New Welder, Question about the crappy disposable bottle, flow rate.

[jotto]

When I went to college and did a very basic mig welding course, I seem to remeber the gas being set up in such a way that you could hear it flowing quite clearly.

I finally took delivery of a Clarke 150TE yesterday and am itching to have a play. Only thing is, the small bottle and reg that it came with. In the instructions it says to set to about 2-3 on the regulator. If I do this I can not hear the gas at all. If I turn it up full I can hear it clearly, like we had it at college.

What is the correct flow rate for C02?

As soon as I pick up my pub bottle, we should be good to go but I just want to play....am busy looking around for some scraps of something just to lay down some welds!!!

 

[Robotstar5]

The small regulators aren't the best, turn it up full like you've done and don't be surprised when it runs out after 10 mins welding, that's normal

 

[wyn]

you will need to run it set on 5 or 6

 

[madkayaker]

i removed the number disk on my Clarke one to get a better flow for ali welding

 

[jotto]

Thanks all, will turn it up full and see what happens....now just to find some scraps of metal!!! I told her they would come in handy one day!!!!