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    TRANSFORMER-TYPE ARC-WELDING MACHINES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Language(s): 

    Published date:  23-04-2009

    Publisher:  Underwriters Laboratories

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Components
    3 Units of measurement
    4 References
    5 Terminology
    Construction
    6 General
    7 Frame and enclosure
    8 Accessibility of live parts
    9 Protection against corrosion
    10 Supply connections
    11 Wire-bending space
    12 Grounding
    13 Spacings
    14 Mechanical assembly
    15 Internal wiring
    16 Current-carrying parts
    17 Electrical insulating materials
    18 Capacitors
    19 Fans
    20 Overload protection
    21 Receptacles
    22 Switches and control devices
    23 Transformers
    Performance
    24 General
    25 Leakage current test
    26 Leakage current test following humidity conditioning
    27 Output test
    28 Input test
    29 Short-circuit current test
    30 Temperature test
    31 Dielectric voltage-withstand test
    32 Overload test on switches and controls
    33 Endurance test on switches and controls
    34 Dielectric voltage-withstand test on switches and
        controls
    35 Short circuit test on capacitors
    36 Abnormal operation test
    37 Stalled fan abnormal operation test
    38 Compression and torsion test
    39 Strain relief test
    40 Permanence of marking
    Manufacturing and production tests
    41 Grounding continuity
    Rating
    42 Details
    Marking
    43 Details
    Instructions
    44 Instruction manual
    Appendix
    A Standards for components

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This revision to UL 551 is being issued to reaffirm the Eighth Edition of the Standard for Safety for Transformer-Type Arc-Welding Machines, UL 551, as an American National Standard and to incorporate an editorial correction to the Table of Contents.

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    These requirements cover limited duty welding and cutting power sources, wire feeders, torches, and electrode holders that are intended for use by a layperson in a nonindustrial setting in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

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    Development Note NEW CHILD REV 8 2022 IS NOW ADDED
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note NEW CHILD REV 8 2022 IS NOW ADDED
    Publisher Underwriters Laboratories
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    NEMA EW 1-1988 (R1994, R1999, R2004, R2019) Electric Arc-Welding Power Sources
    NEMA EW 4-2009 GRAPHIC SYMBOLS FOR ARC WELDING AND CUTTING APPARATUS
    NEMA EW 3-1983 (R1995, R1999, R2002, R2020) Semi-Automatic Wire-Feed Systems for Arc Welding
    NEMA EW 7 : 1989 ELECTRICAL ARC WELDING POWER SOURCES FOR THE NON-PROFESSIONAL OPERATOR
    ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES
    AWS BRH : 0 BRAZING HANDBOOK

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