BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018

BSI Standards Publication

Arc welding equipment

Part 14: Calibration, validation and consistency testing (IEC 60974-14:2018)
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018 BRITISH STANDARD

National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN IEC 60974-14:2018.
It is identical to IEC 60974-14:2018. It supersedes BS EN 50504:2008,
which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee WEE/6, Electric arc welding equipment.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions
of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
© The British Standards Institution 2018
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018
ISBN 978 0 580 95366 8
ICS 25.160.30
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2018.

Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication

Date Text affected
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60974-1 4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 201 8

ICS 25.1 60.30 Supersedes EN 50504:2008

English Version

Arc welding equipment - Part 1 4: Calibration, validation and

consistency testing
(IEC 60974-1 4:201 8)
Matériel de soudage à l'arc - Partie 1 4: Étalonnage, Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen - Teil 1 4: Kalibrierung,
validation et essais de consistance Validierung und Konsistenzprüfung
(IEC 60974-1 4:201 8) (IEC 60974-1 4:201 8)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 201 8-1 1 -23. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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© 201 8 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.

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EN IEC 60974-1 4:201 8 (E)

European foreword

The text of document 26/661 /FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60974-1 4, prepared by IEC/TC 26 "Electric
welding" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
EN IEC 60974-1 4:201 8.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 201 9-08-23
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021 -1 1 -23
document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 50504:2008.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 60974-1 4:201 8 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:

IEC 60974-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60974-4

IEC 60974-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60974-5
IEC 60974-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60974-6
IEC 60974-9 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60974-9
ISO 1 7662 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 1 7662

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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications

with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60974-1 201 7 Arc welding equipment - Part 1 : Welding power EN IEC 60974-1 201 8
sources

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I N TRODU CTI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 N orm ative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Term s and d efi n i ti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Testi n g person nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 V ERI FI CATI ON accuracies – perm itted devi ati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7 Arc weld ing power sou rces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
7. 1 Selection rel ated to CALI B RATI ON , VALI DATI ON or CON SI STEN CY TESTI N G of
process-rel evant param eters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
7. 1 . 1 V ERI FI CATI ON m eth od . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
7. 1 . 2 Speci al features for AC d eterm in ati on of weld in g power source ou tpu t
m ode for VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
7. 2 Testi n g eq u i pm ent an d test setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
7. 2. 1 Test setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
7. 2. 2 Reference i nstrum ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
7. 2. 3 Test load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
7. 2. 4 Con ven tion al load test val ues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
7. 3 C ALI BRATI ON , VALI DATI ON an d CON SI STEN CY TESTI N G proced ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
7. 3. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
7. 3. 2 C ALI BRATI ON of DI SPLAYED VALU E read i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
7. 3. 3 V ALI DATI ON of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
7. 3. 4 C ON SI STEN CY TEST of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
8 Wire feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
8. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
8. 2 Req uirem en ts for VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
8. 3 M ethod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
9 Frequ ency of VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
1 0 M arkin g and VERI FI CATI ON report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
1 0. 1 M arkin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
1 0. 2 V ERI FI CATI ON report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Ann ex A (inform ative) Di agram s of VERI FI CATI ON accuracies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 1 C ALI BRATI ON accuracies of DI SPLAYED VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2 V ALI DATI ON accuraci es of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ann ex B (inform ative) M easured valu e form ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2 Averagi ng of m easurem ent val u es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2. 1 Arithm etic m ean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2. 2 Arithm etic rectified val ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2. 3 Root m ean sq uare (effective valu e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ann ex C (i nform ati ve) Sl ope, pu lse and syn erg ic con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 1 V ERI FI CATI ON accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 2 Req uirem en ts for VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 3 M ethod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
C. 4 Pulsed M I G and syn ergic controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Ann ex D (i nform ati ve) Precau ti ons to be taken wi th TI G weld i ng eq u i pm ent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Ann ex E (inform ative) Sam pl es of VERI FI CATI ON reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E. 1 Sam pl e of CALI B RATI ON report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E. 2 Sam pl e of VALI DATI ON report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
E. 3 Sam pl e of CON SI STEN CY TEST report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bibli ograph y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Fi gu re 1 – Determ ination of VERI FI CATI ON m eth od . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

Fi gu re 2 – Determ ination of VERI FI CATI ON based on power source type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Fi gu re 3 – Test setup exam pl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Fi gu re 4 – Exam pl e 1 0 kH z fi lter with reference voltm eter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Fi gu re A. 1 – Di agram s of CALI BRATI ON accuraci es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fi gu re A. 2 – Di agram s of VALI DATI ON accuracies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Table 1 – C ALI BRATI ON accuraci es of DI SPLAYED VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0

Table 2 – V ALI DATI ON accuraci es of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
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ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT –

Part 1 4: C ALIBRATION , VALIDATION and CONSISTENCY TESTING
FOREWORD
1 ) The I ntern ati on al El ectrotech n i cal Com m i ssi on (I EC) i s a worl d wi d e organ i zati on for stan d ard i zati on com pri si n g
al l nati on al el ectrotechn i cal com m i ttees (I EC N ati on al Com m i ttees). Th e obj ect of I EC i s to prom ote
i ntern ati onal co-operati on on al l qu esti ons con cerni ng stan dardi zati on i n th e el ectri cal an d el ectron i c fi el d s. To
th i s en d an d i n ad d i tion to oth er acti vi ti es, I EC publ i sh es I ntern ati onal Stan d ard s, Tech n i cal Speci fi cati ons,
Techn i cal Reports, Publ i cl y Avai l abl e Speci fi cati on s (PAS) an d Gu i des (hereafter referred to as “I EC
Pu bl i cati on(s)”). Th ei r preparati on i s en trusted to techn i cal com m i ttees; an y I EC N ati on al Com m i ttee i n terested
i n the subj ect deal t wi th m ay parti ci pate i n thi s preparatory work. I n tern ati onal , governm en tal and n on-
governm en tal org an i zati on s l i ai si n g wi th th e I EC al so parti ci pate i n thi s preparati on. I EC col l aborates cl osel y
wi th the I ntern ati on al Organi zati on for Stan d ardi zati on (I SO) i n accordance wi th con d i ti on s determ i n ed by
agreem ent between th e two organi zati on s.
2) The form al deci si ons or ag reem ents of I EC on tech ni cal m atters express, as n earl y as possi bl e, an i nternati on al
consen su s of opi n i on on the rel evant su bj ects si n ce each tech ni cal com m i ttee h as representati on from al l
i nterested I EC N ati on al Com m ittees.
3) I EC Publ i cati on s have th e form of recom m end ati on s for i ntern ati on al u se an d are accepted by I EC N ati onal
Com m i ttees i n th at sense. Whi l e al l reasonabl e efforts are m ad e to en sure that the tech n i cal content of I EC
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Pu bl i cati ons.
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I n tern ati on al Stand ard I EC 60974-1 4 h as been prepared by I EC tech n ical com m ittee TC 26:
Electric wel d i ng.

The text of th is I nternational Stan d ard is based on the fol lowin g d ocum ents:

FDI S Report on voti n g

26/661 /FDI S 26/666/RVD

Fu l l i nform ation on th e voting for the approval of th is I n tern ati on al Stand ard can be fou n d i n
th e report on voti n g i nd icated i n th e above tabl e.

This d ocum en t h as been drafted i n accord ance with th e I SO/I EC Directi ves, Part 2.
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I n th is stan dard , th e fol l owi n g pri nt types are used :

– term s used th rou gh out th is stand ard wh ich h ave been defin ed in clause 3: S MALL ROM AN
CAPI TALS .

