AUXILIARY SHIELDING GAS FILTER FOR A WELDING APPARATUS

摘要

A shielding gas filter assembly (26) for a welding apparatus. The filter assembly includes a filter housing (86) having a filter (106) disposed therein. The filter assembly (26) also includes a filter guard (90) coupled to the filter housing (86) and configured to receive shielding gas. The filter guard (90) includes a tamper resistant portion configured to inhibit an object from contacting the filter (106) when the object is inserted into the filter guard.