Pete.S.
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Dragging this up,
I've an r tech mig 180 and experiencing the same things, over setting 6 it just doesn't sound right, the bacon sound turns Into a more splutting hiss, kinda like spray but not at the same time. Adjusting the wire speed makes it better but alot more feirce at the same time. Can easily get it into spray when I max the voltages and wire feed. When the welds sound crap they come out looking good. I've watched doubleboost reviews and the arc sounds the same on that too. Splutting etc Might be normal?
The hiss comes from having the voltage set too high. You're looking for fast consistent buzz/crackling. Adjust the voltage until you have the fastest crackle sound.
I don't think it sounds like bacon that much actually so I think that is misleading.
You want it to sound like in this video:
Also how aggressive it sounds depends on the inductance of your machine. Some machines have adjustable inductance.
Also as you increase the wire feed speed and voltage the sound becomes naturally more aggressive sounding.