System for enabling arc welders

A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire or electrode, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire or electrode features;

• a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of an item in said set;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure when data indicative of said item fails to correspond with said data indicative of said item in said set.

A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification and selected qualifications of the operating weldor;

• a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of the actual qualifications of a specific weldor;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure when data indicative of said actual qualifications fail to match and/or exceed said selected qualifications.

A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire or electrode, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire or electrode features;

• a receptacle for a memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of an item in said set;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure specification when data indicative of said item fails to correspond with said data indicative of said item in said set.

A system for enabling an electric arc welder having a controller adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features;

• and, a circuit for loading said welding procedure specification into controller of said welder to control operation of said welder wherein said digital data of said first chip includes digital data defining selected qualification of the operating weldor and including a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of actual welding qualification of a weldor;
• and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said welder procedure specification when said actual welding qualification fails to match and/or exceed said selected qualifications.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of weld parameters, a controller with a digital processing device having a memory for receiving said digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, and a digital reading interface to load said digital data from said memory to said section of said controller, said system further including a receptacle for a memory button having a chip loaded with data indicative of an item in said set and a disable circuit to disable said welder when said specific welding procedure specification fails to correspond with said data indicative of said item in said set.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of weld parameters, a controller with a digital processing device having a memory for receiving said digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, and a digital reading interface to load said digital data from said memory to said section of said controller wherein said set of parameters of said welding procedure specification includes a specific parameter to be externally selected by a weldor, a station where a weldor selects said specific parameter, a circuit for limiting said selected specific parameter, and a circuit to implement said specific parameter by said welder.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of weld parameters, a controller with a digital processing device having a memory for receiving said digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, and a digital reading interface to load said digital data from said memory to said section of said controller wherein said memory device is a memory button having an IC chip loaded with said digital data and readable by touch and said interface is a touch contactor in a receptacle to touch said memory button when said button is placed into said receptacle and wherein said set of parameters of said welding procedure specification includes a specific parameter to be externally selected by a weldor, a station where a weldor selects said specific parameter, a circuit for limiting said selected specific parameter, and a circuit to implement said specific parameter by said welder.

A system for controlling an electric arc welder, said system comprising a memory loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of weld parameters, a controller with a digital processing device having a memory for receiving said digital data and controlling said welder in compliance with said digital data, and a digital reading interface to load said digital data from said memory to said section of said controller wherein said set of parameters of said welding procedure specification includes a specific parameter relating to a characteristic of an external condition, an external probe for sensing said characteristic of said external condition and a circuit for disabling said welder when said characteristic is outside limits placed on said characteristic by said loaded welding procedure specification.