damn thing ive just gone and tried the mig and it will not strike a ark now the machine switches on fine light comes on and you can here the fan fine any ideas to what i may be doing wrong .
hi mate ive got a good ground to the piece of steel the wire is coming out fine but there is no ark at all could it be a loose connection in the torch i wonder as i have took the torch end to bits .
The thing ive noticed is not all welder machines use their input electric draw very efficiently at times.. i mean ive seen machines draw 40 amps for just 250amp output max on 230v single phase which is terrible tbh.. so looking at the sticker and im no expect really but.. i think you need a type c 32a breaker but you should really be getting in a sparky to have a look at your electrics if you not sure what you doing.. i mean if i was in your postion i would. but you should be using a 4mm cable for a 32a not a 2.5
hi again ive been looking through the user manual am i correct in thinking it does need a 16amp type3 ive attached a pic from the manual any help be great .
hi again ive been looking through the user manual am i correct in thinking it does need a 16amp type3 ive attached a pic from the manual any help be great .View attachment 210339
It looks like they are saying it should be fine on a 16a type C MCB as the duty cycle is less than the time to overheat the fuse, and at the point the welder is cooled sufficiently to continue welding both should be cool
Im assuming they are implying an MCB as opposed to a wire fuse will hold up for longer
Id look at going for a 20a type C depending on the cable that is installed how how its been installed
there is a guy selling one on ebay the same model etc he says it will work on a 13amp plug I find it hard to believe as the machine does have a 16amp plug fitted to the machine on the pics hes posted on ebay .
The manual i looked at said 16a slow blow fuse or 20a for mcb.
Its fitted with 2.5mm cable so I would expect to fit it with a 16a plug but that manual you have posted says its pulling 32.5a at 20% duty cycle.
Or 14 odd at 100% duty cycle.
Have a look through the other pages and see what power output = 100% duty cycle and try running it at that power to see if it trips.
Stick a 20 or 30 amp mcb on even if just temporarily to see if that's the problem. If it's not arcing at all it could be your machine throwing a wobbly.
Do you know anyone with a good supply just to rule out the machine being the problem?