A list of all parts of th e I EC 60974 seri es can be foun d , u nd er th e g eneral title Arc welding
equipment, on th e I EC websi te.

The com m ittee has d ecid ed that th e con tents of th is docum en t wi l l rem ain u nch anged u n til the
stabi li ty d ate i nd icated on th e I EC websi te u n d er "http: //webstore. i ec. ch " i n th e d ata related to
th e specific d ocum ent. At th is date, the docum en t wil l be

• reconfi rm ed,
• withdrawn ,
• repl aced by a revised ed i ti on, or
• am end ed.
A bil in g ual versi on of th is pu bl ication m ay be issu ed at a l ater d ate.
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I NTRODUCTI ON

This d ocum ent is th e first i nternation al ed ition for CALI BRATI ON , VALI DATI ON and CON SI STEN CY
TESTI N G of arc weld i n g equ i pm en t. I t is based on th e European Stan d ard EN 50504: 2008 and
wi l l repl ace it. A bri ef h istory h el ps to un d erstan d the orig in and d evelopm en t of th is
docum en t.

I n G reat Britai n , BS 7570: 1 992, Code of practice for the validation of arc welding equipment,
was pu bl ish ed and it becam e th e eq ui val en t European pre-stand ard EN V 501 84: 1 996
(withdrawn).

The revised secon d ed iti on of BS 7570 was publi shed i n 2000 an d was l ater replaced by th e
eq u ival ent EN 50504: 2008.

For qu al ity m an agem en t i n the fi el d of weld i n g, th is d ocum ent sh ou ld be u sed in conj unction
wi th I SO 1 7662.

The si gnificant chan ges i n respect to EN 50504: 2008 are the fol lowi n g :
– term s VERI FI CATI ON an d VALI DATI ON al ig n ed to I SO/I EC Gu ide 99: 2007;
– wire feed eq u ipm en t m oved from the an nex to m ain part of th e d ocum ent;
– new preferred req u irem ent for d igital instrum ent CALI BRATI ON with fixed tol erance valu es;
– flow charts for d eterm in ati on of VERI FI CATI ON m eth ods an d sam ple reports add ed;
– EN 50504: 2008 An nex E Validation of ancillary components in a welding system and
Ann ex F Voltage drops in the welding circuit d el eted .
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ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT –

Part 1 4: C ALIBRATION , VALIDATION and CONSISTENCY TESTING

1 Scope
This part of I EC 60974 specifies requ irem en ts for th e VERI FI CATI ON of arc wel d in g an d external
m onitoring eq u i pm ent. This d ocum en t also serves for practical im pl em entati on of th e
VERI FI CATI ON proced ure for arc weld i ng eq u i pm ent.

This d ocum en t can be appli ed at the tim e of install ati on and an y oth er ti m es or i ntervals th e
user d eem s appropriate to ensu re th e eq ui pm en t i s capabl e of operatin g to th e m an ufactu rer’s
specification or other specificati ons deem ed applicabl e by the user.

This d ocum en t is n ot appl icable to

– plasm a system s used for cu tting an d gou gi ng ;
– arc striking and stabil izin g d evices;
– arc weld ing eq u ipm en t d esign ed in accord ance wi th I EC 60974-6.
N OTE 1 Other com pon en ts i n wel d i n g system s su ch as for exam pl e robots, tu rn i n g d evi ces, gas con sol es, etc.
al so h ave i n fl uen ce on th e wel di n g resu l t an d can be veri fi ed , i f necessary. Add i ti on al i nform ati on can be foun d i n
I SO 1 7662.

N OTE 2 Peri od i c i nspecti on and testi n g for arc wel di n g eq ui pm en t i s covered i n I EC 60974-4.

This d ocum en t is applicable for the user, service shop or m an ufacturer. I t can be used
– stan d alon e;
– i n conj u ncti on wi th m an ufacturer’s i nstructions; or
– as th e basis for an eq u i val ent VERI FI CATI ON proced ure written by th e m an ufacturer for
specific eq u i pm ent.

2 Normative references
The fol lowi n g d ocum en ts are referred to in th e text in such a way that som e or al l of th eir
con ten t constitutes requ irem ents of th is docum ent. For dated references, on l y th e edition
cited appl ies. For un d ated references, th e latest ed iti on of th e referenced d ocum en t (i ncl ud i ng
an y am endm en ts) appl ies.

I EC 60974-1 : 201 7, Arc welding equipment – Part 1: Welding power sources

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of th is docum en t, the fol l owing term s an d d efi n iti ons appl y.

I SO an d I EC m ain tain term in ological databases for use in stan dard i zati on at the followi n g
ad dresses:

• I EC El ectroped i a: avai labl e at h ttp: //www. el ectroped ia. org/

• I SO On lin e browsi n g platform : avail able at http: //www. iso. org/obp
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3. 1
di spl ayed valu e
<at eq u ipm en t> m easured valu e by i n tern al i nstru m ent an d sh own at the equ i pm en t

N ote 1 to entry: I n som e cases, th e sam e d i spl ay can be u sed for both SE T VAL U E S and m easured val ues. I n such
cases th e DI SPLAYED VALU E i s u sual l y vi si bl e d uri n g wel d i ng.

3. 2
set valu e
valu e ch osen an d set by th e operator or by an autom atic system

[SOU RCE: I EC 60050-81 1 : 201 7, 81 1 -1 1 -34, m od ifi ed – Reference to m otor veh icle and
dri ver rem oved . ]

3. 3
referen ce valu e
m easurem ent val u e obtained by th e reference instrum ent an d used as a basis for com parison
wi th valu es of th e sam e ki nd

3. 4
expert
com peten t person
skil l ed person
person wh o can ju d ge the work assig ned an d recogn i ze possi ble hazards on th e basis of
professi on al trai ni n g, knowl edge, experi ence an d knowled ge of the relevan t eq u i pm ent

N ote 1 to en try: Several years of practi ce i n the rel evant techn i cal fi el d can be taken i n to con si d erati on i n
assessm ent of professi on al trai n i n g.

[SOU RCE: I EC 60050-851 : 2008, 851 -1 1 -1 0]

3. 5
veri fi cati on
operations for th e purpose of dem onstratin g that an i tem of weld i n g eq u ipm ent or a weld in g
system conform s to th e operati n g param eters for that wel d i ng eq u ipm en t or system

3. 6
cal i bration
set of operati ons wh ich establ ish es, by reference to stand ards, th e relati onsh ip wh ich exists,
un d er specified con d iti on s, between a DI SPLAYED VALU E an d a REFERE N CE VALU E

[SOU RCE: I EC 60050-31 1 : 2001 , 31 1 -01 -09, m odified – N otes rem oved and term s
" DI SPLAYED VALU E " an d " REFEREN CE VALU E " used . ]

3. 7
val i dation
operations for the purpose of d em onstratin g that a SET VALU E m eets the REFEREN CE VALU E
(wi thi n specifi ed l im its)

3. 8
con si sten cy test
test to d eterm i ne th e repeatabi l ity of the eq u ipm ent ou tput over a peri od of tim e

3. 9
stan d ard g rad e
eq u ipm ent verifi ed to m eet th e accuracy for in d ication an d m eters req u ired by I EC 60974-1 or
I EC 60974-5
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3.1 0
precision grade
eq u i pm ent verified to a h igh er level of accuracy for in d icati on and m eters th an requ ired by
I EC 60974-1 or I EC 60974-5

4 Safety precautions
V ERI FI CATI ON req u irem en ts and proced ures for power sou rces depen d on the type of wel di n g
power sou rce, i. e. wh eth er th ese are power sou rces with "droopin g ch aracteristic" or wi th "flat
characteristic".

