r tech tig161 wont arc

[carthy]

There any you would recommend to get?

 

[Richard.]

Gas Arc stuff is pretty good and reasonable too. Victor do some good ones also at good prices. They are not expensive things especially in single stage. If you want to go one better get a two stage reg and that will save you gas also. Jim davey does gas arc stuff worth a pm and I'm not sure what Steve at weldequip does some so also worth trying to make contact. I have a elga multistage and it's very good.

 

[wheresmejumper]

How do you turn pulse on and off on them rtechs?looks like no button for it

 

[brianblock]

you turn the pulse dial down to zero

 

[wheresmejumper]

Ah right

 

[Richard.]

That's a bit like mine. Turn the background current to 0% or 100% to stop the pulse.

 

[carthy]

Gas Arc stuff is pretty good and reasonable too. Victor do some good ones also at good prices. They are not expensive things especially in single stage. If you want to go one better get a two stage reg and that will save you gas also. Jim davey does gas arc stuff worth a pm and I'm not sure what Steve at weldequip does some so also worth trying to make contact. I have a elga multistage and it's very good.

Cheers dude went with the Elga optimater reg should save me some money in the long run

 

[Richard.]

Cheers dude went with the Elga optimater reg should save me some money in the long run

Wow nice one. That's the same as mine. You will save on gas been a multistage but more importantly you will get consistent perfect gas regulation and flow which is key to success with Tig welding. Do you use gas lenses because they again help further with saving money and produce better coverage over the weld. They are very cheap to buy.

 

[carthy]

Yeah I use gas lenses to be truthful didn't know you could use the torch with out a gas lens lol

 

[davida1949]

Throw it away. There is a reason they chuck em in for free. Spend a few quid and get a decent one. People tend to forget that accurate gas flow improves weld quality more so than a posh machine. People are happy to blow a grand on a machine then make do with shoddy regs. Good gas flow makes all the difference to the quality of your welding.

 

[davida1949]

HI- I HAVE SAME WELDER HF NOT WORKING DID YOU MANAGE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS DID YOU FIND FULT PLEASE LET ME KNOW
THANKS

 

[Popcorn]

Another voter the Elga optimater paid for its self several times over now

 

[Popcorn]

Check the gap between the HF contacts in the welder