Clarke 120E Mk2

[Rutland-boy]

Hi all,

Has anyone got any knowledge or manual on this welder ?

I have had a quick scan through the forum but can't see any details, many apologies if I have missed it somewhere

I have 'borrowed' one from a friend at work, with little instruction, have (some time ago) done quite a lot of arc welding and used to be pretty good and will be having a load of practice before doing the 'real' job but would like a manual or base to start with.

I've read the basics of MIG welding on the forum and so hope I should be OK just need to know a bit more about the welder.

Cheers.

 

[shenion]

What do you need to know? The manual is not a whole lot of help.

Should be no controls other than the power and wire speed settings. Fairly straightforward. Post a pic if you need specifics.

 

[Rutland-boy]

Hi,

Thats what I was hoping, my main question is it seems to have three power switches :-

Switch 1 - A and 1
Switch 2 - 2 and 3
Switch 3 - Min and Max

Others I have looked at have only had two switches (1 and 2 , Min and Max), I assume these three work in a similar way and just provide more power options

Does that seem reasonable ?

Thanks for your response....

 

[shenion]

The should be a line drawn from "A" to the 2/3 switch. The "A" position enables the 2/3 switch.

So there are 3 main Power levels:

1 (2/3 switch unused)
A - 2
A - 3

Then Min Max.

Clarke has changed the settings. On some the min/max is like a half setting So when set to 1 you have 1-min then 1-max.

I think on this one it is

min - 1
min - 2
min - 3
max -1
max -2
max -3

It may be the other way around:

1-min
1-max
2-min
2-max
3-min
3-max.

It will be easy to tell. Set it up on 1-min and get the settings right. If switching to 1-max makes a big difference then it is the first, otherwise it is the second.

A voltmeter will tell the order also.

 

[Rutland-boy]

Hi,

Thanks for this, its sort of what I expected

There dosen't seem to be a line from the A switch, but it may have worn off.

Do you have any idea of the power of the 120, I assume 120A (hence the name), I wondered what the minimum might be, hopefully its around 25-30 A as I have it to do some panel repairs on a range rover classic (usual areas, inner / outer sills, front floor pans (maybe) rear cross member (perhaps a patch) - thinking about it I must be mad

Thanks for your help, really appreciated.....

 

[shenion]

Yes, should be 120 max. Most Clarke's are 30A on the low end.

With 0.6mm wire, you should have no problem on thin stuff.