N OTE Droopi ng ch aracteri sti c i s rel ated to M M A/TI G wel di ng (typi cal l y con stan t curren t) an d fl at ch aracteri sti c i s
rel ated to M I G/M AG/FCAW wel d i ng (typi cal l y con stant vol tag e).

The output of a power source wi th flat ch aracteristic sh ou l d n ot be sh ort-circui ted , because a

very h igh current can resu lt. A l oad resistance sh al l be used .

Care sh oul d be taken that testin g i nstrum en ts are not d am aged . See Ann ex D.

For tu n gsten i n ert g as (TI G) eq u i pm ent, th e arc striki n g an d stabil i zi n g d evice sh al l be

swi tched off or be d eacti vated by oth er m eans. See An n ex D.

I f verifyi n g wi th an arc, follow all l ocal an d n ational safety reg u lation an d safety precau tions
specified by the m an ufacturer.

5 Testing personnel
Welding eq uipm en t sh al l be tested by an E XPERT wi th su i tabl e q u alifications, correspon di n g
experi ence an d sufficient train in g i n wel d i ng an d m easurem ent techn ol og y, wi th kn owl ed g e of
electrical h azards th at m ay occur an d th e req u ired protecti ve m easures.

6 VERIFICATION accuracies – permitted deviations

For wel di n g eq u ipm en t that m easures and d ispl ays curren t, voltage an d/or wire feed speed
( DI SPLAYED VALU E ), th e CALI BRATI ON accuraci es gi ven i n Table 1 sh all be used for th e tests.
Current an d vol tage CALI BRATI ON are perform ed accord in g to 7. 3. 2. For wire feed speed,
i nstructions i n 8. 3 appl y.
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Table 1 – C ALIBRATION accuracies of DISPLAYED VALUES

Measurement Type of S TAN DARD P RECISI ON Reference
measuring GRADE GRADE
instrument
An al og ± 2, 5 % ±1 % from upper ran g e val u e of i n strum en t
Cu rrent of hi g h est rated val u e for wel di ng current
Di gi tal ± 2, 5 % ±1 %
accordi ng to rati n g pl ate
An al og ± 2, 5 % ±1 % from u pper ran g e val u e of i n strum en t
± 1 ,5 V ± 0, 6 V preferred m ethod
Vol tage or or or
Di gi tal
± 2, 5 % ±1 % of rated no-l oad vol tag e ( U0 ) or accordi n g
to m an ufactu rer's speci fi cati on s
of m axi m um setti ng
± 2, 5 %
bel ow 25 % of m axi m um setti ng
An al og or
Di gi tal ± 10 % of REF E REN CE VALU E
between 25 % an d 1 00 % of m axi m u m
Wi re feed setti n g
speed of m axi m um setti n g
± 2, 5 %
bel ow 40 % of m axim um setti ng
An al og or
Di gi tal of REF E REN CE VALU E
± 6, 25 % between 40 % an d 1 00 % of m axi m u m
setti n g

For weldi n g eq u ipm en t th at uses SET VALU ES for curren t, voltag e an d/or wire feed speed
cl assified i n ph ysical un its (e. g. V, A) VALI DATI ON accuraci es g iven in Tabl e 2 sh al l be used for
th e tests. Curren t an d voltage VALI DATI ON are perform ed accordi n g to 7. 3. 3. For wire feed
speed instructi ons in 8. 3 appl y.

N OTE For exam pl e a m an ual m etal arc (M MA) typi cal l y has on l y a cu rren t SE T VALU E .

Table 2 – V ALIDATION accuracies of SET VALUES

S ET VALUE Grade Accuracy Reference V ALIDATION range
± 2, 5 % of hi g h est SE T VALU E bel ow 25 % of h i gh est SE T VAL U E
Stan dard
± 10 % of RE F E RE N CE VALU E 25 % to 1 00 % of h i gh est SET VALU E
Cu rrent
±1 % of hi g h est SE T VALU E bel ow 40 % of h i gh est SE T VAL U E
Preci si on
± 2, 5 % of RE F E RE N CE VALU E 40 % to 1 00 % of h i gh est SET VALU E
± 2, 5 % of hi g h est SE T VALU E bel ow 25 % of h i gh est SE T VAL U E
Stand ard
± 10 % of RE F E RE N CE VALU E 25 % to 1 00 % of h i gh est SET VALU E
Vol tage
±2% of hi g h est SE T VALU E bel ow 40 % of h i gh est SE T VAL U E
Preci si on
±5% of RE F E RE N CE VALU E 40 % to 1 00 % of h i gh est SET VALU E
± 2, 5 % of hi g h est setti ng bel ow 25 % of h i gh est setti n g
Stand ard ± 10 % of RE F E RE N CE VALU E between 25 % an d 1 00 % of hi ghest
Wi re feed setti ng
speed ± 2, 5 % of hi g hest setti n g bel ow 40 % of hi gh est setti ng
Preci si on ± 6, 25 % of RE F E RE N CE VALU E between 40 % an d 1 00 % of hi ghest
setti ng

See An n ex A for d i agram s of VERI FI CATI ON accuracies establish ed in Tabl e 1 and Table 2.
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7 Arc welding power sources

7.1 Selection related to CALIBRATION , VALIDATION or CONSISTENCY TESTING of process-
relevant parameters
7.1 .1 VERIFICATION method
Key param eters sh all be verified. I n gen eral, th ese i nclu d e current, vol tage an d wire feed
speed.

The current wave shape shall be consi d ered (see C. 1 ). V ERI FI CATI ON is preferred in DC m ode.
Consul t m anufacturer for furth er specifications.

N OTE 1 Key param eters can be l i sted i n a wel d i n g proced u re speci fi cati on (WPS).

Depen d in g on the d esi gn of the weld in g eq u i pm ent to be tested , eith er CALI B RATI ON ,
VALI DATI ON or CON SI STEN CY TESTI N G shall be carri ed ou t (see Fi gure 1 ).

The DI SPLAYED VALU E and REFEREN CE VALU E m easurem ents sh al l be taken at th e sam e tim e or
i n a stead y state ou tpu t con d iti on.

N OTE 2 The sel ecti on of vol tage or cu rren t con trol m ode h el ps to achi eve stead y state outpu t con di ti ons. Som e
wel d i ng power sou rces h ave con trol fun cti ons th at can i nfl u en ce th e m easurem en ts. Con su l t rel evan t m anu al or
m anu facturer.
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Con su l t wi th th e u ser to determ i ne th e param eters (e. g.

WPS) to be veri fi ed an d the req ui red accuracy grad e.

Test each requ i red and avai l abl e param eter.

