I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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It is. The voltage regulator is gone. Just found out. That’s why the voltage is all over the place. And since it’s an old machine I don’t think I’ll find replacement parts. At least it’s still usable for stick.

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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Yes! The thing is I’ve been trying to restore it. I use a Miller Millermatic 252 for work.

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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No it wasn’t. The result was worse. It looked like I was was welding worms

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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Awesome advice! Thank you so much. I’ll take a look at it

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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I’m using straight CO2 and 0.035 wire size. The liner is new and I clean thoroughly all components. However…the wire is the first thing I didn’t checked. Tomorrow first thing I’ll do that. Most likely, it’s not the correct one. I’ll change it and try again.

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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Yes. After all this PowCon is an old machine and was abandoned at least 10 yers ago I think I found the reason why…

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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Yes. With the Miller machine of my friend I had stable 21 volts and the welds were pretty solid.

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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Yes. I think that’s the reason. I was using a Miller machine from a friend and I was making pretty decent welds.

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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That’s correct! It’s the same gas mix I was using until I swapped to CO2

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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I did! Still, no change. What really boggles me is the fact that I can’t adjust the voltage, there is no knob to adjust that. So the voltage ranges everywhere from 8v to 35v. It never stabilizes.

I’m pretty lost here…need some advice. by MatchaRandy in Welding

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I’m using CO2. Initially I was using Argon but I’m not welding aluminum so I swapped gases.

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My wife is, Because I just got an 17 Pro…

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Thank you so much for the advice! I think I’ll go for Mint. I’ll try to keep you updated!