[TheForge] Trouble shooting welder

[Darrell]

Is the wire feeding? What happens if you pull the trigger with the tip out
in the open?

Darrell

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Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:00 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Trouble shooting welder


> Hoping for some advice on a problem with my very old, much used Hobart 250
> mig welder. Whenever I pull the trigger the wire burns right up to the
nozzle
> with a flash of blue light. I have tried making sure I have a good ground
and
> filed clean the copper grounding clamps. But that didn't help.
>
> Kindest thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Don Plummer
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