I use 1mm wire in my 252....when i first had it i messed about with the controls in manual and got well over 250 amps.
It melted the insides of a 25 size torch.
apc tried to deliver today, but i missed the phone by 2mins, tried to call back but it went to a message saying the phone was unavailable over and over.. i live in the middle of nowhere down a little track that delivery vans can't get down so usually they call and i meet them up the road. or they just leave it in the post box, ahh well should be tomorrow now i guess.
also poped in to E&M and the new machine and ML2500 torch had just arrived, unfortunately i don't have anyone to give me a hand in and out of the car with it today, so i'll be picking it up and dropping this one off tomorrow.
just got a call from e&m to say that neither of the machines that came in yesterday when i was there was a 252.. one was a 210 and the other a 170, so no idea where mine is yet.. lucky they called i was about to head out and load up the one i have here!
I Just spoke to Germany, they was sure that it had already been delivered, when I got them to double check because E & M said it hadn't, they have found out that the forwarder has delivered the pallet but to somewhere in Belgium! I have arranged that they send another 2 M-Pro 252 units out (just incase this original pallet in Belgium cannot be located and it turns into a Insurance claim), but unfotunatey with the Easter break I can't see that it will leave the factory much before Tue/Wed next week.
That means that it prob wont land at E & M much before Monday/Tues of the following week.
Bloody forwarding agents!
I appreciate that its a sh**ty situaution, but just keep using that one for the time being and treat it as your own regarding useage, use and abuse it as much as you want!
ahh that's a right pain... thanks for all the info though, i don't mind waiting as this machine works fine, just wanted to see what had happened cause i'd planned to pick the new one up today, just lucky i didn't get it in the car and drive down there to pick it up ahaha might just nip in to E&M and pick up the torch, they said they have that now so might just pick it up before easter to get some practice in with it haha, ok so basically it's gunna be 16th 17th ish for the new one now.
thanks matt,
oh yeah i got the earth cable you sent down, thanks a lot for that