AC Arc Welder is well-used in many countries for its simple structure, reasonable price, low break-down rate and long service life. Especially in the developing countries, it basically shares about 2/3 welding market. However, it has some problems should be solved in long operation, like safety, energy consumption etc.
Second (welding loop) empty load voltage may cause accident. The AC Arc Welder second empty load voltage will not cause electric-shock accident with casualty in general when it’s second empty load voltage in 50-80VAC. But in a narrow metal space or humid condition (for example the OCV is 50V), electric-shock about 30min may kill.
No-load loss is great and the energy source is wasted. Generally, AC Arc Welding Transformers all are high leakage transformers for their large empty load current and low power factor. Power factor is almost in0.3~0.5, and the empty load is only in0.1~0.2, so the empty load loss is bigger.
Using the Arc Welding Transformer Anti-electric Shock Device (also called economizer) can skillfully solve all problems above. The new standard carries higher requirement for the safe usage of Arc Welder Transformer. It provides that its delay time is less than 0.3s less. And with its simple and reliable electronic switching circuit the devices is a well-designed product which our company absorbed the local and foreign operation experience to build.