Settings for cebora tig star

[Matt Kenyon]

Hi all. We have a tig plant at work none of us can fathom how to get working.

The power comes on and a little gas comes through but nowhere near enough. And when try to strike an arc it just sparks a little then nothing.

Could someone else please let me know from the pictures ill post what settings are the norm?

Also any ideas on why won't work would be appreciated

 

[Tigman]

I had a cebora tig uno , bit basic compared to that one , the only issue I had was with the HF spark gap was not right and was arcing inside the machine , worth a look inside , this sounds like the same problem , I did post on here a few years back with pictures , maybe someone can find it for you ?

 

[AndersK]

Are you new to TIG or is it just the machine?

First thing I would do is to flip the right switch upwards to set it into 2T mode.

What are you trying to weld? Its set on AC so I assume aluminium.

 

[Tigman]

looking at picture one , you have no earth cable in , current setting top left hand , dial is not connected, the last picture , middle switch should be up for HF, down is scratch start ! right hand switch 2T or 4T up for 2T , this is torch switch press on , let go off !three knobs , left upslope setting , middle downslope setting , right Post flow gas , need that to end weld and save tungsten !
the knob second from left (first picture ) balance for penetration and cleaning !

 

[Tigman]

The two knobs on the sepperate box are pulse settings I think , someone will know more than me on that one

 

[wyn]

I used to have a tig star 160

The foot pedal should connect to the two blue sockets...the dials on the pedal are max and min amps between which the full travel of the pedal operates.

If you are using the small seperate amp setting box on the machine it should be connected to the blue socket below it....The torch switch should connect to the blue socket on the right

 

[scott0031]

The two knobs on the sepperate box are pulse settings I think , someone will know more than me on that one

Sorry to correct, they are min and max amp setting which override the the machine amp setting, that unit is the foot control.

The image also shows you do not have a the torch control plugged in. You either use the switch on the torch if its a switched torch or you use the foot controller,one or the other, which works in place of a switched torch. If you look at the foot controller you will see it has 2 small plugs on the end of the two leads, these need to go into the corresponding sockets on the tig welder. One is on the left and one is on the right of the welder. These need to go in to the correct sockets and they will fit in either so be warned! Also be gentle with them they are not the most hardy plugs, there also a corresponding slot/ lug on the plug/socket so they will only go in one way so don't try to force them if they wont go in at first.

 

[Tigman]

I stand corrected

 

[Tigman]

I dont think they are plugging it all in correctly so they get no output !

 

[Tigman]

I used to have a tig star 160

The foot pedal should connect to the two blue sockets...the dials on the pedal are max and min amps between which the full travel of the pedal operates.

If you are using the small seperate amp setting box on the machine it should be connected to the blue socket below it....The torch switch should connect to the blue socket on the right

that makes sense now !

 

[scott0031]

By fortune i have the original manuals for my 200 sitting on my desk. I have no scanner but if you get stuck send me your email and i can take some photos of the pages you need and mail them to you.

 

[scott0031]

I dont think they are plugging it all in correctly so they get no output !

I believe the same as you

 

[Matt Kenyon]

It's ok we got it fixed. Thanks for the info though

 

[wyn]

What was the problem?