Hi!
I need a little help/confirmation of my thoughts... I've tried to weld a VW Polo - but wasn't so lucky with that... The sheet metal is between 0.7 to 0.8mm thin.
My welder has a 30-200 Amp rating and 8 power settings.
I used 0.8mm wire on a 400V power source, I can't use any other as the fuses keep blowing (very old house & electrics). Shielding gas is 18% CO² & Argon.
My problem: even at the lowest/1st power setting the sheet kept burning away and all I did was blowing holes... I have to do a lot of butt welding and some plug welding.
1st question:
Am I right in thinking that 0.8mm wire is too thick and I'd be doing better with 0.6mm wire? In that case I'd have to buy a spool of wire...
2nd question:
What I'm unsure about is the power source - does it make a difference to the power output at low settings? I would think it doesn't, but I'm not sure realy
Cheers,
Jan
I need a little help/confirmation of my thoughts... I've tried to weld a VW Polo - but wasn't so lucky with that... The sheet metal is between 0.7 to 0.8mm thin.
My welder has a 30-200 Amp rating and 8 power settings.
I used 0.8mm wire on a 400V power source, I can't use any other as the fuses keep blowing (very old house & electrics). Shielding gas is 18% CO² & Argon.
My problem: even at the lowest/1st power setting the sheet kept burning away and all I did was blowing holes... I have to do a lot of butt welding and some plug welding.
1st question:
Am I right in thinking that 0.8mm wire is too thick and I'd be doing better with 0.6mm wire? In that case I'd have to buy a spool of wire...
2nd question:
What I'm unsure about is the power source - does it make a difference to the power output at low settings? I would think it doesn't, but I'm not sure realy
Cheers,
Jan