Setting my new Telwin 222 acdc tig

[Finny66]

I have just got a new Telwin 222 acdc tig has anyone got any idea how the settings work?

 

[langy]

Take a pic of the front panel and post up, no manual with it ???

 

[Finny66]

I have a manual but it's very confusing

 

[Tigman]

the 2 switches on the left select Top mma , tig 2T tig 4T . bottom DC high frequency start , DC Lift arc , AC High frequency

 

[Tigman]

are the others buttons or lights , does it start and have a menu to follow ?

I would set switch to Tig 2T and DC HF set the amps and try a weld on mild steel

 

[Richard.]

Starting with switches on left.
Mma, tig 2Step, Tig 4step,HF start, lift Tig, ac.
Black row of lights looks like. Arc force (mma) , pre gas, main current, post gas. The yellows ones are Not sure on the first one. Pulse duty, pulse background, pulse or ac frequency, ac balance . That's all I can see

 

[Finny66]

Manual I just can't work it out.

 

[Tigman]

I see what you mean by confusing ! but I think depending on what you select an the main two switches , the LED`s will light and you use the large knob to set values as you go

 

[Tigman]

Hope that makes sense , first you need to know the difference between 2T and 4T ! should be a discription of that in the manual , " arc force " is for mma so that will only need setting when in mma mode , you need to play around with this one I think

 

[Finny66]

Thanks you all for your help I will have another bash at it and will let you know how I get on!

 

[Tigman]

It can be bit daunting at first ie so many settings , set the left to what you want to do then follow the lights and set each value that you need for your application . keep it simple at first good luck

 

[Richard.]

2 step is hold trigger 4 step is press and release. (Basically) there is two and four steps to these but for now that's what they mean. Set the pre gas (no 1 black key) to 1 sec for now, slope up (no 2 set for 2sec) this is time taken to get to your current. Main current key 3. 30 amps per 1mm thickness so for 3mm set at 90 for now. Slope down key 4 works the opersite to slope up. Go with 2 sec again for now and post gas set for 6sec key 5. This is the time gas will continue to flow after the lights have gone out. While this is happening don't waste it keep it held over the end of the run till it stops.
Everything else turn to zero or off and do some basic mild steel DC tig then come back with results.

 

[Finny66]

Thank you! will let you know how I get on.

 

[Finny66]

Hi had a few bad days getting to grips with understanding my manual I'm getting to grips slowly.
What am I doing wrong? Gas shield? Too hot? Arc length? Moving to slow?.

 

[Tigman]

are you cleaning the metal ? get a sanding disc and get the mill scale off , so you want bright shiney metal to start with no grease or oily substances , what amps are you running at , what gas flow are you set at , what flavour tungsten , let us know and we can give you a good idea what to try next

 

[wheresmejumper]

A little bit too much filler,but thats a fine bead

 

[Finny66]

I didn't clean the metal I cut it with a plasma cutter 90amps on 3mm mild,Thoriated Tungsten 2.4, an Albee gas bottel on number 8.
Back ground amps 50 main amps 90?

 

[Tigman]

must clean the metal tig likes clean metal , amps are ok , tungsten is ok ( I would use 1.6 for that ) gas is 8 litres per min ?

 

[Finny66]

I'm not sure as its not really got a proper regulator I'm getting a boc bottel I've a flow meter and a proper reg how many litres per min/hour?

 

[Tigman]

6 -8 litres per min is plenty