[TheForge] Trouble shooting welder

[george rousis]

hey don,
it could be as simple as a new tip, or your line may have dirt/ a kink in
it...

goodluck
george
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Lass" <rllass at hotmail.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:15 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Trouble shooting welder


> Don,
>
> I had a similar problem when I got a little wear in my cable liner.  I
found
> out that I was pulling the wire out a little when I cut off the end and
that
> caused a little delay before the wire started moving, and that caused the
> wire to weld to the tip.
>
>
>
> Ron Lass
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: PlumDon at aol.com
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> >To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: [TheForge] Trouble shooting welder
> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:00:12 EST
> >
> >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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