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The big idea: heat input = volts × amps ÷ travel speed. Slow down and every inch of weld gets more heat and more wire.
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The numbers on screen come from one small model: wire cross-section π/4 × 0.035², bead area = wire fed per inch of travel, heat input = V × A × 60 ÷ (1000 × travel speed). Amps from wire speed (I = 0.45 × WFS + 40, typical for 0.035 in steel wire) and the fusion depth drawn in the section (scaled to heat input) are illustrative: your machine's chart and your welding procedure are the authority.