These are i n general : cu rren t, vol tage and wi re feed speed

DI S PL AYE D yes cal i brate D I S PLAYE D VALU E 7. 3. 2 CAL I BRATI O N

VAL U E
avai l abl e? (ag ai nst REF ERE N CE VALU E )

no

SE T VAL U E yes val i date SE T VALU E 7. 3. 3 VAL I DATI ON

i n absol ute
scal i ng? (ag ai nst REF ERE N CE VALU E )

no

SE T VAL U E yes ch eck con si stency of S E T VALU E 7. 3. 4 C ON SI STE N C Y

i n arbi trary TE S T
u ni ts? (ag ai nst REF ERE N CE VALU E )

no

VERIFICATION not possible document all results

IEC

Figure 1 – Determination of VERIFICATION method

N OTE 3 Mi ni m u m requ i rem en ts are sh own. For eq u i pm en t wi th a DI SP LAYE D VAL U E , i t i s su ffi ci ent to perform
CALI B RATI O N si nce th e m easured val u e i s th e m ost i m portant VE RI F I CATI ON m eth od . The user can perform ad d i ti on al
VERI F I CATI ON such as VALI D ATI ON and C ON SI STE N C Y TE STI N G .

7.1 .2 Special features for AC determination of welding power source output mode for
VERIFICATION
For power sources capable of AC and DC ou tput m odes, it is sufficient to verify them i n DC
m ode (see Fig ure 2).
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Determ i n ati on of VE RI FI C ATI O N

proced u re

on l y DC type of onl y AC
weld i n g power wel d i n g power weld i ng power
sou rce source sou rce

AC an d DC wel d i ng power
sou rce or pol ari ty swi tchi n g
devi ces

speci fy Is a single DC
DC+ and DC- no
pol ari ty su ffi ci en t
for for
VE RI F I CATI ON VE RI F I CATI ON ?

yes

speci fy
DC+ or DC-
for
VE RI F I CATI ON

VERIFICATION in DC mode VERIFICATION in AC mode

IEC

Figure 2 – Determination of VERIFICATION based on power source type

When verifyi n g a pure AC power source, the aim is to i d en tify the reprod u ci bi l i ty of th e output
valu es of the AC power source u n der eq ual cond i tions (e. g . ch aracteristic, voltage su ppl y,
load).

I f it is d eterm i ned for an AC an d DC wel d i ng power source by th e WPS req u irem ents th at
VERI FI CATI ON in AC m od e is stil l n ecessary, refer to An n ex B and Clause C. 1 for add i ti onal
inform ation.
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7.2 Testing equipment and test setup

7.2.1 Test setup

Key
a SE T VALU E 1 vol tage
b DI S PLAYED VALU E 2 cu rren t
c RE F E RE N CE VALU E 3 wi re feed speed
d con venti onal l oad or arc l oad

Figure 3 – Test setup example

Measure th e load vol tag e ( U2 ) at th e weld in g power source wel di n g circu it con n ecti ons (see
Fi gu re 3) or accord i ng to m anufacturer’s specifi cati ons. For wel d i ng power sources th at are
provi d ed wi th perm anentl y conn ected weld i n g cables, m easure the load voltag e at the exi t
poi nt of the power source enclosure.

Alternate test confi guration m ay be specifi ed by the m an ufacturer or user.

N OTE I EC 60974-9 provi d es i n form ati on on su ffi ci en tl y d i m en si oned cabl es.

7.2.2 Reference instruments

Reference i nstrum ents shal l m eet the fol lowi ng requ irem en ts:
a) be cali brated accord i ng to stan dards traceable to a n ation al stan dard ;
b) have at l east 2, 5 tim es th e accuracy th an th at req u ired for th e VERI FI CATI ON accuracy;
N OTE 1 For exam pl e to cal i brate the D I S PL AYE D VALU E to an accuracy of 2, 5 %, th e reference i nstrum en t
m i n im um req ui red accu racy i s 1 % .

N OTE 2 I SO 2251 4-7 can be u sed to val i date m easu ri ng system s an d a m easurem en t process i n ord er to
state wheth er a gi ven m easurem ent process can sati sfy the req ui rem ents for a speci fi c m easu rem ent task.
c) U2 m easurem en ts for in verters sh al l use a low pass fil ter for sign al sm oothin g h avin g a
cut-off frequ ency n ot m ore than 1 0 kH z or as recomm ended by th e m an ufacturer. Th e filter
characteristic can be incorporated wi th i n th e voltm eter or a separate fi lter m ay be used . I f
a separate filter is used, th en the atten u ati on cau sed by th e fi lter shall be factored in to th e
reference m easurem en t.
N OTE 3 The fi l ter an d vol tm eter con fi gu rati on sh own i n Fi gu re 4 wi l l resul t i n a 0, 08 % si gn al red ucti on .
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U2 C V

IEC

Key
V Referen ce vol tm eter wi th R (7, 87 ±1 %) k Ω
10 M Ω i n pu t i m ped ance
C (2 ± 5 % ) n F

Figure 4 – Example 1 0 kHz filter with reference voltmeter

Reference instrum en ts shal l use th e sam e m easu rem ent proced ure as th at for the equ ipm en t
un d er test (EU T) (Arithm etical m ean, rectified val ue or RM S val u e, see An nex B).

7.2.3 Test load

The power source shal l be load ed wi th a con ven ti onal load i n accordance wi th I EC 60974-1
depen d i ng on the process.

An al tern ati ve m ethod for CALI BRATI ON of a TI G power source, is to use a stabl e wel d ing
con d ition wi th m ech anical l y h el d torch.

The requ ired con ven tion al l oad for a specific workin g poi nt sh al l be calcul ated usi n g th e
form ulae gi ven in 7. 2. 4.

The l oad voltage an d curren t sh ou l d be wi th in 1 0 % of the con vention al load test val ues.

N OTE Con si d er th e power rati ng an d tem peratu re stabi li ty of th e l oad .

7.2.4 Conventional load test values

7.2.4.1 Manual metal arc welding with covered electrodes
I2 u p to 600 A: U2 = (20 + 0, 04 I2 ) V
I2 over 600 A: U2 = 44 V
7.2.4.2 Tungsten inert gas
I2 u p to 600 A: U2 = (1 0 + 0, 04 I2 ) V
I2 over 600 A: U2 = 34 V
7.2.4.3 Metal inert/active gas and flux cored arc welding
I2 u p to 600 A: U2 = (1 4 + 0, 05 I2 ) V
I2 above 600 A: U2 = 44 V
7.2.4.4 Submerged arc welding
I2 u p to 600 A: U2 = (20 + 0, 04 I2 ) V
I2 over 600 A: U2 = 44 V
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7.2.4.5 Plasma welding

I2 u p to 600 A: U2 = (25 + 0, 04 I2 ) V
I2 over 600 A: U2 = 49 V
7.3 C ALIBRATION , VALIDATION and CONSISTENCY TESTING procedure
7.3.1 General
I t is recom m ended to test th e eq u i pm ent i n accord ance wi th I EC 60974-4 to ensure safe
operation before perform i ng a VERI FI CATI ON proced ure.

N OTE 1 Observe proper con n ecti on s an d setti n g of th e m easu rem ent i n stru m ent to preven t d am age.

Sel ect m easurem ent poi nts in respect of th e setti ng ran ge of the eq u ipm ent. Th e ratin g pl ate
can be used as reference.

Sel ect on e of th e fol lowi n g VERI FI CATI ON ran ges:

a) th e ful l setti n g range of the power source or ran ge of DI SPLAYED VALU E instrum ent;
N OTE 2 For d i gi tal vol tage and cu rren t m eters the m axi m um val ue of th e ran g e i s gi ven by the rated n o-l oad
vol tage an d m axi m um rated wel di n g curren t, respecti vel y, of th e power sou rce.
b) a parti al ran ge of th e setti ng ran ge of th e power source (or DI SPLAYED VALU E i nstrum en t);
c) selected poin ts over the ran ge of th e control or m eter.
Opti ons b) or c) req u ire agreem en t wi th th e man ufacturer, custom er or user prior to th e
bei n g carried out.
VERI FI CATI ON

The am bi ent tem perature sh al l be m easured and record ed an d th e nom inal rated suppl y
voltage sh al l be record ed .

