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How long do you gents find a new tip lasts?
New tip goes in, welds perfectly, then after a short while, the feed becomes erratic and the end of the wire keeps sticking to the tip.
New tip in and problem solved.
The steel is brand new and clean.
seem to get the same from the various makes of tip - Parweld, Esab etc
Not a fan of tip dip as i find it can cause porosity in the first few welds as it runs out of the nozzle (even tho all the excess is shaken off)
The tip is the correct size for the wire.
New tip goes in, welds perfectly, then after a short while, the feed becomes erratic and the end of the wire keeps sticking to the tip.
New tip in and problem solved.
The steel is brand new and clean.
seem to get the same from the various makes of tip - Parweld, Esab etc
Not a fan of tip dip as i find it can cause porosity in the first few welds as it runs out of the nozzle (even tho all the excess is shaken off)
The tip is the correct size for the wire.