Hi all, update time, removing the new 0.6 wire to replace it with 0.8 to check the roller, i noticed the wire reel does not spin freely, removed centre nut and greased up the centre of the wire and cleaned the spindle, retightened centre nut it now spins freely and back to being welder again...
hi slimjim, nobody else is in my workshop to touch my equipment so i wouldn't have thought this will change, but i will take a look. Thanks for your thoughts.
hi eddie49, sent an email to tec-arc yesterday and waiting a reply, normal use would be 40 hrs a month, so not overly used, there is a 0.8 groove that i could try, i will buy some 0.8 wire and let you know, the wire feed stutters just pulling the trigger without trying any welding( that is just...
hi daedalusminos, spool tension has never been adjusted in all these years, but i have tried to see if more or less tension helps but alas it doesn't affect the juddering of the wire.
hi eddie49, i've been here on and off since 2011,( bought the machine new from weldequip back then) no idea why my message count has gone down to 1? i cannot stop the motor by hand i have tried, maybe the grooved roller has worn out? i have cleaned it just to make sure. Always run it on a 5kg spool.
hi guys, my portamig 215 has developed a stutter, the wire feed jerks, cleaned roller and checked tension, replaced wire and torch, unloaded the motor is fine, correctly tensioned it judders, would it be the motor brushes or the motor it self breaking down? tia for your replies. Graham