For en g in e dri ven power sources, ch eck the rated l oad speed an d n o-l oad speed to ensure
th at th e power source m eets th e rated valu es.

Perform th e m easurem ents at th e m in im um setti ng , th e m axim um setti n g an d three oth er

poi nts n om inal l y eq u al l y spaced between m in im um an d m axim um , over th e fu ll or parti al
ran ge. Alternati vel y, m ake th e m easurem en ts at the sel ected poin ts as g iven above.

Duri ng m easurem ent, th e output val u es of th e EU T shal l be stable.

Tests shall be carri ed ou t at an am bi en t tem peratu re of (25 ± 1 0) ° C.

7.3.2 C ALIBRATION of DISPLAYED VALUE reading

Procedure:
1 ) Settin g of m easurem ent points
2) Read DI SPLAYED VALU ES an d REFEREN CE VALU ES at the sam e tim e or in a stead y state
ou tpu t con d iti on and record th em . A sam ple for a CALI BRATI ON report is gi ven in
Cl ause E. 1 . Du ri n g each m easurem ent, i t is recom m ended to read th e val u e three tim es at
short intervals and to cal cu late th e resu lti ng ari th m etic averag e.
3) Evalu ation:
a) Differences of i nd icated DI SPLAYED VALU ES an d RE FEREN CE VALU ES presen t th e absolu te
error.
b) Calcu lation of perm issible d evi ati ons accord i n g to Table 1 .
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c) The EU T is consi d ered as ”passed“, wh en the m easurem ents or resu lting arithm etic
averag es do not exceed the l im it valu es.
d) The resul t sh all be d ocu m ented.
7.3.3 V ALIDATION of SET VALUES
Procedure:
1 ) Setti n g of SET VALU ES and settin g of l oad accord in g to 7. 2 such as to ensure that the
workin g poi nt is on th e con vention al l oad characteristic.
2) Read REFEREN CE VALU ES an d record th em . A sam ple of a VALI DATI ON report is gi ven i n
Cl ause E. 2. Du ri n g each m easurem ent, it is recom m ended to read th e val u e three tim es at
short intervals and to cal cu late th e resu lti ng ari th m etic averag e.
3) Evalu ation:
a) d ifferences of SET VALU ES an d REFEREN CE VALU ES present th e absol ute d eviati ons;
b) calcu l ati on of perm issibl e d eviations accord in g to Table 2;
c) th e EU T is consid ered as "passed ", wh en the measurem ents or resu l ti n g arithm etic
averag es do not exceed the l im it valu es;
d) th e resu lt sh all be docum en ted .
7.3.4 C ONSISTENCY TEST of SET VALUES
A CON SI STEN CY TEST sh al l be perform ed on control s wh ich are scal ed in arbi trary u n i ts.

Duri ng th e ch aracteri zati on req u ired at the beg in n in g, absolute valu es are assig n ed to th e
con trol posi tions as i ni tial val ues. Resu l ts from su bseq uen t tests are com pared with th e i n iti al
valu es i n ord er to d eterm i ne th e consistency of th e outpu t.

Val u es gi ven in Table 2 shall be used for accuracy of th e CON SI STEN CY TEST .

Procedure:
1 ) Verify that the SET VALU E an d the load are th e sam e as d urin g the characteri zati on .
2) Read REFERE N CE VALU ES and record th em . A sam ple of a report is g iven in Cl ause E. 3.
Duri ng each m easurem en t, i t is recomm end ed to read th e valu e th ree tim es at sh ort
i ntervals an d to calcu l ate the resu l ti n g arithm etic averag e.
3) Evalu ati on:
a) Differences of REFEREN CE VALU ES between ch aracteri zation and on goi ng testi n g
present th e absol ute d evi ati ons.
b) Calcu lation of perm issi bl e d evi ati ons accord i n g to Tabl e 2.
c) The EU T is consid ered as "passed ", wh en th e m easurem ents or resu lti ng arithm etic
averages do not exceed the lim it valu es.
d) The result sh all be d ocu m ented.

8 Wire feeder
8.1 General
Wire feed equ ipm ent i nclu d es all system s d esign ed to feed fi l ler wi re or consum able
con tin u ous el ectrodes. H owever, if VERI FI CATI ON of wire feed eq u ipm en t is possi bl e, th e wire
feed rate sh al l conform to th e accuracy g i ven i n Tabl e 1 an d Table 2.
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8.2 Requirements for VERIFICATION

The fol l owi ng two basic types of wire feeders are used in weld i ng :
a) wire feed ers for consu m able el ectrode processes, e. g. MI G wel d i ng, su bm erg ed arc
weld in g;
b) wire feed ers for add itional fi ll er wire, e. g. col d wi re TI G wel di n g, h ot wi re TI G weld i n g.
The type of wire feed er affects the VERI FI CATI ON requ irem en ts.

I n som e cases th e speed con trol m ay be scal ed with arbi trary u n i ts an d th e wire feed er fitted
wi th a wi re feed speed m eter. I n th is case th e m eter sh al l be cal ibrated .

Som e M I G wel d i ng wi re feed ers m ay be in terl ocked with th e power source preven tin g n orm al
wire feed operation with ou t an arc. I f th e interlock can n ot be overrid d en then th e power
source sh all be en ergi zed wi th an arc to verify the wire feeder.

8.3 Method
Startin g wi th the m in im um output setti ng , energize and stabil i ze the wire feed er and th en take
a read i n g. Repeat th is proced ure for each of th e m easurem ent poi nts u p to th e m axim um .

The fol l owing m eth ods m ay be used :

a) use a m easurem en t system consisting of a pu lse gen erator an d a pu lse cou n ter th at can
cl ip onto or press again st th e fil l er wire an d m easure the wi re feed speed directl y in
conj u ncti on with an in d icati ng instrum ent;
b) m easure th e tim e i n secon ds for approxim atel y 1 m of wire to be d elivered from th e
wel d in g torch or n ozzl e with a stopwatch or an el ectron ic tim er at the VERI FI CATI ON points
selected . M easure th e wire l eng th wi th a steel ru le to 1 m m . Calcul ate th e wire feed
speed;
c) perform speed m easurem ent at dri ve and calcu late th e wi re feed speed wh ere
m anufacturer h as provi d ed i nform ation on th e perform ance an d wh ere it is ensured that
th e wi re does n ot sl ip.
U se m eth od a) for m easu rem ents in PRECI SI ON GRADE .

Do not use m eth od b) when an arc is used. Con si der th at th e wi re or dri ve can be energ i zed
duri n g th e m easurem en t operati on.

At each VE RI FI CATI ON point record the followi n g:

– wire feed er setting; or
– th e wire feed speed m eter read in g;
– REFEREN CE VALU E of wire feed speed.

9 Frequency of VERIFICATION
A VERI FI CATI ON i n terval of 1 2 m on ths is recomm en ded .

A tim e peri od of 3 m onths is recom m ended between ch aracteri zati on and first CON SI STEN CY
TEST .
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I t m ay be n ecessary to con d uct CALI BRATI ON or VALI DATI ON at m ore freq uent in tervals,
depen d i ng u pon th e recomm end ati on of the m anufacturer, the req u irem en ts of the user, or
wh ere th ere is reason to beli eve th at th e perform ance of th e eq u ipm ent m ay h ave
deteri orated. V ERI FI CATI ON shal l be carri ed out after an y repair or an y process capable of
i nfl uencin g the ou tpu t val ues or th e DI SPLAYED VALU ES of th e m easurem en t i nstrum en ts.

