hiya everyone,this is my first post on this really very interesting forum,well done everyone for all the top info and input from all members
anyway thats enough dribble,i have a murex tradesmig 165,the prob is that when im about to start welding as soon as the wire touches the metal it arks and flashes me,its only for the initial first touch,then ill make a weld,pause have a look or whatever,pick torch up and touch metal and it flashes again,its a bit of a problem for me because i sometimes dont use my helmet when im just doing a couple of spotwelds but positioning the torch ready for the spotweld it flashes if i let the wire touch anything,can also be a pain in the butt if ive had to reach into somewhere to weld i have to be very carefull retracting the torch incase it arcs out on things that might get damaged,ie,motorcycle frames/engines/petrol systems!!! can anyone help me on this one? regards Greeny.
anyway thats enough dribble,i have a murex tradesmig 165,the prob is that when im about to start welding as soon as the wire touches the metal it arks and flashes me,its only for the initial first touch,then ill make a weld,pause have a look or whatever,pick torch up and touch metal and it flashes again,its a bit of a problem for me because i sometimes dont use my helmet when im just doing a couple of spotwelds but positioning the torch ready for the spotweld it flashes if i let the wire touch anything,can also be a pain in the butt if ive had to reach into somewhere to weld i have to be very carefull retracting the torch incase it arcs out on things that might get damaged,ie,motorcycle frames/engines/petrol systems!!! can anyone help me on this one? regards Greeny.