An informative explanation and demonstration of polarity in stick welding.

Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA), stick welding or rod welding can be set up with different polarities. In this video, we compare Direct Current Electrode Positive (DCEP or Reverse Polarity), Direct Current Electrode Negative (DCEN or Straight Polarity) and Alternating Current (AC).

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