What is wrong with it? Could you post a little more about what isn't working?
Looks like a decent quality welder to me. Worth a bit of time to sort out as they don't make them like that any more.
Has anyone heard of this welder. I was given it today but it isn't working.
Will try to put up some pictures tomorrow.
Thanks
Thanks Jake. Good practical reply.Just what I need but you'll have to be more specific about electrickery. How do I check the electrics for voltage etc and what's a rectifier? I have a multi tester and can use it to check continuity and voltage but not sure about amps and after that I'm an idiot. Do I disconnect the gun/liner by undoing the bolt that's got the blue wire attached?
Dont take any offence to what I say.
I surely won't Jake.
I've taken some more pics and I'll include them here but first let me say that I don't have a bottle or regulator for this welder and although I'll happily buy them if it works out, I'd rather delay buying them if I can. In fact, since I'll be looking for a bigger mig welder in the near future, I may just open a BOC account and get a full size bottle and regulator. Same applies to a new liner. I've had the gun out and shoved some WD up it from both ends. I don't think there's a problem there anyway because it works fine when I put 12v direct to the feed motor (the wires aren't touching). I've had the PCB off and it looks OK to me except the wire feed (potentiometer?) doesn't have limits, ie, it just goes round and round.
On pressing the trigger, there's a loudish click followed about a second later by a not so loudish click coming from the five plates area and the wire feed motor doesn't work. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Please explain how I can test the rest of it for voltage etc. I promise I won't kill myself.
Here's photos.
Whoooah there - Jake has suggested in a couple of previous posts that he's happy to help folk who appear to know what they are doing with electrics and welders, and he's even sent difficult to find wiring diagrams to members. He's a most excellent help on the forum. I've no idea why he's so helpful apart from his enthusiasm for welders. Please don't go complaining.
Whoooah there - Jake has suggested in a couple of previous posts that he's happy to help folk who appear to know what they are doing with electrics and welders, and he's even sent difficult to find wiring diagrams to members. He's a most excellent help on the forum. I've no idea why he's so helpful apart from his enthusiasm for welders. Please don't go complaining.
Open circuit voltage is the voltage between the torch and the earth clamp before you get involved in making an arc. The solenoid valve is the thing that switches the shielding gas flow on and off. I'm not sure what the auxilliary transformer does.
Nobody on here can point to the problem - it'll take diagnosis, so please be nice to folk who are trying to help you do the diagnosis (in their own time).