Tradarcher
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I can't seem to get the hang of this welding thing. Can't get the current or the wire speed right. Any advice from the self taught for the self taught?
mbalbritton said:I've only been welding for a couple months, on a buddies 220 Mac welder (Miller in disguise). I seem to be picking it up pretty quick, but I attribute a lot of that to the machine!
question... what does an extension cord do that would mess it up? I'm guessing there is some sort of current drop or something, but I've never heard this before.
brent
Kevin Lawler said:Seems like I am either blowing through thin metal or splattering pieces of wire.
kilby said:You get pretty sizeable voltage drop over a long run of cord. This is made worse by using too small of a wire guage and/or too long of a cord. As Kevin suggested, 12g is as small as you'd want to go, and I'd say no longer than 20 feet. After that the voltage drop would be more noticeable. (Here's a good calculator: http://www.electrician.com/vd_calculator.html )
I just finished putting in a circuit in my garage for the welder. It's a dedicated 20amp circuit with 20a receptacle... nothing but the welder will be run on it. I'm planning on making an extension cord out of 10-3 that will be about 12 feet long, so I can get the welder to the end of the garage if need be.
mbalbritton said:question... what does an extension cord do that would mess it up? I'm guessing there is some sort of current drop or something, but I've never heard this before.
brent
What's the duty cycle on the welder? Being 110V I would think low, not built to weld non stop.spraypaintman said:I've got the Lincolin 135 and mine welds for a while really good and then it just stops & then comes back on again. Is it not getting enough juice? It's just a 110 type plug. What do you guys think?
SSWaters said:Spray Paint Man, you're welder is overheating, it has a thermostat mounted next to the coil to keep you from burning it up. That's why it shuts off , cools, cuts on.
Cool?