NEED HELP FOR MIG

[MICK LEAVER]

I'VE HAD MY EURO BOY 15 FOR OVER 40 YEARS ,IT WENT WRONG ON SETTING ,I PAID AN ENGINEER £350 TO REPAIR IT ,I CAN NOW CUT 1/8" PLATE WITH IT. ANY SPARES AND ADVICE FOR IT NEEDED BADDLY !

 

[dave h 2]

I'VE HAD MY EURO BOY 15 FOR OVER 40 YEARS ,IT WENT WRONG ON SETTING ,I PAID AN ENGINEER £350 TO REPAIR IT ,I CAN NOW CUT 1/8" PLATE WITH IT. ANY SPARES AND ADVICE FOR IT NEEDED BADDLY !

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/hede-nielsen-euroboy-15.118952/page-2

 

[eddie49]

When you say that the MIG will "cut 1/8" plate", does that mean it is burning through, rather than laying a bead? If so, at what position(s) of the rotary "power" switch does that happen?

Burning through can mean that the DC output voltage is too high. To check the voltage output: turn the gas off, slacken the pressure roller, connect the negative of a DC voltmeter to the workpiece clamp and the positive to the tip of the MIG torch. Set the machine at the lowest power range - position 1 of the rotary switch, then press the torch trigger. The meter should read about 15v DC. Go up to the next range, and repeat. You should see the voltage rise steadily as you step through the power settings, going from about 15v to maybe 30v at the top setting. Let us know what the results are.

 

[dave h 2]

The OP first posted this plea for help back in 2020 see the link in my previous post

 

[Mark 2]

2 years later and thia time he's shouting.

 

[Wozzaaah]

2 years later and thia time he's shouting.

He said back then he'd had eye ops so posted in caps so he could see what he was typing easier.

 

[Erie Fred]

He said back then he'd had eye ops so posted in caps so he could see what he was typing easier.

Might be better to have someone enlarge the font's on his screen, I do that on my
browser.
Because we are not in all caps, the OP may find it very hard to read the response's

 

[MICK LEAVER]

When you say that the MIG will "cut 1/8" plate", does that mean it is burning through, rather than laying a bead? If so, at what position(s) of the rotary "power" switch does that happen?

Burning through can mean that the DC output voltage is too high. To check the voltage output: turn the gas off, slacken the pressure roller, connect the negative of a DC voltmeter to the workpiece clamp and the positive to the tip of the MIG torch. Set the machine at the lowest power range - position 1 of the rotary switch, then press the torch trigger. The meter should read about 15v DC. Go up to the next range, and repeat. You should see the voltage rise steadily as you step through the power settings, going from about 15v to maybe 30v at the top setting. Let us know what the results are.

THANKS EDDIE WILL TAKE MY BROTHER INLAW AS HE'S A ELECTRICIAN WILL LETYOU KNOW RESULT