Description

Objectives

Learning Objective 1 • Identify SMAW-related safety practices and explain how electrical characteristics apply to SMAW.

• Define SMAW and identify related safety practices.
• Explain how various current characteristics apply to SMAW.

Learning Objective 2 • Identify and describe SMAW equipment.

• Identify and describe various types of SMAW machines.
• Identify and describe SMAW welding cable and connectors.
• Identify common tools used to clean a weld.

Learning Objective 3 • Explain how to set up and start SMAW equipment.

• Explain how to set up SMAW equipment.
• Explain how to start, stop, and maintain SMAW equipment.

Performance Task

Performance Task 1 (Learning Objectives 2 and 3) • Set up a machine for SMAW.