Hi all, recently purchased a Clarke Mig 130 EN for two reasons other than just to weld - 1. VAT free weekend at Machine Mart and 2. I needed a welder I could run off a 240V 13amp supply.
Initially tried using the 0.9mm flux core (1.0mm tip) supplied with the unit but found that the flux causes lots of holes in the weld - frustrating. So I swapped it over to gas using 0.8mm gas wire (new wire) and Co2 shielding gas - much cleaner welds achieved - but only seem able to produce big (high) welds due to the wire speed - is this just me or is this typical of this type of welder. Today I swapped over to 0.6mm (old wire - dull appearance - not rusty) - didn't seem to get satisfactory penetration - I thought the smaller wire may give me a smaller better looking weld but it seems harder to weld with the smaller wire.
Also, my mini bottle regulator seems to be leaking slightly at the push-in connector - is this normal (due to the bottle pressure - 60 Bar?). Most pneumatic push-in fittings are only rated to 10 Bar. How critical is the gas flow?
Any advice would be great.
Mike.
Initially tried using the 0.9mm flux core (1.0mm tip) supplied with the unit but found that the flux causes lots of holes in the weld - frustrating. So I swapped it over to gas using 0.8mm gas wire (new wire) and Co2 shielding gas - much cleaner welds achieved - but only seem able to produce big (high) welds due to the wire speed - is this just me or is this typical of this type of welder. Today I swapped over to 0.6mm (old wire - dull appearance - not rusty) - didn't seem to get satisfactory penetration - I thought the smaller wire may give me a smaller better looking weld but it seems harder to weld with the smaller wire.
Also, my mini bottle regulator seems to be leaking slightly at the push-in connector - is this normal (due to the bottle pressure - 60 Bar?). Most pneumatic push-in fittings are only rated to 10 Bar. How critical is the gas flow?
Any advice would be great.
Mike.
