Abstract: A dual switch for a semi automatic welding gun has a switch lever that pivots between three positions. At the first position, the switch lever is disengaged from a first switch so that the welding gun is "off". In the second position, the switch lever engages the first switch to turn the gun "on". A locking lever retains the switch lever in its second position. Pivoting the switch lever to its third position releases the locking lever to enable the switch lever to return, under a spring bias, to its first position. A second switch is independent of the first switch and is selectively actuated to vary the welding schedule while the gun is either "on" or "off".

Abstract: A GMAW gun has a nozzle that is axially slidable over a gas diffuser. The nozzle is positively located in one of two different positions by a double counterbored insulator in cooperation with an insulative retaining ring. When the double counterbored insulator is installed in a first orientation on the gun, the nozzle abuts a first surface of the double counterbored insulator to provide a first positive stop. When the double counterbored insulator is installed in a second orientation, the nozzle abuts a second surface of the double counterbored insulator to provide a second positive stop. The various components of the gun are dimensioned such that a contact tip protrudes from the nozzle when the nozzle is at the first positive stop, and the contact tip is recessed into the nozzle when the nozzle is at the second positive stop.