Cause: Shunting of Guns or Parts

The phenomenon of the secondary current bypasses the nugget being formed is called shunting.

Description 

Since shunting always reduces the actual welding current, it should be avoided whenever possible. There are two primary sources of shunting: (1) Shunting due to existing spot welds, as shown in Fig. 1.

(2) Shunting due to design, as shown in Fig. 2, where shunting inevitably occurs in series welding process.

Detection 

If the following weld issues occur, it may very well suggest the incorrect electrode dressing:

Significance 

Quality, Workplace Issues, Cost, Downtime, Maintenance, Throughput (cycle time; PPH), are all potentially affected by this condition. Special considerations are noted below:

Quality: a lot of weld quality issues will occur due to shunting: Undersized weldStuck weldInconsistent weld qualityBrittle weldNon-round weld, and Poor Class A appearance.

Workplace Issues: Shunting of gun or work sheet in certain extreme cases may be hazardous if not being properly prevented.

Subordinate Causes

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