too much spatter

[bowskill]

hi ive got a clarke 100e using co2 the gas pressure is around 20bar(??) and when welding it keeps spattering and not giving a clean weld, can anyone help?

nice1

tom

 

[Sparkey]

Hiya Tom!
What are you welding?
Normally the gas flow should be measured in lpm (liter per minute) and 20 is quite high...(for diy use)
Tell us a bit more mate!

 

[rtbcomp]

Also is it proper welding gas and not a pub mixture?

 

[bowskill]

its jus co2 pub gas i think and the reg is measured in L/min and ive got it at 20, im welding a car pannel, could the torch be broke?

 

[Luke]

its jus co2 pub gas i think

You really need to check, if it's not pure CO2 you won't be able to weld with it.

20 lpm is rather high.

 

[bowskill]

how can i check this, the bottle is black if ths helps

 

[malcolm]

Could you post some photos of the welds you are having trouble with. My own thought is it could be anything, but I would suggest a 10L/min gas flow rate.

Here's a handy tutorial for uploading photos if you've not done it before: http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5016

 

[Sparkey]

And here's a link for the bottle colours:
http://www.bocindustrial.co.uk/boci...y_options/Industrial_Gas_Cylinder_Colours.asp
Hope it's of any use...

 

[Drains]

It might be the gas. Even 10l/min is high for a wee set like that. If your welds are covered with a brown sooty residue, it's a gas problem - wrong gas, or too little/ bad flow.

However it's far more likely you have your wire speed set incorrectly. Have a mess with the adjustment, listen for the smooth sound of frying bacon.

Good luck

 

[Sparkey]

It might be the gas. Even 10l/min is high for a wee set like that. If your welds are covered with a brown sooty residue, it's a gas problem - wrong gas, or too little/ bad flow.

However it's far more likely you have your wire speed set incorrectly. Have a mess with the adjustment, listen for the smooth sound of frying bacon.

Good luck

Yes....OR the panels he's welding aren't clean...(enough)

 

[bowskill]

nice guys i will have another play tmoz and let you know how i get on