I have a SIP migmate turbo 130 it has done very little work and probably around ten years old now.
My brother gave me it he got it new hardly used it and had wire feed issues from the start.
First thing i did was swap out the liner for a steel one this seemed to improve things a little. I gave up on the gas cylinders they lasted minutes so i went gasless and in fairness to it i managed to get by with it on the rare occasions i use this mig, but it seems to still be less than perfect on the wire feed side of things, even with the tensioning screw tight up the feed is fluctuating making it impractical to use.
I have a Euro torch well the torch umbilical etc but no socket for the machine, i have seen them on ebay from china hong kong etc for about 11 quid , is it worth fitting this or not practical?
My factory umbilical is kind of held in by a tie wrap behind a grommet in the front cover its forever coming out thinking this might not be helping smooth wire feeding.
read a few posts on page one and two of this forum, it mentions a wire feed mod . what exactly is this mod please.
Any other hints on keeping this machine working smooth would be appreciated.
My brother gave me it he got it new hardly used it and had wire feed issues from the start.
First thing i did was swap out the liner for a steel one this seemed to improve things a little. I gave up on the gas cylinders they lasted minutes so i went gasless and in fairness to it i managed to get by with it on the rare occasions i use this mig, but it seems to still be less than perfect on the wire feed side of things, even with the tensioning screw tight up the feed is fluctuating making it impractical to use.
I have a Euro torch well the torch umbilical etc but no socket for the machine, i have seen them on ebay from china hong kong etc for about 11 quid , is it worth fitting this or not practical?
My factory umbilical is kind of held in by a tie wrap behind a grommet in the front cover its forever coming out thinking this might not be helping smooth wire feeding.
read a few posts on page one and two of this forum, it mentions a wire feed mod . what exactly is this mod please.
Any other hints on keeping this machine working smooth would be appreciated.