A bit of a late update, but worth doing.
My machine turned out to be too difficult to repair, as it was a fault they'd never seen before, and parts replaced, then failed again. Sometimes things just suck. I fully understand that ( it did still work in DC though lol )
Yes it did take some time...
My unit was bought in 2007, there is no warranty. It has been faultless until this has happened.
They have offered me a warranty unit on the basis of the repair not lasting. I'm DIY use, not having it is a minor annoyance, not critical so I told them there is no need send me over a machine...
I've sent it off again for them to look at, and included the pedal this time.
IMO there should never be a scenario where you could demand more than the machine can handle....it seems unlikely that's possible. But something is definitely up.
I'd never gave it much thought before as the...
I'm beginning to think this myself.
I've pretty much never been able to have the pedal turned up full, and actually press the pedal full when welding, as it'd almost always trip in a very short space of time. Now those instances would have been rare, and usually towards the start of welding on...
As it's looking like my old machine may not be repairable, or is proving too difficult to repair...200A AC TIG, pretty much only used for DIY aluminium welding.
On occasion when welding what I'd consider large items, it would sometimes trip out ( machine, warning light, power supply always good...
My MIG is 30 years old ? One of my cars is over 40 years old. Only 15 ? Voyager is over 50 years old....still hanging in there too, in the harshest of environments
It's a lightly used DIY machine, not something that lives in a ****hole and abused daily.. Age is irrelevant. That's as daft as...
they would need to pass both from the boiler into that water, and then from that water into the hot water cylinder coil.
I not, saying it's impossible.....but it'd be pretty close to impossible without some other symptoms.
I'll add to this.
A couple of weeks ago my old AC/DC TIG201 stopped working on AC only. I think I've had the machine around 15 years or so.
Called R-Tech, they arranged collection, I think it was around 2 weeks total, and unit is now back with me and repaired, and all for a very modest cost...
In your central heating, rads, closed system.....no risk as others have said.
If it is in a water supply, pipe, taps, shower, etc etc....then yes there is a risk. As are any flexible type, hoses with rubber in them, as indeed are push fittings with rubber seals.
In most cases the risk is...
Let's face it, cutting, grinding, welding etc all create huge amounts of dust. Beyond belief, and even with a lot of masks, it ends up inside us on a pretty large scale. It's amazing we don't come to more harm
I think my wandering is partly tungsten, but also a lack of prep in a lot of cases. It does kinda settle once started, but the arc is never as fine and clean as most of the videos I see
So wheel material is the bigger consideration ?
Oddly a lot of videos show people grinding sideways on a disc....yet everything I have read, says never grind sideways, always lengthways. Which is kind of weird
When I see videos like this.....it really makes me think a proper grinder would be worth it ?
I would struggle with wandering arc's. I tend to use a grinder with a flap wheel, and grind towards the tip, not sideways, not around etc. And it seems to create a relatively smooth finish. Far...
Trackers can of course be circumvented....still not a reason not to have one.
But in car trackers do seem to struggle with signal, especially if parked in a garage etc. Rewire security offer a few basic ones you can track yourself
But I have to say, they Automatrix do sound very good from...
They don't get that hot really, especially rears. And it doesn't appear to be a track car.
Although for longevity, perhaps having them plated and then for appearances 2k over them ?
For most metal removal or grinding...flap wheels are awesome. They remove metal better than grinding in most cases, plus leave a smoother finish.
There are some "ceramic" flap discs...they definitely remove metal better and last a little longer than regular ones. I'd rarely ever use an actual...
I've just done a load of mine with Raptor. No mask needed.
I just mixed it and applied with a brush and open cell foam roller. Which actually gives a pretty good "rough" finish. It does take 2-3 coats though, but it's easy enough.
Still a few more bits to do though.