Welding condition inputting equipment

A welding condition inputting equipment comprising:

• (a) an operating section for receiving a welding condition and outputting the welding condition;
• (b) a determining section for receiving the welding condition, selecting an item corresponding to the welding condition, and outputting the item;
• and
• (c) a display section for displaying the item input from said determining section, said operating section including:
• (a1) a dial operated by pushing in a direction of a rotary shaft;
• (a2) a detector for detecting an amount of rotation of said dial, and outputting a first signal indicating one of i) a numerical value of the welding condition and ii) an item of the welding condition, corresponding to the amount of rotation;
• and
• (a3) a switch coupled to said dial for outputting a second signal when said dial is pushed in, and
• said determining section including:
• (b1) a converting section for receiving the first signal and converting the first signal into a value indicating the amount of rotation;
• and
• (b2) a setting section for determining an input value according to the welding condition corresponding to the value indicating the amount of rotation when receiving the second signal, and selecting a next item of the welding condition, and outputting a signal to said display section,
• wherein,
• 1) i) in case that the first signal indicates the numerical value of the welding condition, using the value indicating the amount of rotation as an adjusting value, said setting section sets the adjusting value as the input value when the second signal is input, and selects the next item of the welding condition, or
• ii) in case that said first signal indicates the item of the welding condition, said setting section selects an item being input when the second signal is input, and
• 2) said setting section outputs a signal indicating at least one of the adjusting value, the input value and the selected item to said display section.