Thanks for a great board.
I've had a fairly useless "SIP Migmate Turbo 130 Dual Purpose" for about five or six years.
The problem is the wire feed.
I have enough experience to know how a decent MIG welder should work. This one doesn't.
I've done all the usual stuff to fix it but none of it works.
From day one the wire feed has been uneven just feeding into thin air, never mind trying to feed it onto the work when there is no hope of keeping reasonably steady contact.
I think it isn't so much a fault in the feed wheels or other mechanical aspects (which I've checked and re-checked endlessly) as a problem with fluctuations in the current that drives the wheels.
I suspect that a modification to the electronics which assured a current which meets the demands of the drive wheels at all times would cure it, but I don't know enough about electronics to identify the problem or how to fix it.
I'd be grateful for any ideas on how to fix it.
Alternatively, can anyone think of a use for a useless welder which isn't even heavy enough to be a mooring for a small boat?
I've had a fairly useless "SIP Migmate Turbo 130 Dual Purpose" for about five or six years.
The problem is the wire feed.
I have enough experience to know how a decent MIG welder should work. This one doesn't.
I've done all the usual stuff to fix it but none of it works.
From day one the wire feed has been uneven just feeding into thin air, never mind trying to feed it onto the work when there is no hope of keeping reasonably steady contact.
I think it isn't so much a fault in the feed wheels or other mechanical aspects (which I've checked and re-checked endlessly) as a problem with fluctuations in the current that drives the wheels.
I suspect that a modification to the electronics which assured a current which meets the demands of the drive wheels at all times would cure it, but I don't know enough about electronics to identify the problem or how to fix it.
I'd be grateful for any ideas on how to fix it.
Alternatively, can anyone think of a use for a useless welder which isn't even heavy enough to be a mooring for a small boat?