Ady_Sandor
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Hello everyone ! I have been welding with my DC inverter for a few years (at least 6) now, and I was wondering if it's worth to buy a full scratch start tig kit (tig torch with manual valve and cable, torch consumables, and a gas regulator).
I had some job on mig welding aluminum last year so I buyed a 200 barr bottle (biggest bottle that I could find) pure ARGON, and now I still have 75% full of argon and I thought to use it on steel and stainless with the TIG (scratch start).
My welder is a good chinese DC inverter IGBT Straus ST/WD-250IV, OCV = 65 V, wich I think it has a minimum of 160 REAL amps. I have run a bunch of 4 mm 7018 rods in the past on some bucket repair without any problem. I never overheated it.
So what do you think? Can any dc machine run scratch start tig ?
Where do I need to look if mine does TIG? What are the minimum recommendations to run scratch start tig?
I found a new full tig kit under 200 euros, but it doesn't worth the money if my welder can't weld with it.
Can you give me some advice please ? Thank you in advance.
I had some job on mig welding aluminum last year so I buyed a 200 barr bottle (biggest bottle that I could find) pure ARGON, and now I still have 75% full of argon and I thought to use it on steel and stainless with the TIG (scratch start).
My welder is a good chinese DC inverter IGBT Straus ST/WD-250IV, OCV = 65 V, wich I think it has a minimum of 160 REAL amps. I have run a bunch of 4 mm 7018 rods in the past on some bucket repair without any problem. I never overheated it.
So what do you think? Can any dc machine run scratch start tig ?
Where do I need to look if mine does TIG? What are the minimum recommendations to run scratch start tig?
I found a new full tig kit under 200 euros, but it doesn't worth the money if my welder can't weld with it.
Can you give me some advice please ? Thank you in advance.