Oxford Oil Immersed Welder issue

[eddie49]

I don't have a meter to check that. Will borrow one. But what should I be reading, ohm-wise?

Post #7 in this thread has some notes about the resistance of welder primaries:

Sealey 180 supermig v3

My uncle has asked me to look at his Sealey 180 V3 but it looks like someone has been in there playing as some of the wiring looks (from the supplied schematic from sealey) to have been messed around with. One quick question, there is a sort of ferrite ring bolted through the base with red and...

www.mig-welding.co.uk

 

[brightspark]

My dad's was like that too! (With a 'Farmer fuse' )


All the lights in the house used to flicker when he was welding.

not surprised most farms on the end of overhead lines early morning and evening big voltage drops due to milking time

 

[minimutly]

Just do the obvious - if it's not humming (first check always, before stripping anything), check the socket is still working...
Then fuse/nail, connections in the plug, then strip it. So do the above before using a multimeter on the innards, which btw should visually tell you where the issue is. If you don't know your way around electrics don't test live, it could kill you.
I seriously doubt a bit of carbon arcing will have killed the windings...

 

[RonMig]

In the mid-60's my little brother (we were about 7 & 9 yrs old) had daily sessions with a carbon-arc sunray lamp for his health, which just plugged into a normal house socket... like this but with a 3pin plug...

We wore goggles and were sort-of monitored by parents, of course (from downstairs)...

 

[Keith 66]

Health lamp??? Like looking at a small atom bomb, you would get flash burns from any long exposure, But it does look a cool bit of apparatus!

 

[Turbo]

If there is a break in the transformer you might be lucky and be able to use one of the other tappings to make a circuit.

 

[Bravheart]

Have read on another site about one blowing up. Over the years condensation or water built up in the bottom till it shorted out the windings. Perhaps you have some water in the bottom burnt out some wires

 

[JOEPRO]

specialy when people cant give them away on here possibly the primary coil as above

Meanwhile on Gumtree



I asked was it £80 or £800 but didn't get a reply

 

[brightspark]

Meanwhile on Gumtree

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I asked was it £80 or £800 but didn't get a reply

i only paid 115 quid new for mine 50 years ago

 

[eddie49]

According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, £115 in 1975 would be worth £876.50 today, so that £800 asking price is spot on....!

 

[brightspark]

According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, £115 in 1975 would be worth £876.50 today, so that £800 asking price is spot on....!

possibly true but progress and technology has moved on since then , theres better options im sad to say. it suits me as i also have gas welding gear and suits my needs but most it wont as mig is more convenient and cheaper.. a lot cant stick weld and even less gas

 

[Bravheart]

According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, £115 in 1975 would be worth £876.50 today, so that £800 asking price is spot on....!

So mine was a £10 unfashionable purchase 20 years ago now that's worth £17 apparently. It's the 300a version and has a broken terminal, either the 50 or 80 can't remember now but never been a problem.
Not a hope in he'll I'd sell for £17 at the moment it's handier sitting in the corner. Cheap stick Inverters are sub £100 but won't be up to much in 20 years.

 

[magnet]

In the mid-60's my little brother (we were about 7 & 9 yrs old) had daily sessions with a carbon-arc sunray lamp for his health, which just plugged into a normal house socket... like this but with a 3pin plug...

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We wore goggles and were sort-of monitored by parents, of course (from downstairs)...

Downstairs...........In their lead lined bunker