ah i see, that makes sense!! thats what i thought when i saw that it said 24 amp max on front of the machine. i upgraded the electrics because the welder was blowing the downstairs trip before, and i thought that it was just because the trip wasnt 'man' enough for the job. So had it all upgraded...
Well this has been something that i have thought about. Im using this welder at home and have had the electrics upgraded to suit as the house is old and so is the wiring. So i had an electrician come and fit a seperate breaker box run direct from mains supply, with a large waterproof 3 pin round...
Hi all, thanks for your help so far. i have tried the weler on settings one and two this morning and it works a treat!! i think in all my enthusiasm trying it on settings 3 and 4 which were faulty before, i didnt try the lower settings, which by the looks of things i will be using more anyway. I...
I think its time to get it properly diagnosed. Does anyone know of a machine repairer in the south east? near buckinghamshire. if not then i might try a company called r-tech welding... anyone had previous experience?
hi again, i didnt have a chance to test on setting number one. I did however manage to do a quick diode test. I found two small components that i think look like diodes, one is bolted on between the earth lead socket and the welder casing and one is bolted between two large cables somewhere in...
Thank you mike 109444!!!
I need to check if it blows on lowest setting, will do that this weekend. I'm quite confident that it was wired up the same as i marked each wire position on the switch and the wires and took pictures, so i would hope i didnt get it wrong. The welder did work before...
Hi everyone, im in need of some assistance. I have a snap on pro mig 2000 which i believe is base on a cebora machine, which is blowing fuses. If i hold the trigger down to feed the wire through then it will quite happily run for as long as is needed, however once i start welding, within two...