ANSI/NEMA IEC 60974-5-2009

GlobalDV.1 Throughout this document, replace the phrase this part of IEC 60974 with thispart of ANSI/IEC 60974

1 Scope

This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety and performance requirements for industrial andprofessional equipment used in arc welding and allied processes to feed filler wire.

The wire feeder may be a stand-alone unit which may be connected to a separate welding powersource or one where the welding power source and the wire feeder are housed in a singleenclosure.

The wire feeder may be suitable for manually or mechanically guided torches.

This part of IEC 60974 is not applicable to spool-on torches that are covered by IEC 60974-7.

This part of IEC 60974 is not applicable to wire feeders which are designed for use by laymenand are covered by IEC 60974-6.

NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are, for example, plasma arc cutting and arc spraying.
NOTE 2 This standard does not include electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.