Lidl Plasmas Coming Soon!

[gerrymoore]

Go for it ..... I've got some hall effect trannies ..... somewhere !!!

 

[Bki26]

Go for it ..... I've got some hall effect trannies ..... somewhere !!!

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This is set so that the relay triggers on 7a, which is wired as normally closed to this 60a 200v dc solid state relay.

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There is also another spst-no relay* wired to short the current adjustment pot so that when the relay is powered along with the SSR it'll only provide the base 15a to minimise nozzle damage.

When machine is on the solid state relay and traditional relay are both powered on, once you turn on the torch it'll light up at the 15a irrespective to what you have the amps pot set to. Once the arc touches the workpiece and the current sensor detects 7a on the workpiece earth it'll trigger the attached relay which cuts power to the SSR and spst-no so the current has to go through the workpiece earth instead of the nozzle earth.

The SSR is between the machine earth connection and the wire going to the nozzle earth, it is rated this high for safety for maximum possible amps/volts incase the workpiece earth connection drops and the pilot arc restarts.

*I'm not sure on the rating yet as need to measure voltage.

I'll do a simple wiring diagram to make it easier to understand.

 

[Turbo]

Thanks , so if you want to cut some steel thats been painted and you take some paint off to start the scratch arc will the heat from the arc melt the paint as you move along the painted surface keeping the arc.?

By cleaning off the paint & rust before cutting you'll get a cleaner cut & your consumables last longer.

 

[Farside]

My inlaws managed to pick one up for me in Minehead Lidl yesterday.

On one of the fabrication pages on facebook a user emailed the guy selling them for £285, apparently he was quite upfront and said he picked up 15 from stores and if they don't sell he will return them for a full refund.

Come the Revolution, scum like that will be the first ones against the wall, Comrade.

 

[Farside]

I took the fuse out and stuck an old nail in there

Nah; a MIG tip is what you need.

 

[Bki26]

 

[roofman]

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Even at just 400Nm that seems well worth the money if it comes with a 4Ah battery too, buy a spare battery and that would do most jobs except silly tight wheel nuts.

 

[Bki26]

Even at just 400Nm that seems well worth the money if it comes with a 4Ah battery too, buy a spare battery and that would do most jobs except silly tight wheel nuts.

You can get a cheapo for £40 on ebay however wouldn't have 3yr warranty and dunno if the batteries would even match the claim of 6ah or the 500nm claim some have.

 

[Bki26]

Or can get one of these for all nuts lol https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Torque-M...et-3-4-1-Lugnut-Remover-Sockets-/363730981225

 

[miller]

Even at just 400Nm that seems well worth the money if it comes with a 4Ah battery too, buy a spare battery and that would do most jobs except silly tight wheel nuts.

I saw them in lidl and was tempted but i had bought a lidl parkside 240v one about 4 yrs ago and it was supposed to do something like 250nm but would not slacken the wheel bolts that were set at 110nm so when looking at the battery one it put doubts in my mind. If like aldi lidl did online sales and you could see reviews from people that had bought the item then you would get some idea of how they were.

 

[paulo1974]

I've just watched a video on YouTube ...the guy (Pete) 'converts' his plasma to pilot arc by just running a wire from the tip of the torch directly to earth ...when he presses the switch VOILA a pilot arc appears !!

Now he also says he does not 'recommend' this method but I would think on the odd occasion you need a pilot arc it can't do too much harm?? Anyone tried this??

I not a expert on it but i read that the pilot arc shouldn´t be always on just for the first few seconds.

 

[paulo1974]

@Bki26 on you pilot arc control project you can simply put a ground pedal that cuts the concetion between the pilot arc cable and the ground. Beware of the voltage and amperage of the circuit.

 

[Bki26]

@Bki26 on you pilot arc control project you can simply put a ground pedal that cuts the concetion between the pilot arc cable and the ground. Beware of the voltage and amperage of the circuit.

True but my setup would stop it from dumping the full amps through the nozzle and burning it out whilst also cutting the connection when the work has a good contact.

I rated the solid state relay for the output 100v 40a at max and gave it some headroom.

 

[paulo1974]

True but my setup would stop it from dumping the full amps through the nozzle and burning it out whilst also cutting the connection when the work has a good contact.

I rated the solid state relay for the output 100v 40a at max and gave it some headroom.

Looking foward to see your project and maybe copy it

 

[Bki26]

£60

 

[peterbye]

Looks like there's an official pilot arc conversion available now, https://www.lidl.de/p/parkside-schlauchpaket-pilotzundung-fur-plasmaschneider-pspp5-a1/p100342991
but they'll only ship to a German address.
Video here:

 

[Bki26]

Looks like there's an official pilot arc conversion available now, https://www.lidl.de/p/parkside-schlauchpaket-pilotzundung-fur-plasmaschneider-pspp5-a1/p100342991
but they'll only ship to a German address.
Video here:

So any German members here want to start reselling to the UK lol

 

[Bki26]

Some nice stuff coming up https://www.lidl.co.uk/c/diy-tools/c2262/w2

 

[Onoff]

So any German members here want to start reselling to the UK lol

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[peterbye]

So any German members here want to start reselling to the UK lol

Quick look at a couple of German re-shippers suggests about £25 to get one delivered here