irondarren
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and it burned the lead before killing the fuse? by rights it should have killed a 13amp fuse long before the lead became toasty. As to why its getting hot i have no idea, Mr weldequip should have though
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If you are running the machine on it's lower power ranges 13amp shouldn't be a problem, however, if you are using it on the higher power ranges it must be run from a 16amp supply (the round, blue type plug & socket).
It shouldn't 'cook' the mains lead even from a 13amp supply, just blowing fuses all the time at higher settings; I would check the wiring connections.
weldequip
It shouldn't 'cook' the mains lead even from a 13amp supply, just blowing fuses all the time at higher settings; I would check the wiring connections.
weldequip
Rusty
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Are you plugged into a good supply, heavy cable to your 13amp socket not 5amp cable is it or plugged into a light socket or something
sounds like it's trying to draw to much current through the cable,i had a similar problem with my single phase 14 cfm 3hp compressor it kept blowing a 13amp fuse and the supply cable would get quite warm, ended up fitting a heavy three phase cable for the supply to the garage ( wired single phase ) never had a problem since.My Portamig arrived yesterday,£40 to ship it to west Kerry,lovely bit of kit built by people that care about a good product,also a Sif Lite helmet made from Polypropylene which means at the end of its life it can be burnt with no toxic fumes.It also fits snug over the 3m 6059 respirator i use.Thank you Weldequip for excellent service and advice.
Thank you for the business Stuart. Seems the Carriers have finally got it right
... all that way 'over the water' with no damage. Standard, UK mainland delivery is around 20 quid so 40 to Ireland is not bad at all I think. Spread the word, spread the word! weldequip
