Rusty
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Hi all, i recently purchased a Migatronic 221 ( 20 - 180 amp ) and couldn't wait to get it home to try it out ! The power switch goes from 1 - 7 so i reckoned on 1 being 20 amps and 7 being 180 amps,i cleaned up a piece of 1mm sheet set it on 1 and expected a lovely neat weld and that satisfying buzzz,but soon as the wire touched the plate the arc started and stopped without welding a dot ! Also the welder would not attempt to weld for about five seconds then would restart and the same would happen again. I tried adjusting wire speed but didn't cure the problem, i then upped the power to number 3 and Bingo ! spot on weld and buzz,so what do you weld on setting 1 & 2 fag papers ! Also the guy i bought the welder from has fitted a fan to the underside blowing air on to the transformer ( just for something to do he said ) he was the maintainance supervisor at a local factory where the welder came from when they closed ( he bought all the company's machinery ), anyway whilst welding the fan sucked up a plastic bag off the floor and the sound of it flying around frightend me to bloody death ! Is it worth keeping this fan which sounds a good idea but if it can pick up a bag what about all the dust it could pick up and chuck around the inside of the welder ? The welder is in mint condition and has obviously done very little work.
cheers.
cheers.