Re: Wrong Welder?

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Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Gregg,

Did you try the welder set at about 50% power?  Perhaps setting it for the 
highest amperage is doing opposite of what you think?

Easiest thing to check and most obvious.

Mark Stolz
Houston, TX


>Original poster: "Gregg Adams by way of Terry Fritz
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>Hello all,
>    I hooked up my stick welder in series with my
>240v and then put that into my
>pig.  Max arc was about 1 inch!  I had the secondary
>shorted on the welder and
>set to the highest amperage setting.  The way the
>amperage is changed is a
>sliding core between the pri and sec of the welder.
>Can anyone see what I may
>have done wrong or is this type of welder not good
>for ballasting?  BTW, the
>welder is a Craftsman 230amp.  It appears to be an
>older welder.
>
>Thanks for any Re:'s
>Gregg Adams
>