Cigweld transmig 180 se

[ab56452001]

Hi , just bought a transmig 180se , here in oz , works fine ,came with a large wire reel and gauge 350$ , the price of a new chinese one ! , the bloke had it sitting in his shed with minimal usage for years , has a newlinner/gun aswell , can anybody tell me roughly how old it is and how good or bad this unit is , seems to run o'k' and looks really clean/looked after , weighs a ton too !, cheers.

 

[Wedg1e]

Hi , just bought a transmig 180se , here in oz , works fine ,came with a large wire reel and gauge 350$ , the price of a new chinese one ! , the bloke had it sitting in his shed with minimal usage for years , has a newlinner/gun aswell , can anybody tell me roughly how old it is and how good or bad this unit is , seems to run o'k' and looks really clean/looked after , weighs a ton too !, cheers.

Easiest way is to look for a date stamp
If it has a circuit board you can often identify by date codes on the components... integrated circuits for example usually have a 4-digit code like 3785 which signifies week 37 of 1985. Big electrolytic capacitors are usually marked as well, they go off with age so makers tend to date them.

 

[ab56452001]

Thanks for reply , ive also gone a bought a pak of new 0.9 tips for it , but i want to buy a spare gun shroud aswell , i think the cigweld 135 twin/wasp uses the same , i think either cig's own or a tweco no-1 gun , does anybody know if its(shroud) is interchangeable with any more of the common types on ebay? , local shops seem to be out of them and have to order in at a hefty price , otherwise very happy with purchase , ta
PS shroud is a slip on

 

[mizee]

Hi .. I have a machine model CIGWELD type TRANSMIG 180se. Problems to buy spare parts pcb circuit board. Anyone can help me ..

 

[mizee]

 

[Bluestone72]

Hi .. I have a machine model CIGWELD type TRANSMIG 180se. Problems to buy spare parts pcb circuit board. Anyone can help me ..

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I just posted similar issues.
Can't get replacement pc board.
Tried to have mine repaired but still dead.

 

[eddie49]

This issue is now being covered in thread:

Transmig 180 pc board

Hi Team. Does anybody know where I can get a replacement pc board for my welder. It's dead. I've had it repaired as best as the electronics guy can do but still can't get anything out of it. Wire feed motor etc all seems to check out ok.

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