1. A system for enabling an electric arc welder adapted to perform various welding processes using weld parameters and a welding wire or electrode, said system comprising a first receptacle for a first memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of a specific welding procedure specification constituting a set of at least weld parameters, a specific weld process, electrical characteristics, and selected welding wire features; a second receptacle for a second memory button having a chip loaded with digital data indicative of recorded features of welding wire or electrode used by said welder; and, a disable circuit to disable said welder to process said specific welding procedure when said data indicative of recorded features of said welding wire fails to correspond with said data indicative of said selected welding wire features.