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Picked up the MIG today. 
Started off by giving it a good clean since it's been sat under a bench grinder for 3+ years. (strange that the MIG started dirty and I started clean and then at the end it was the other way round). Turns out HWMBO had ******ed the vacuum I keep in the garage for this sort of job so had to fix that first...
Anyhoots, here is the ID panel - anyone know the precice model? It looks like a 816 but I can find no trace of anything like this on the interweb.
The other side shows the main logo and controls (now devoid of grime)
The two mysterious knobs in the middle are indeed a "stitch" function.
So after removing 27 mega tons of metal dust (thank you to Robertstar5 for the prompt to clean it**), odd bolts and bits of washers + some unidentifiable goop, I tried a switch on.
"Clunk"..."wirrrr". No bang
Motor feed seems ok and so does everything else in a no load config.
Only thing that concerns me is the state of the nozzle. I've cleaned it up a bit but the shroud is loose (and a bit wonky). How far inside the outer shroud should the wire nozzle be?
Here is the "exploded" image
And a close up
I'm almost out of cash for this project for this month so can't afford to replace this yet. Is it still in a usable condition?
So, tmr I will clean it some more as I have the MIG, the Gas ***, but no regulator****.
P2N
* if I hadn't then it would have either a) blown the &^*&%^ out of the puny 13 amp spur feeding the garage** or b) self destructed judging by the amount of dust on the recifier(?)
** soon to be ungraded. Thanks to mate who fits traffic lights providing 10m of 32A armoured cable so I can fit a 'real' supply.
*** Whites Cellar supplies Bristol - no deposit, no rent. £17 for 14lb CO2 inc VAT (collect only and they don't take cards)
**** Someone forgot they already sold all the regulators so will have to order more. ROFL - not a problem though.
Started off by giving it a good clean since it's been sat under a bench grinder for 3+ years. (strange that the MIG started dirty and I started clean and then at the end it was the other way round). Turns out HWMBO had ******ed the vacuum I keep in the garage for this sort of job so had to fix that first...
Anyhoots, here is the ID panel - anyone know the precice model? It looks like a 816 but I can find no trace of anything like this on the interweb.
The other side shows the main logo and controls (now devoid of grime)
The two mysterious knobs in the middle are indeed a "stitch" function.
So after removing 27 mega tons of metal dust (thank you to Robertstar5 for the prompt to clean it**), odd bolts and bits of washers + some unidentifiable goop, I tried a switch on.
"Clunk"..."wirrrr". No bang
Motor feed seems ok and so does everything else in a no load config.
Only thing that concerns me is the state of the nozzle. I've cleaned it up a bit but the shroud is loose (and a bit wonky). How far inside the outer shroud should the wire nozzle be?
Here is the "exploded" image
And a close up
I'm almost out of cash for this project for this month so can't afford to replace this yet. Is it still in a usable condition?
So, tmr I will clean it some more as I have the MIG, the Gas ***, but no regulator****.
P2N
* if I hadn't then it would have either a) blown the &^*&%^ out of the puny 13 amp spur feeding the garage** or b) self destructed judging by the amount of dust on the recifier(?)
** soon to be ungraded. Thanks to mate who fits traffic lights providing 10m of 32A armoured cable so I can fit a 'real' supply.
*** Whites Cellar supplies Bristol - no deposit, no rent. £17 for 14lb CO2 inc VAT (collect only and they don't take cards)
**** Someone forgot they already sold all the regulators so will have to order more. ROFL - not a problem though.