1 0 Marking and VERIFICATION report

1 0.1 Marking
After fi n ish i n g a successful VERI FI CATI ON , the equ ipm ent sh all be m arked wi th a VE RI FI CATI ON
l abel i nd icati n g th e foll owi ng:
a) "PASSED";
b) i nform ation "PRECI SI ON GRADE", if applicable;
c) date of issu e and / or expiry d ate of VERI FI CATI ON label;
d) nam e of organ isation issu in g the VERI FI CATI ON label;
e) un i q ue id entification of equ i pm en t.
1 0.2 VERIFICATION report
A VERI FI CATI ON report shall be issued after testi n g ind icati n g wh eth er th e equ i pm ent has
passed th e test or not.

The VERI FI CATI ON report shall contain th e fol l owi n g inform ation, if applicable:
a) nam e and ad dress of VERI FI CATI ON organ isation ;
b) type of eq u i pm ent tested e. g. power source or wire feed er;
c) m anufacturer an d m od el of eq u ipm en t tested ;
d) serial or asset n um ber of eq ui pm ent tested ;
e) am bi en t tem perature;
f) suppl y voltage;
g) th e equ i pm ent fu ncti on un d er test, e. g. current con trol , as well as m od e of eq ui pm en t
(characteristic) as specifi ed by th e wel d ing su pervisor if appl icable;
h) reference instrum en t d escri pti on an d CALI B RATI ON i nform ation ( CALI BRATI ON date or d u e
date an d seri al n um ber);
i) VERI FI CATI ON accuracy, i . e. stand ard or precision;
j) type of VERI FI CATI ON , i. e. CALI BRATI ON , VALI DATI ON or CON SI STEN CY TEST ;
k) VERI FI CATI ON range;
l) m easurem ent resu lts;
m) ad d iti onal i nform ati on or devi ations from stan d ard proced ures;
n) VERI FI CATI ON resu lt, e. g. passed or fai l ed;
o) date of issu e and / or expiry d ate of VERI FI CATI ON ;
p) si gn ature of test person n el;
q) m ark of VERI FI CATI ON org an isati on.
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Annex A
(informative)

Diagrams of VERIFICATION accuracies

A.1 C ALIBRATION accuracies of DISPLAYED VALUES
Fi gu re A. 1 sh ows VERI FI CATI ON accuraci es establ ished in Tabl e 1 .

Figure A.1 – Diagrams of CALIBRATION accuracies

A.2 VALIDATION accuracies of SET VALUES

Fi gu re A. 2 sh ow VERI FI CATI ON accu raci es establish ed in Table 2.
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Figure A.2 – Diagrams of VALIDATION accuracies

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Annex B
(informative)

Measured value formation

B.1 General
The arithm etic m ean is u sed to calcul ate the m easurem ent val ue for sig nal sequ ences havi ng
no zero-crossi n g. For si gnals having a zero-crossing , the arithm etic rectified val ue is used to
calcu l ate the m easurem ent val u e.

Averagi ng of m easurem ent val ues is perform ed as arithm etic m ean for d irect cu rrent
seq u ences an d i nd icated as arithm etic rectifi ed value for altern ati ng cu rrent seq uences.

B.2 Averaging of measurement values

B.2.1 Arithmetic mean
Form ul a for d eterm in i ng the ari thm etic m ean for th e q uanti ty U:
Exact m ath em atic d efiniti on is gi ven by Form ula (B. 1 )

t2
1
U t t ∫ u (t )dt
= (B. 1 )
2 1 t −
1

Defin iti on adapted to sin gle val u es of n um ber n is gi ven by Form ul a (B. 2)
n
U 1n ∑ Un
= (B. 2)
i1 =

Arithm etic m ean = th e su m of al l sin gl e valu es d i vi ded by th eir qu anti ty.

B.2.2 Arithmetic rectified value

The arithm etic rectified valu e can be gi ven for alternatin g current vari ables.

Form ula for th e ari thm etic rectifi ed valu e for th e q uantity U:
Exact m ath em atic d efi ni tion is gi ven by Form ul a (B. 3)

t2
1
U t t ∫ u (t ) dt
= (B. 3)
2 1 t −
1

Defin i ti on adapted to si n g le valu es of n um ber n is g i ven by Form ul a (B. 4)

n
U 1n ∑ Un
= (B. 4)
i 1 =
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The rectified value is th e arithm etic m ean of all amou n ts of sin gle valu es.

B.2.3 Root mean square (effective value)

For al tern ati ng curren t vari abl es th e root m ean sq uare (effecti ve val ue) can also be gi ven.

Form ula for th e root m ean sq uare (effective value) for q uanti ty U:
Exact m ath em atic d efini tion is gi ven by Form ula (B. 5)

t2
U~ =
1
t2 t1 t∫ [u (t )] dt
−
2
(B. 5)
1

Defin ition adapted to sin gle val u es of n um ber n is gi ven by Form ul a (B. 6)

1 n
U~ =
n ∑ [Un ]
2
(B. 6)
i 1
=

The root m ean sq uare (effecti ve value) is th e sq uare root of th e arithm etic m ean of squ ared
si ngl e valu es.
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Annex C
(informative)

Slope, pulse and synergic controls

C.1 VERIFICATION accuracy
DC currents wi th ch ang i n g am plitu d es (pu lse currents) are ari thm eticall y averaged .

For m an y m od ern weld in g power sources, the ou tpu t is con trol l ed by m icroprocessors. Output
waveform characteristics such as ram ps an d pu lses depend on th e (m ostl y with q u artz
precision) cl ock frequ ency of th e processor. An error in clock g en eration wi l l i n gen eral lead to
a com pl ete fai lu re of th e con trol or oth er m alfu ncti ons an d wi ll be recogn ized by th e user.
Therefore, i t is n ot n ecessary to verify ram p and pu lse sh apes for such con trols.

I f a wel d i ng power source has an anal og con trol, wh ere tim es are, for exam ple, generated by
resistors or capaci tors, valu es m ay slowl y ch ang e i n th e course of tim e. Such con trols m ay
req u ire bei n g regu larl y verifi ed .

Slope an d pulse con trols are consid ered to be PRECI SI ON G RADE an d the VERI FI CATI ON
accuraci es sh all conform to ± 5 % of setti ng, u n less specifi ed by th e m anu facturer.

C.2 Requirements for VERIFICATION

Slope up and slope d own con trols on TI G weld in g power sources are verified i n one of the
fol lowi ng ways:
– as a vari able tim e (i n s) for the current to increase or d ecrease between two d ifferen t
l evels;
– as a rate of ch an ge of cu rrent (i n A/s) between two levels of current.
TI G wel d ing pu lse controls are verifi ed i n several d ifferent ways, for exam pl e:
a) peak current pu lse hei g ht (A);
b) backgroun d current h eight (A);
c) peak current d urati on (s);
d) backgroun d current d urati on (s);
e) m ark space tim e (s);
f) m ark space ratio (num ber or percentag e).
N OTE On or off ti m e i s expressed as a fracti on or a percentage of the total cycl e ti m e.

The VE RI FI CATI ON of sl ope u p and sl ope down con trols is strai gh tforward, as the rate of
chan ge of current is sl ow.

