GraemeVW
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I'm a sucker for broken stuff so I just bought an eland mig 130.
Seller had it a long time then last week it broke. He thinks it got hot. Now it welds fine for an inch then plays up. He assumes it's a pcb issue.
I haven't looked at it yet, or tried it, so this post may be a little premature.
I'm mainly wondering though if they have any know failure points.
My plan is to test it, then pull it apart, check for anything obvious, put it back together and start problem solving.
It was cheap, so if I can't sort it I'm not worried, but I'll give it a good go.
I've seen there is a manual on here for larger elands, anyone got one for this?
It also looks very similar in casework etc to some butters welders and maybe murex?
Are there any other welders that are the same but a different brand? Wondered if that may help search for manuals or schematics etc.
This pic is from the advert, just so you can see the model.
One thing I don't know is why the mode selector switch has 2 settings that both seem to imply normal welding. They must be different modes but what else is there apart from constant, pulse, and spot?
Thanks.
Seller had it a long time then last week it broke. He thinks it got hot. Now it welds fine for an inch then plays up. He assumes it's a pcb issue.
I haven't looked at it yet, or tried it, so this post may be a little premature.
I'm mainly wondering though if they have any know failure points.
My plan is to test it, then pull it apart, check for anything obvious, put it back together and start problem solving.
It was cheap, so if I can't sort it I'm not worried, but I'll give it a good go.
I've seen there is a manual on here for larger elands, anyone got one for this?
It also looks very similar in casework etc to some butters welders and maybe murex?
Are there any other welders that are the same but a different brand? Wondered if that may help search for manuals or schematics etc.
This pic is from the advert, just so you can see the model.
One thing I don't know is why the mode selector switch has 2 settings that both seem to imply normal welding. They must be different modes but what else is there apart from constant, pulse, and spot?
Thanks.