Mike O Donovan
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Sorry, I'm a toolmaker not an electrician
There does not seam a lot wrong with those figures but you might find when the weld wire is shorted to the work piece (via ground clamp) that 18.5 may drop to nowt so there may be a poor connection causing this.I have 18.5 on dc volts on position 1and 3.5 with the trigger off
HiIt's all back together now, thanks for the pointer about insulating washers. Now I understand how to test across the pack rather than from ground, I can see 20 volts DC on the output side of the pack. The connectors do go to negative to the choke and positive to the torch.
I have a sticker on the back of the box that suggests that at 30A, the voltage should be 15.5 volts. That sounds reasonable for the 20 volts out of the diode pack, but if I measure across the torch connector posts I only get 10 volts. It still increases as I turn the setting up, and it's the same voltage if I measure between the welding wire and the earth clamp. Does this mean it's actually the choke that has had it?
you may not get a reply, slimy hasnt been on since march 8thHi
you would not happen to have a wiring diagram for this welder,my switch was stuck, I took it separate and the springs went everywhere,I got it all back together but I don't know if I have the cams in the right sequence,if you have a wiring diagram could you post it here or I will give you my email address.
Thanks