Clarke 185E

[bonepyro]

I just got myself a 2nd hand Clarke 185E to replace my old faithful 100E unit.

I have carried out a bit of maintenance on the machine (thanks weldequip) and am just waiting to get to BOC to get a new bottle.

I emailed Clarke for a copy of the instructions, which duly turned up in the post after a day, excellent response from them, no questions just the offer of a photocopy of the manual in the post free of charge.

Having got the instructions, I now realise I need to run a decent power supply to this beast as it is rated at 24A supply! Doh, hadn't twigged that before I started.

Anyway, the question I have is, on the front of the machine is a dial I was not execting, that shows a timer. The manual which I hoped would explain this simply says ;

"The unit has a wire feed speed control knob and a timer knob (for stitch and spot welding)"

That is the only reference to the timer knob in the whole manual. Can someone enlighten me as to its purpose / operation. Is there some other attachment for spot welding that is available for this unit? Any help much appreciated.

Andy

 

[Wozzaaah]

It is just a timer, set it and press the trigger and the machine shuts off at a pre-determined time. Not all that useful really, no different than releasing the trigger manually when you've finished the weld.

 

[bonepyro]

Simple as that eh? And there was me thinking this was some fancy very useful feature that would have me running a spot welding head in place of the mig torch.

What the heck is stitch welding anyway, it is not a technique I have heard of. Or could it best be described as short welds evenly spaced along a joint.

 

[Wozzaaah]

Yes, it is just that! I don't know many people who find that spot timer useful.