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Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 
    
Official Course Syllabi 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ELEC 2560 - Electrical Welding Controllers

Credit Hours: 2.00


Prerequisites: ELEC 2550 or related work experience

(formerly ATEE 2560)

Resistance welders and controllers are the main topics of ELEC 2560. Subtopics include spot welders, various types of welder controllers, plug-in accessories, test equipment, portable and stationary welders, and arc welders.

Location: South Campus

Contact Hours: 2
Billable Contact Hours: 2
OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to describe the operation of a resistance welder.

Objectives:

  1. Resistance welding fundamentals familiarization.
  2. Resistance welding block diagram elements and configuration.
  3. Resistance welding machine timing relations.
  4. Resistance welding schedules for uncoated and coated steels and their application.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to identify spot, seam, and projection welding process variations.

Objectives:

  1. Identify/describe the operation of a spot welder.
  2. Identify/describe the operation of a seam welder.
  3. Identify/describe the operation of a projection welder.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to describe the operation of a welding system.

Objectives:

  1. Welding transformer needs and parameters.
  2. Welding contractor requirements applications.
  3. Identify the welding cooling requirements.

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to identify stick, MIG, and TIG welding variations.

Objectives:

  1. Identify/describe the operation of a stick welder.
  2. Identify/describe the operation of a MIG welder.
  3. Identify/describe the operation of a TIG welder.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

  • 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
  • 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
  • 3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
  • 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
  1. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
  1. Introduction to the Resistance Welding Process, Applications, and Overview
  2. Basic Resistance Welding Circuit
  3. The Basic Resistance Welding Machine and Its Electrical Components
  4. The Welding Machine and Its Mechanical Components
  5. Timing Relations; Squeeze, Weld, Hold, and Off5
  6. Ignitions and SCRs and Their Uses as a Contactor
  7. Duty Cycle and its Importance in an Intermittently Powered Device
  8. Welding Transformers, Selection, and Ratings
  9. Intermittent Contactors and Their Sizing
  10. R. W. Schedules for Uncoated and Coated Mild Steel Materials
  11. Equipment Selection and Sizing Based upon Material to be Welded
  12. The Welding Control Requirements and Other Instrumentation
  13. Procedure for Set‐Up of a Resistance Welding System
  14. Arc Welding Fundamentals and Basic Equipment for the Process

Primary Faculty
Dulinski, Kenneth
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Hinrichsen, Timothy
Dean
Hutchison, Donald



Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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