The VERI FI CATI ON of TI G weld i ng pu lse controls i s an im portan t contri bu ti on to the qu al ity of
pu lsed TI G weld in g. I t i s a m ore d ifficu l t task than th e VERI FI CATI ON of sl ope con trols. I t
req u ires equ i pm ent wi th a faster response than is n ecessary for th e VE RI FI CATI ON of slope
con trols. An i nstrum ent response of at least ten ti m es that of th e m axim um pu lse freq uency of
th e power source is recomm ended.
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C.3 Method
Energi ze an d stabi li ze the power sou rce output for 5 s for pu lsed curren t VERI FI CATI ON . A
peri od of load curren t stabil isation is n ot appl icabl e to slope u p VERI FI CATI ON .

Record th e current waveform two tim es at each setti ng usin g appropriate in strum en tati on .

Verify th e sl ope u p an d slope d own con trol at the foll owi n g sel ected points of th e con trol
ran g e at desi gnated poin ts on th e curren t control ran g e:
a) th e ful l ran ge of th e slope control; or
b) som e part of th e sl ope range; or
c) selected poin ts on th e sl ope ran ge.
I tem s a), b) an d c) an d th e d esi gn ated current control poi nts sh ou l d be agreed by th e
m anufacturer or user or custom er an d the vali d ator i n ad vance of th e CALI BRATI ON proced ure.
I n th e absence of an y agreem en t, th e VERI FI CATI ON sh all take place at the m id-poin t of th e
curren t control range at the m id-poi n t of th e slope up or slope d own control ran g e.

Verify the curren t pu lse con trol at poi nts selected by th e foll owi n g:
1 ) th e weld ing procedure d eveloper;
2) th e val id ator;
3) th e equ ipm en t user.
I n th e absence of an y sti pu l ation of VE RI FI CATI ON poi nts by 1 ), 2) or 3), th e pu lse control shal l
be val id ated at the fol lowing poi nts on the pu lse shape control ranges:
– peak current m idran ge;
– backgroun d current m idran ge;
– peak current on tim e m in i m um an d m axim um ;
– backgroun d current on ti m e m idrange.
The specificati on an d VERI FI CATI ON of th e fu ll ran ge of th e pu lse shape controls sh ould be th e
responsibil l ity of the eq u ipm ent m an ufacturer.

At each VE RI FI CATI ON point, record th e fol lowi ng :

– th e pu lse con trol setti n gs;
– th e m easurem en t of curren t flowi n g in the load in g circu it.
The m easuri n g instrum en t selected wi l l record th e curren t pu lse shape electron ical l y or
graph ical l y. Th e record can be m easured to d eterm in e th e m agni tud e and durati on of th e
curren t pu lses i n th e power source ou tpu t circu it. Th e waveform is often n ot a tru e sq uare
wave an d care sh oul d be taken in d eterm in in g th e peak an d backgroun d peri ods. I t is
ad visable to consu lt th e eq u ipm ent m anufacturers.

The averag e valu e of th e two m easu rem en ts sh all be system atical l y record ed .

C.4 Pulsed MIG and synergic controls

Amm eters an d voltm eters that m easure m ean valu es of th e wel d i ng param eters m ay be
vali d ated in accord ance with th is d ocum ent. V ERI FI CATI ON of oth er controls and pu lsed
waveforms should be in accordance with the manufacturer’s procedure.
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Annex D
(informative)

Precautions to be taken with TIG welding equipment

The VERI FI CATI ON of TI G weld in g power sources m ay i n vol ve th e operation of th e eq uipm en t
wi th a weld i ng arc. I t m ay also be n ecessary to conn ect el ectrical m easurin g i nstrum en ts
d irectl y to the ou tpu t term inals of th e weld in g power source. Few m easuri ng i nstrum ents are
protected against the h i gh voltag e h i gh freq uency arc i n itiati on d isch arges used in m an y TI G
weld in g system s. These d isch arges m ay be of th e order of 5 000 V at a frequ ency of typical l y
1 MH z. The d isch arg e wi ll d am ag e or d estroy th e m easuri n g instrum ent. The val idator shal l
take precau tions, such as the fol lowin g, ag ai nst th is dam age:
a) th e sim plest m eth od of protection is to con n ect th e m easuri n g instrum ent after the arc h as
been in iti ated . Th is in vol ves som e risk as the arc cou l d fai l an d autom atical l y restrike;
b) th e m eter m ay be con n ected i nsid e the power source on th e l ow vol tage si de or safe si de
of the power source i n tern al protection circu its. The safe con n ecti on poi nts m ay be
identified from th e power source m eter circu i ts;
c) th e m easuring instrum en t m ay be protected by a filter circu it sim il ar to th at provid ed i n th e
power source;
d) th e m easuri ng instrum ent m ay be protected by an au tom atic d isconn ecti on circui t;
e) th e hig h voltage in i tiation circu i t m ay be d iscon n ected an d the arc i n iti ated by a tu n gsten
electrod e touch start or a carbon rod drawn between th e tu n gsten el ectrode an d th e
workpi ece.
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Annex E
(informative)

Samples of VERIFICATION reports

E.1 Sample of CALIBRATION report
Calibration report
for arc we l d i n g e q u i pm e n t accord i n g to I EC 60974-14

Name of organisation:
Address:

Type of equipment: MI G/MAG powe r sou rce

Manufacturer: Fre e fri e d El e ctri c Ltd .
Model: Fre e fri e d
Serial number: 123456
Asset number (optional): 1147
highest set values for current (rating plate): 330 A

rated no-load voltage U 0 (rating plate): 45, 0 V

m ax. ad m i s. d e vi ati on cu rre n t d i spl ay:

Stan d ard grad e ± 2, 5 % of 330 A = 8, 3 A

Pre ci si on grad e ± 1, 0 % of 330 A = 3, 3 A

m ax. ad m i s. d e vi ati on vol tage d i spl ay:

Stan d ard grad e ± 1, 5 V = 1, 5 V

Pre ci si on grad e ± 0, 6 V = 0, 6 V

Equipment function:
X MI G/MAG U = ( 14 + 0, 05 * I ) V
2 2

TI G U = ( 10 + 0, 04 * I ) V
2 2

MMA U 2 = (20 + 0,04 * I 2 ) V

Cal i brati on grad e :

Stan d ard

X Pre ci si on

Am bi e n t te m pe ratu re : 24 °C

Su ppl y vol tage : 400 V

Specifications Setting Corre sp. Display Test value

Load to swi tch EUT Re fe re n ce De vi ai ton within
N o. : re si stan ce posi ti on (absolute) tolerance
acc.

