Hi,
At our school we have a Sip Autoplus 150 mig, recently it has been tripping out the mcb 16A. This has been reset but not the 13A fuse in the spur feeding the welder keeps blowing. Does work for a while before blows fuse.
Any advice would be grateful.
Regards, Ian
Would have to be leakage in the diodes in the rectifier rather than a full blown diode failure - does that happen?
Mine started tripping a 16 amp trip in cold weather (start up current) but never blew the 13 amp fuse (slow blowing - insensitive to start up current). Which would support the rectifier thought.
Hi,
Many thanks for all the advice, much appreciated. Will show our technician postings.
Could a good clean inside be worth trying, don't expect it has been ever done?
Cheers, Ian
Around £40-£50 if they are still available; I may have some in stock; if you PM me for an email address & can send a photo I'll see what I can do
Doubt SIP will still carry them in stock as it's such an old model.
weldequip
Hi Weldequip,
My e-mail address is mrsparky1971@hotmail.co.uk
Will have a chat with our technician at our school and see what he wants to do.
Cheers for your advice, Regards, Ian