, the position sensor (41) being designed to generate a position value (41.1);
• and/or
• to a memory device (61), which the orbital welding head (20) in this case has, the electrical circuit (60) being designed to store one or more loading values (61.1) and/or one or more calibrating values (61.2) in the memory device (61).