I looked in my manaul just now to refresh my memory on pulse. In the Syncrowave 200, the pulse works only in TIG mode on AC or DC. It has a default setting when turned on of 10 pulses per second (pps). It's adjustable from 0.1 pps to 15 pps. This is shown on P. 24 of the manual.

I'm not all that good at long, wordy explanations so here's the info from page 18 of the Syncrowave 200 manual. I presume that you didn't get one with your machine. They are available from the Miller Welding Website. Just put in your machine serial number and you will get the correct manual.

From the Manual, P. 18.

Pulsing is available only while using
the TIG process, it cannot be selected
if the Stick process (see Section
3-4) is active. Controls can be
adjusted while welding.
Press Pulse push button to activate
pulser function.
ON - When illuminated, this LED
indicates the pulser is on.
Turn Encoder to set pulses per second.
See Section 3-12 for Pulse parameters.
The selected pulse value
is displayed on the ammeter, and
[PPS] is displayed on the voltmeter
as long as the pulse function is active.
Press Pulse control button to turn
pulse function off.
Press Main Amps or Adjust control
button to exit pulse control screen
and leave pulser activated.
Application:
Pulsed TIG welding involves
switching the weld output between
a high or peak amperage, and a low
or background amperage at a controlled
rate of pulses per second.
Pulsing the weld output from a higher
peak amperage, to a lower background
amperage, lowers the average
welding amperage, which can
reduce heat input and improve weld
puddle control.
Set the number of pulses per second
based on the application. Pulsing
rates of 1 to 2 pps can improve
the timing and amount of filler metal
that are added to the weld puddle,
improving weld bead consistency.
Filler metal should be dipped, or
added to the weld puddle when the
output pulses to the high, or peak
amperage.
Fast pulsing rates can improve the
bead appearance of welds made
without filler, or allow filler to be continuously
added to the weld puddle
without any dipping action. The
pulse rate should be adjusted along
with travel speed to obtain desired
weld bead


Happy Trails.

 

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate you taking the time. I'm going to go practice this today. I will also look at the Miller website for the manual.

 

You are quite welcome.

One good use for TIG pulse is as a timer for your dips of the filler rod. You could set it at 1 pulse per second and dip when the amperage goes up.

Other units such as the Dynasty that are inverter style have the capability of getting very fast pulse rates. I'm told that this smooths your welds out but I can't tell since I have the Syncrowave 200 like yours.