On Mon, 2010-11-22 at 13:07 -0500, Dave wrote: > Is a single turn pot ok or does it really need to be a ten turn or > whatever it is?
A single turn, or rather 3/4 turn, is fine. I just put the ten turn knob on the replacement to keep from losing it. This potentiometer sets the range that the remote pedal operates in, so the fine tuning is in the pedal. The fine tuning of the ten-turn might come into play if your setup doesn't use the pedal and the ten-turn is the only fine tuning you have. > Most of the welder I know are very "seat of the pants type" of guys. I > seriously doubt if they ever look at the meters. > > Not hot enough turn it up. Too hot.. turn it down. Can't get it hot > enough.. get a different welder. > They know when the welder is malfunctioning when it can't do what it was > doing the day before. :-) > > I do a fair amount of welding. Mostly stick and flux cored wire since > they are usually outdoor repairs. > The more I weld, the more I find myself ignoring the knobs and doing the > same thing. > It has taken several years, but I am finally comfortable doing overhead > welding. I thought I would never get there! > > Dave My problem (or just one of many) is that I have gotten various symptoms from when I started using the welder, so I don't have a known good baseline. One problem I have had recently is that I can start an arc easily, but I get a shower of small arcs and no heat. On the third or fourth start, I finally get a coherent hot spark. Watching the meters might indicate what is going on. I suppose I could just set up my camera to take a video clip of the panel, and be done with it. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
