L Lewis904 New Member Messages 4 Location England kent Apr 10, 2018 #1 My new second hand mighty mig 100 does not arc. Does anyone have any advice to get it to work ?
rtbcomp Moderator Messages 18,575 Location Sheffield UK Apr 10, 2018 #2 Welcome to the forum. First thing - is the earth clamp nice and tight and on clean metal?
L Lewis904 New Member Messages 4 Location England kent Apr 10, 2018 #3 rtbcomp said: Welcome to the forum. First thing - is the earth clamp nice and tight and on clean metal? Click to expand... Thank you for the reply , I will check the earth clamp and what it’s attached to .
rtbcomp said: Welcome to the forum. First thing - is the earth clamp nice and tight and on clean metal? Click to expand... Thank you for the reply , I will check the earth clamp and what it’s attached to .
Kickmuck Member Messages 52 Location Manchester Apr 10, 2018 #4 Have you had any luck? I have the same machine and it has been causing a few problems for me recently. When you say it does not arc. Do you mean absolutely no arc or that you get a poor arc?
Have you had any luck? I have the same machine and it has been causing a few problems for me recently. When you say it does not arc. Do you mean absolutely no arc or that you get a poor arc?
L Lewis904 New Member Messages 4 Location England kent Apr 11, 2018 #5 Absolutely no arc , I will try getting a cleaner clamp point tonight when home from work .
L Lewis904 New Member Messages 4 Location England kent Apr 11, 2018 #6 All sorted it was the clamp , thanks for your help