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So i just bought an inverter welder last week ,i replaced the ground clamp but not the electrode holder yet
Today I ran a 4mm 6010 citoflex ,results it starts pretty well but I can't run it properly
It's like pulsed stick welding i think that the rod is to big for my welder
Anyway it works and I will try whit a smaller one 3,25 or 2,5mm rod
Have no idea of how much current needs so I used the 4mm citoflex whit DCEP and something like 170 Amps and I think that was or cold so the pulsed start and stops, or to hot because I had to give much electrode to the puddle and a pushing angle to not shut off the arc
I used the whipping and pause technique
Now I need some tips because don't seems an hardware problem but a my mistake and maybe also asked more than what can run my 250A welder
The manual give not indication on which kind of electrodes can run or not
A friend gave me the electrode for the test and i think it was simply to big for
The travel speed seems to fast or not enough material transfer in some point of the bead .
The question is what you think about running a smaller electrode now that we know that the welder can run a 4mm 6010 pretty bad (if I did good)?
I want remember to you all that is the first time I use 6010 in all my life so maybe I am not able enough to manipulate this kind of rod properly
Today I ran a 4mm 6010 citoflex ,results it starts pretty well but I can't run it properly
It's like pulsed stick welding i think that the rod is to big for my welder
Anyway it works and I will try whit a smaller one 3,25 or 2,5mm rod
Have no idea of how much current needs so I used the 4mm citoflex whit DCEP and something like 170 Amps and I think that was or cold so the pulsed start and stops, or to hot because I had to give much electrode to the puddle and a pushing angle to not shut off the arc
I used the whipping and pause technique
Now I need some tips because don't seems an hardware problem but a my mistake and maybe also asked more than what can run my 250A welder
The manual give not indication on which kind of electrodes can run or not
A friend gave me the electrode for the test and i think it was simply to big for
The travel speed seems to fast or not enough material transfer in some point of the bead .
The question is what you think about running a smaller electrode now that we know that the welder can run a 4mm 6010 pretty bad (if I did good)?
I want remember to you all that is the first time I use 6010 in all my life so maybe I am not able enough to manipulate this kind of rod properly