Davidcardiff
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Davidcardiff
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IrishDave
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I got the 110v plug on the machine yesterday and a spark installed a socket for it. I also opened up the machine to check polarity but I couldn't see anything in it where it could switched I'm going to send photos at lunch time of the inside to see if you guys could spot it
BrokenBiker
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I still don't understand this...all the info I can find about your machine says it's a 230V machine...I can't see how it will will work on 110V and definitely can't see how 110V will give you better results even if it did work.
NickyEng
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On 110v machine will have less power
skotl
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On paper, rather than in practise, I hope
BrokenBiker
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right, so you now have 240V plug on it yes? a blue one?
from what you said before you said it had a 110V plug, but then was changed to 240V and thats when the problems started, and now you have changed it back to 110v...then said you got 110V and 240V mixed up? if this is the case and you were running that machine on 110V you have found your problem...
if it now has a 240V plug on it, fire it up and see how it performs..
from what you said before you said it had a 110V plug, but then was changed to 240V and thats when the problems started, and now you have changed it back to 110v...then said you got 110V and 240V mixed up? if this is the case and you were running that machine on 110V you have found your problem...
if it now has a 240V plug on it, fire it up and see how it performs..
i think he has been running it on 110V becasue he didnt have any 240V plugs in the workshop...this would explain a lot to be honestOn paper, rather than in practise, I hope
BrokenBiker
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that is a 230V machine only...if you have been running it on 110V (surprised it worked at all) then you will have been seriously low on power
IrishDave
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Yeah what this guy said but now that I have the 240v on the machine there isn't any major changes on the beads
BrokenBiker
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have you got a picture of a bead that you have run since putting it back onto 230V
BrokenBiker
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is that using any sort of technique where you move forward then stop, then move forward then stop? i assume that is on box section? what is the penetration like and what thickness is it?
IrishDave
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Yeah forward and stop there is some under cut if I just run a weld it doesn't want to fuse and looks pretty lumpy and yes 40x40x2.5mm onto 8mm plate. I have used forward and stop motion from they got this machine any other method just doesn't fuse as well
BrokenBiker
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do you know anyone else that can give the machine a try just to see if they are getting the same results? if the machine is set hot enough then there should be plenty of fusion and penetration with a straight bead
