I don't think I have ever been able to use full speed on any machine. Some go up to about 20 m per minute. And you will never need that. But the penetration is affected by the voltage (the power) and the speed. For a given Voltage, a higher speed will give more power. A smaller diameter wire...
If you are lacking penetration, it is usually one of the following.
Polarity of earth and torch has been swapped. Problem with diodes on the rectifier. Problem with the settings of the voltage, or, a problem with the voltage switch. Problems with continuity, check torch (crimpings both ends, and...
Yes, I know, I can do that and I might just do that, too, but sometimes it is good to get the feeling of the end users. If I write to Jaguar, they will tell me all they want me to know! If I speak to the owners, they will tell me all I need to know.
Thanks to both!
Well arc welders are also of interest, although I was mainly thinking of MIG/MAG.
I have read up on the Oxford MIG machines. They seem to make powerful machines that exceeds what others do, in single phase. As I understand it, they are talking about special controls, that allow...
Firstly your weld is fine! But i get exactly where you come from, and yes, there is a big difference between a good machine and a cheap one. A BIG difference!
The most obvious differences are the controls, the wire feed motor and also, for transformer based machines, whether or not it is a...
that is the gift of a cheap price. they avoid using an electrical solenoid gas valve, and in stead use a mechanical cut off of the gas supply. So you have to counteract a heavy spring pressure to keep the gas flowing. Not a nice design.
I wish there was somebody that could tell me a bit about the Oxford machines.
Both ito of quality of build, weld etc, but also what makes them special, being somewhere in between inverters and transformer machines.
I am just curios as I have never seen or used one, but their philosophy appeals...
Especially on door skins, you have fairly long sections to weld in place and warping can become an issue. There is on the market a Joddler, joggler and it has another name, that escapes me for the moment (swaging tool! just remembered). It is made by a couple of guys, like TAMA in Denmark and I...
While I searched the net for information, I came across this forum. I wanted to join and put my name and email address in, and it came back that the name and email address must be unique! So I must actually have signed up quite a while back, and never posted, and I forgot all about it.
Anyway...
It is indeed that one! The only difference I can see is the number. Mine is number 341601 - 001A, so maybe the earliest version. As far as i can see the lay-out and the components look identical!
And of course a thanks for all the advice. Now even the pictures work as intended!
I tried to imbed the pictures, but it only shows IMG so I provided a link to IMGUR, where i uploaded the pics.
Here are some more, let's see if I can get this to work!
https://imgur.com/kxlDvcO
The machine did not respond when applying 380V. The fan was cut out, and I had to take the whole thing apart, because I can see broken caps and botched wiring. The thing needs a total rebuilt. And you almost have to take the whole machine apart to get to the board, so I want it right, when it...
Some caps are gone as well, you are right, but there i can read the values. The small rectangular caps are cracked, (more than swollen).
My problem is with the components where I can't establish the values.
Hi.
I have an old ESAB SMASHWELD 250 which I would like to restore. The control board is not working, I assume the transistors have given up the ghost. The board has a number 34160-001A. There are 5 transistors on it, two of them are metal capped round units, that have corroded and the numbers...