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Are welding leads required to be in conduit from the welder to the point of operation on permanently installed welders?
Are welding leads required to be in conduit from the welder to the point of operation on permanently installed welders?
Think assembly line maybe? What determines permanent?No. And I don't know I've ever seen a permanently installed welder
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Think assembly line maybe? What determines permanent?
Cable tray, definitely. Check whether the welding leads are rated for cable tray and whether it matters.
Not explicitly stated anywhere, but I do not believe leads have to be cable tray rated. Probably why you can only put welding leads in that tray and have to put a sign to that effect not more than every 20 ft.Cable tray, definitely. Check whether the welding leads are rated for cable tray and whether it matters.
Might depend on your operation. An operation where material passes by an "automated" welder may have a welder that is for the most part fixed and not portable.I work in a major production facility with over 500 welders and can assure you that not a one of them are permanent. Working on welding systems is a major part of my job and we're moving those things around constantly. Physical protection is a must yes and that is usually achieved by running weld cables in engineered trenches under heavy duty steel grating or by routing them under fabricated steel covers. Conduit could potentially work but it's more trouble than it's worth as usually the weld secondaries are not the only thing running to the table or fixture.
Edit: I should add this is simply how we do it and I realize there might be other methods out there. We have plants worldwide and I haven't been to them all but I know the ones in the states don't do it
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Might depend on your operation. An operation where material passes by an "automated" welder may have a welder that is for the most part fixed and not portable.
I can't give you much for examples as I don't do work in any places other then where welders are portable type with operator using a hand held electrode, but would think some highly automated assembly line could certainly have a welder that is permanently fixed in place and is automatically operated vs hand operated.
I would too. Like I said I am not around those types of operations. What is "fixed" may have slightly different meaning for some as well.As far as what you've described...id love to see that happen in person
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