Has anyone adapted an after market spool gun to there mig welder/feeder
successfully and if so could they provide some details or a web site reference
on the specific steps they took to get it to weld successfully?
Below are my considerations/details:
I have a welder (base unit and a separate wire feeder) and I would like to
purchase an aftermarket spool gun and adapt it to hook to my wire feeder.
On my mig gun there are two wires in addition to the gun itself. the two small wires are 24 volt AC. These two wires trigger the wire to feed and the gas solenoid to open.
Looking at photographs and a few youtube videos it appears the spool guns
fit into the same port as the mig gun (I think this is called the back end connector of the mig gun).
It appears that the after market spool guns have 4 small wires. I am assuming two wires to trigger the feed and gas solenoid and the other two for the drive motor speed.
I am trying to avoid adding a "controller box".
Please do not include the pro and cons of a spool gun versus a TIG as there arebseveral posts that provide that discusion.
base unit: Thermal Arc Ultra Flex Pulse 350
Feeder: Thermal Arc Porta Feeder 17A
successfully and if so could they provide some details or a web site reference
on the specific steps they took to get it to weld successfully?
Below are my considerations/details:
I have a welder (base unit and a separate wire feeder) and I would like to
purchase an aftermarket spool gun and adapt it to hook to my wire feeder.
On my mig gun there are two wires in addition to the gun itself. the two small wires are 24 volt AC. These two wires trigger the wire to feed and the gas solenoid to open.
Looking at photographs and a few youtube videos it appears the spool guns
fit into the same port as the mig gun (I think this is called the back end connector of the mig gun).
It appears that the after market spool guns have 4 small wires. I am assuming two wires to trigger the feed and gas solenoid and the other two for the drive motor speed.
I am trying to avoid adding a "controller box".
Please do not include the pro and cons of a spool gun versus a TIG as there arebseveral posts that provide that discusion.
base unit: Thermal Arc Ultra Flex Pulse 350
Feeder: Thermal Arc Porta Feeder 17A