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Hood
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LOL well I presumed that was a given, yes it is a horrible bloody colour but as it is now in my wall bracket/cooler I hardly see it
Hood
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No chance of that, painting is one thing I excel at being terrible atI bet he’s repainted it
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I really like the colour
I was going to suggest the sherman europe web site for the pedal....but its down....wonder if they've gotten in trouble for selling all these cheap welders into the UK market
.Glad I filled my boots when I had the chance.
Hood
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The DC really impresses me, the AC is on a par with others I have used, it may be better but I have not done enough yet to say.
One of todays welds, 1.5mm cap on 1.5mm wall 316 stainless, I always hated doing thin stainless, not now
Hood
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Oh I am pretty rubbish at DC Tig, AC I am reasonable.
Been doing tig a good few years now but as said mainly AC.
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Does this look like the pedal that I’m going to be missing. It seems to be correct but would appreciate feedback to make sure.
Does this look like the pedal that I’m going to be missing. It seems to be correct but would appreciate feedback to make sure.
Hood
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I would imagine the skippers of these 3 Cats that I have fitted out, will think it is a nice colour, I think it is as minging as I think about the colour of their boatsAm I the only 1 that likes the colourMight paint the car in it.
Looks the same as mine
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Not sure what you mean really but the plug that comes with the torch can be rewired to a pedal.
If you want to make up a separate one completely then you will need the plug. I ordered some that were linked to earlier on but they supposedly take about 2 months to arrive from China
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Do you need the two cables though? Surely if you intend to use the pedal you do not need the wring to the torch switch? I suppose it would allow the use of either/or but if only ever intending to use a pedal then you could just use the one cable.
Yes you need a switch to tell it to initiate the arc. Pedal can be in any position you like but until it gets the command to turn on it won't do a thing. Obviously the potentiometer in the pedal tells the machine how many amps you want.
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Usually there is a switch in the pedal, does the Sherman one not have one?
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Yes - a microswitch is activated as the pedal is pushed - as shipped from Weldes.de (and very possibly direct from Sherman), the microswitch is on the 2core (wired to the torch switch pins), and the pot(s) is/are on the separate 3 core cable (wired to the other 3 pins).
For the other poster, JohnnyM, considering the pedal rewire, linky back to my supplies post: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/sherman-tig-jasic-in-disguise.93719/page-13#post-1574275
On the possible 3/8 to DINSE and GAS adapter, I'd recommend the adapters in this post over the Rtech one, as they comes with both type 21 and M10 hose tails, which is handy for all of us
Regarding the pedal, if you take the bottom off the pedal (6 screws, I think), all becomes clear
(If you don't have a pedal but considering doing one, I can take a photo of mine tomorrow)
-David
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Thanks for that, must have missed it when you posted!Yes - a microswitch is activated as the pedal is pushed - as shipped from Weldes.de (and very possibly direct from Sherman), the microswitch is on the 2core (wired to the torch switch pins), and the pot(s) is/are on the separate 3 core cable (wired to the other 3 pins).
For the other poster, JohnnyM, considering the pedal rewire, linky back to my supplies post: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/sherman-tig-jasic-in-disguise.93719/page-13#post-1574275
If you take the bottom off the pedal (6 screws, I think), all becomes clear
(If you don't have a pedal but considering doing one, I can take a photo of mine tomorrow)
-David
