Hello all,
I'm quite new to MIG welding, and I'm currently doing a college course in it.
I have a Sealey supermig 185, with a regulator that came with it. The manual says to set it between 4 and 8 L/min. However, at college, I noticed the regulators are set to 20 L/min which mine doesn't even go up to!
When I pull the trigger on the college welders, you can hear a nice steady stream of gas coming from the nozzle. On mine, it initially blows but the flow sounds a lot less. Is this right?
I've included pictures of the two regulators so you can see what I mean. The college one has the green and red sections on it. The college welder is a big 400 amp inverter job, using 1mm wire. I'm using 0.8 on my Sealey.
Do these different gas rates sound right? Also, when using my Sealey outside, the weld is fine until a breeze blows. Then the wire starts popping and the weld goes lumpy...
I'm quite new to MIG welding, and I'm currently doing a college course in it.
I have a Sealey supermig 185, with a regulator that came with it. The manual says to set it between 4 and 8 L/min. However, at college, I noticed the regulators are set to 20 L/min which mine doesn't even go up to!
When I pull the trigger on the college welders, you can hear a nice steady stream of gas coming from the nozzle. On mine, it initially blows but the flow sounds a lot less. Is this right?
I've included pictures of the two regulators so you can see what I mean. The college one has the green and red sections on it. The college welder is a big 400 amp inverter job, using 1mm wire. I'm using 0.8 on my Sealey.
Do these different gas rates sound right? Also, when using my Sealey outside, the weld is fine until a breeze blows. Then the wire starts popping and the weld goes lumpy...