I asked for a refund - they offered me 30%. I said you're having a giraffe. They said 50%. ditto. They said 80%. ditto. Now they have completely refunded and I have the earth clamp still and it's not three bad. So, winner winner chicken dinner - serves the scamming little bstuds right.
Welding some 150mm parallel flange channel. I only really use my stick welder on 4mm rods these days (and with gouging rods) as for lighter welds then the MIG comes out. When I say 200 amps then that's what the dial says, whether it is or not is another matter. 180 amps works nicely as you can...
I though you all would like a laugh. The earth clamp on my Wolf 200amp stick welder was giving up the ghost. No worries, I'll buy another from ebay and so got the entire lead with that funny connector thing for the welder. 300 amp rated load it said, great, just the job and so I purchased it. It...
Thanks. The cutters will remain ready to return until I know for sure where I stand. The sellers have been asked multiple times by myself and ebay to provide a return path and I have all the correspondence transcripts saved. They won't contact me, they are in China, they concentrate on shifting...
Good evening all, I'd appreciate any steers towards a good chap that is happy to have a go at repairing one (or two!)
The story, I purchased a new one off ebay (supposedly cuts 13mm) and from the box it didn't work - the over temp light flashes straight away and an E4 error message. No arc...
I was involved with historic steam engine boilers once so am aware of hydraulic tests and thickness tests. The easiest way to do a DIY hydraulic test is to use a pressure washer as a pressure source with a bleed that you can progressively shut to create the required pressure. I'm not sure...
Well there are a few videos on you tube showing them popped open like a balloon bursting, but I take your point. Maybe I could mount it outside the workshop so I won't be collateral damage if it does pop.
I've a fairly old but nice 3hp belt driven compressor that sits on top of a horizontal air receiver. The tank is fairly rusty on the bottom exterior and sure to be even worse on the inside. I've recently got a bit frightened than it might explode and peel open one day as there's enough evidence...
Well Eddie, I'm sure you're on the right track here as I found some stuff online from a Polish guy that tells the exact same story as you. Anyway, this is dragging on a bit now and it's playing up worse than ever now and switching it on and off sometimes gets the relay to click and an output but...
Indeed. I shall look again tomorrow. The capacitor bank has it's own PCB and is at the bottom. You can't get to see the solder side of the board or even try and check the capacitors without unscrewing it. That doesn't look too arduous so I will give it a go tomorrow. Thanks for all the replies...
Well I took the cover off. Of course it's working fine now I did that. You switch it on an the cooling fan starts up, and 5 seconds later you hear the click of (I assume) a relay and then you get output (about 80 volts open circuit) The only thing I discovered was that the earth wire from the...
Thanks Eddie, I shall do just that. Fingers crossed that it's something simple. I've got to like the thing over the years and for what I do with it it would be hard to justify buying a replacement, but my little MIG welder isn't up to doing heavy stuff.
Good evening chaps, I wonder if anyone has some advice?
It concerns my Wolf Weld 200amp DC inverter welder that I purchased as a reader offer from The Daily telegraph about 10 years or so ago.
It's been a great bit of kit, I hardly use it these days but it it brilliant with 4mm rods running...
I've used a stick welder for several decades and never had the issue that I'm having with MIG. I can see the weld pool well enough but when joining box section to make door frames, especially welding the 45 degree cut corners up I struggle to see the two edges of the metal and lose my sense of...
Thanks for the offer Andy, I'm a bit like you with the MIG welder, I've done stuff over the years but I'm not confident enough on thin stuff. I really need an expert on it as I don't want to blow any holes in it or have leaks. The part came from the States and so would be a pricey expercise to...
Is there anyone near me around the Warrington Cheshire area that's good with the TIG or MIG and would like a little work?
I've got a steel engine sump (1 mm steel) that needs welding. The sump is a special aftermarket deep sump that is too deep for the application I have and so I've cut an...
Five decades and counting....... Just accept the fact that there's more to life than penguins in hi-viz vests and numpty, hard of thinking, self righteous bleeding hearted safety Nazis.