Glad all is well and you learned something....
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Dale M.
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If you have understanding of "all the above" put in 30 amp breaker verify all electric connections are solid..... WELD....
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Weld to long and most that will happen is machine goes into thermal shut down.....Or operate internal circuit breaker/reset button on rear panel....
Dale...Last edited by Dale M.; 11-10-2018, 10:16 PM.Leave a comment:
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There is this thing of duty cycle, most low end MIG welders have a 20% duty cycle.. The means you can only weld for about 2 minutes out of 10 minutes... Pretty common to have a duty cycle related to welder/manufacturer, the Hobart 140 happens to be 20%.... I run a 25 foot 12 gauge 3 wire extension...Leave a comment:
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You are good to go...IS it tested?
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Basically, yes you can BUT a 2 wire romex will only have hot leg( black) and neutral (white), and it does not have the safety ground.. IS it even available???
A 3 wire romex (12-2/g) will have a hot leg (black) and neutral (white) and ground (usually bare wire).... Most desirable to have...Last edited by Dale M.; 11-09-2018, 11:14 AM.Leave a comment:
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This is going to sound real elemental (not knowing your experience level), do you have pressure on output of regulators, and with cutting head off and welding tip on do you have flow?
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A 20AMP breaker is to small... At the top most level pushing it, it will draw 24(+) amps.... I had to go to a 30 amp breaker to weld thick stuff at top settings...
The 2.90 kVA comes from manual...
Dale...Last edited by Dale M.; 11-04-2018, 03:25 PM.Leave a comment:
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That is a pressure release/safety valve....
Yes GMAW, solid wire with shield gas is so much cleaner, it spoils you...
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Well crap, guess I was wrong all the way around about FCAW ....Oh well, we try to learn.... Maybe I had my push and drag backward or wrong... Maybe I should stay with trapping gophers....
OK... Now a question.... Is it ok to push the puddle with solid wire/shield gas?.... My best welds...Last edited by Dale M.; 10-22-2018, 11:02 PM.Leave a comment:
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Push or Drag
NOTE:... IT SEEMS I HAVE MY PUSH AND DRAG CONFUSES (REVERSED) IN STATEMENT BELOW!...
Ok... Was at car show recently and I was watching a demo by 'self taught' welder using FCAW machine running on 120v.... The statement was made that you had to push the weld and I noted (to myself) his...Last edited by Dale M.; 10-22-2018, 11:01 PM. -
Advertising, yeah factual but still.........
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Either use helmet or NOT WELD...... A high rated sun block with high SPF may help, but that is only short term, the danger over time is critical and may lead to terrible thing like skin cancer of other skin problems... Have you talked to him to see what the situation is?
DaleLast edited by Dale M.; 10-18-2018, 03:03 PM.Leave a comment:
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Removes eyebrows too...
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Check hose between gas solenoid valve and "connector" could be old, brittle, partial rupture....
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Looks like corrosion to me....If you have the time I think trying to salvage it would be one option, but remember inside of "connector" (#45 on parts list) probably has same problems... But maybe gun cleaning bore brushes (metal bristle) may be used and really cleaned well before putting back...Leave a comment:
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