X % of h i gh e st se t Se tpoi n t to Set stan d ard Cu rre n t Vol tage Cu rre n t Vol tage Cu rre n t Vol tage Cu rre n t Vol tage

val u e be se t setpoint [ Ω] [ADC] [VDC] [ADC] [VDC] [ADC] [VDC]

1. 20 % of 330 A = 66 A 70 A 0, 25 71,43 A 17,76 V 71,37 A 17,80 V 0,07 A 0,04 V Yes Yes
2. 40 % of 330 A = 132 A 130 A 0, 16 132,97 A 21,53 V 133,03 A 21,67 V 0,07 A 0,14 V Yes Yes
3. 60 % of 330 A = 198 A 200 A 0, 12 198,67 A 24,10 V 199,20 A 24,71 V 0,53 A 0,61 V Yes No
4. 80 % of 330 A = 264 A 260 A 0, 10 264,67 A 26,40 V 264,90 A 26,63 V 0,23 A 0,23 V Yes Yes
5. 100 % of 330 A = 330 A 330 A 0, 09 330,33 A 29,66 V 330,77 A 29,87 V 0,43 A 0,20 V Yes Yes

Te st re su l t: PASS FAIL X
d ate of e xpi ry of ve ri fi cati on ( as agre e d / re com m e n d e d ) :

Re m arks

………………………………………………… …………………………………………………

Te st pe rson n e l n am e Date , Te st pe rson n e l si gn atu re

reference instruments calibration information

name serial no. calibration date due date
De vi ce 1 1234 21 De z. 2017 21 De z. 2018

De vi ce 2 …. …. . …. .
 BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018

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E.2 Sample of VALIDATION report

Validation report
for arc we l d i n g e q u i pm e n t accord i n g to I EC 60974- 14

Name of organisation:
Address:

Type of equipment: MMA powe r sou rce

Manufacturer: Fre e fri e d El e ctri c Ltd .
Model: Fre e fri e d
Serial number: 123456
Asset number (optional): 1147
highest set values for current (rating plate): 330 A

highest set values for voltage (rating plate): 30, 5 V

MI G/MAG U = ( 14 + 0, 05 * I ) V
2 2

TI G U = ( 10 + 0, 04 * I ) V
2 2

X MMA U 2 = (20 + 0,04 * I 2 ) V

Val i d ati on gra d e :

Sta n d ard

X P re ci si on

Am bi e n t te m pe ratu re : 24 °C

Su ppl y vol tage : 400 V

Specifications Setting Corre sp. Dispal y Difference Admisible error Test value
N o. Load to swi tch Re fe re n ce to se t wi th i n

re si stan ce posi ti on Me as. i n str. se tpoi n t tol e ran ce

acc.

X % of h i gh e st se t Se tpoi n t to Set stan d ard re fe re n ce

val u e be se t setpoint [ Ω] val u e

X % of highest set value

1. 10 % of 330 A = 33 A 30 A 0, 52 32,3 A 2,3 A 1,0 % of 330 A = 3,3 A Yes
2. 20 % of 330 A = 66 A 70 A 0, 25 63,0 A 7,0 A 1,0 % of 330 A = 3,3 A No
3. 30 % of 330 A = 99 A 100 A 0, 19 100,1 A 0,1 A 1,0 % of 330 A = 3,3 A Yes
X % of reference value
4. 40 % of 330 A = 132 A 130 A 0, 16 131,7 A 1,7 A 2,5 % of 131,7 A = 3,3 A Yes
5. 60 % of 330 A = 198 A 200 A 0, 12 201,0 A 1,0 A 2,5 % of 201,0 A = 5,0 A Yes
6. 80 % of 330 A = 264 A 260 A 0, 10 264,3 A 4,3 A 2,5 % of 264,3 A = 6,6 A Yes
7. 100 % of 330 A = 330 A 330 A 0, 09 331,0 A 1,0 A 2,5 % of 331,0 A = 8,3 A Yes

Te st re su l t: PASS FAIL X
d a te of e xpi ry of ve ri fi cati on ( as a gre e d / re com m e n d e d ) :

Re m a rks

………………………………………………… …………………………………………………

Te st pe rson n e l n am e Date , Te st pe rson n e l si gn a tu re

reference instruments calibration information

name serial no. calibration date due date
De vi ce 1 1234 21 De z. 2017 21 De z. 2018

De vi ce 2 …. …. . …. .
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018

I EC 60974-1 4: 201 8 © I EC 201 8 – 29 –

E.3 Sample of CONSISTENCY TEST report

Consistency test report
for arc we l d i n g e q u i pm e n t accord i n g to I EC 60974-14

Name of organisation:
Address:

Type of equipment: MI G/MAG powe r sou rce

Manufacturer: Fre e fri e d El e ctri c Ltd .
Model: Fre e fri e d
Serial number: 123456
Asset number (optional): 1147
highest set values for current (rating plate): 330 A

highest set values for voltage (rating plate): 30, 5 V

X MI G/MAG U = ( 14 + 0, 05 * I ) V
2 2

TI G U = ( 10 + 0, 04 * I ) V
2 2

MMA U 2 = (20 + 0,04 * I 2 ) V

Val i d ati on grad e :

Stan d ard

X Pre ci si on

Am bi e n t te m pe ratu re : 24 °C

Su ppl y vol tage : 400 V

Specifications Setting Corre sp. Dispaly Display Difference Admissible error Test value
Load to swi tch Re fe re n ce Re fe re n ce be twe e n wi th i n

N o. : re si stan ce posi ti on Me as. i n str. Me as. i n str. tol e ran ce

acc. Me asu re m . 1 Me asu re m . 2 Me asu re m . 1

X % of h i gh e st se t Se tpoi n t to Set stan d ard re fe re n ce re fe re n ce an d

val u e be se t setpoint [ Ω] val u e val u e Me ssu re m . 2

X % of highest set value

1. 1 10 % of 330 A = 33 A 30 A 0, 52 32,3 A 31,3 A 1,0 A 1,0 % of 330 A = 3,3 A Yes
2. 1 20 % of 330 A = 66 A 70 A 0, 25 63,0 A 62,0 A 1,0 A 1,0 % of 330 A = 3,3 A Yes
3. 1 30 % of 330 A = 99 A 100 A 0, 19 100,1 A 99,1 A 1,0 A 1,0 % of 330 A = 3,3 A Yes
X % of reference value
4. 1 40 % of 330 A = 132 A 130 A 0, 16 131,7 A 130,7 A 1,0 A 2,5 % of 131,7 A = 3,3 A Yes
5. 1 60 % of 330 A = 198 A 200 A 0, 12 201,0 A 200,0 A 1,0 A 2,5 % of 201,0 A = 5,0 A Yes
6. 1 80 % of 330 A = 264 A 260 A 0, 10 264,3 A 263,3 A 1,0 A 2,5 % of 264,3 A = 6,6 A Yes
7. 1 100 % of 330 A = 330 A 330 A 0, 09 331,0 A 330,0 A 1,0 A 2,5 % of 331,0 A = 8,3 A Yes

Te st re su l t PASS X FAIL
d ate of e xpi ry of ve ri fi cati on ( as agre e d / re com m e n d e d ) :

Re m arks

………………………………………………… …………………………………………………

Te st pe rson n e l n am e Date , Te st pe rson n e l si gn atu re

reference instruments calibration information

name serial no. calibration date due date
De vi ce 1 1234 21 De z. 2017 21 De z. 2018

De vi ce 2 …. …. . …. .
 BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018

– 30 – I EC 60974-1 4: 201 8 © I EC 201 8

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measurements and measuring instruments – Part 31 1: General terms relating to
measurements

I EC 60050-81 1 : 201 7, International electrotechnical vocabulary – Part 811: Electric traction

I EC 60050-851 : 2008, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 851: Electric welding

I EC 60974-4, Arc welding equipment – Part 4: Periodic inspection and testing

I EC 60974-5, Arc welding equipment – Part 5: Wire feeders

I EC 60974-6 , Arc welding equipment – Part 6: Limited duty equipment

I EC 60974-9, Arc welding equipment – Part 9: Installation and use

I SO/I EC Gu i d e 99: 2007, International vocabulary of metrology – Basic and general concepts
and associated terms (VIM)

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I SO 2251 4-7, Statistical methods in process management – Capability and performance –

Part 7: Capability of measurement processes

EN 50504: 2008 , Validation of arc welding equipment

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