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Amps a little high for that Vup. I'd imagine you were carving into the plate a bit and things were running back over.. I'd be looking more at 60-65 for 3mm and I would not be weaving at all. Travel fairly quickly . You'd probably find on a Vd out 10mm with a 2mm gap that would of worked nicely with your conditions.
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Ah another problem is the angle of attack. From your perpendicular position drop the back of the electrode down so that your pushing the rod up the joint. Another 15-20 degree on the angle.
Slight up angle mate forget all this what joint ******** just go on a clean piece of plate ok 80 amps with good arc force, and left right weave and just worry about burning the edges eg 123 ,123 but make the travel speed a little quicker! Good luck
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80 amps on 3mm V up?
Bit hot IMO. Especially for someone learning.
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A lot depends on a lot as regards choice of rod. Calibration of the plant thickness of the plate as regards settings.
Not being funny or calling others wrong but you need to go off what you see and what you hear more than set it at this and go for it.
On a 2.5mm 70 up to 100 might be employed on different rods sets and plants
Generally you go down a bit on v-up then you might on the flat
Weave or no weave depends on spec.
Not being funny or calling others wrong but you need to go off what you see and what you hear more than set it at this and go for it.
On a 2.5mm 70 up to 100 might be employed on different rods sets and plants
Generally you go down a bit on v-up then you might on the flat
Weave or no weave depends on spec.
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Where on the range would you be for a 3-3butt V up roughly Kent.
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What rod? How good is the power supply? How fast can I go? how thick a parent metal? Is my plant ready right anyhow?
To answer the question though on the particular lot of 7018 I am on I should probably go for about 80 on 5mm - 6mm plates if I could run straight up, doubt I should need to go more than about 8% either way on that. If I was using another set, a different rod, a different supply ???
