Welder issues

oklahomawelder · 06-08-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gothodgie

you might just be hitting it's duty cycle, and after it cools down it starts working again...

THIS^^^^^ would be my bet.....

gothodgie · 06-08-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by oklahomawelder

THIS^^^^^ would be my bet.....

yea those little welders don't have much of a duty cycle if i remember right.. It should tell ya about it in the manual if you still have it laying around...

67fastback · 06-08-2011, 10:11 PM

did not think of the duty cycle...

crap..that might be it, it is a century welder... and lifted the cover and it did not spin the wheels to feed at all..so leaning towards duty cycle.. i know about the kinks int he line and size of wire checked all that .030 is just fine for it..

Nuts · 06-09-2011, 06:35 AM

Is this the welder I used to have? If so just throw it away and buy a new one because its not worth fixing

oklahomawelder · 06-09-2011, 10:56 AM

Its probably about 20% Duty cycle. That is you can weld for 2 minutes in 10 minutes at a set amperage before it will shut off to cool down.....

Nuts · 06-09-2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by oklahomawelder

Its probably about 20% Duty cycle. That is you can weld for 2 minutes in 10 minutes at a set amperage before it will shut off to cool down.....

If its the one I think it is then yes it does have a 20% duty cycle. Its about a $300 welder that was bought in 1999 and has been used and abused ALOT! Phil its time to trade some of your techno equipment in on a new welder

67fastback · 06-10-2011, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Nuts

If its the one I think it is then yes it does have a 20% duty cycle. Its about a $300 welder that was bought in 1999 and has been used and abused ALOT! Phil its time to trade some of your techno equipment in on a new welder

yeah maybe so... Hard to learn on inferior welder... Puts you already at a learning curve!!! With some techno in back ground while really puts u at a disadvantage...:)

67fastback · 06-10-2011, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nuts

Is this the welder I used to have? If so just throw it away and buy a new one because its not worth fixing

yes it is...

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06-09-2011, 06:35 AM	#4
Nuts Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: middletown,oh Posts: 508	Is this the welder I used to have? If so just throw it away and buy a new one because its not worth fixing

06-09-2011, 10:56 AM	#5
oklahomawelder Tradin' Fool Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 86	Its probably about 20% Duty cycle. That is you can weld for 2 minutes in 10 minutes at a set amperage before it will shut off to cool down.....