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Thorogoods are the only work boot I’ll buy, and I typically wear them everyday, especially if I know I’ll be walking a lot. Long days at the track or a swap meet and I’m still in no hurry to take them off, plus they’ve outlasted everything I’ve owned from similar priced Carolinas, and $400 halls...

well i had some time over the weekend to pick up some clean 1/8" steel, it appears that when it feels like its welding good, its putting roughly 145-160 amps down. i also ground down an old brushhog blade and cranked it wide open again and got 240 amps. i think it was just melting the wire more...

also for anyone following, i didnt get too far into testing voltage last night, but i did verify i have 239.9v at the welder, and the input voltage is set correctly on the machine. so now all i have left is to see if there is a big drop when its running, then go from there

its been at least two years since i bought the 2400, but ive barely used it, money got tight and projects came to a stand still for awhile. i dont believe the pro pulse was available at that time or it would of defiantly been considered. when i bought it i was looking at the millermatic 211...

when i bought the house there was one 30a breaker and a 220v plug in, i had an electrician wire 2 more 30s in, ones hard wired to the compressor, and he left the other just as a line rolled up since i didnt have the welder yet, i then ran the wire over to the other side of the shop and wired the...

i agree, jeff up there did say that i could potentially just have a weak feed to the garage as well, the shop is detached but its still run from the same triplex as the house. theres a chance i could be sub 210v coming in i suppose

im gonna try all of HTPs troubleshooting first, i dont think the wire is the issue either at this point, but the voltage coming into the garage could be, depending on how it goes i may still do a 50a breaker and 8-2 wire just to keep it safe but even that my not be needed. jeff at htp said id...

jeff is actually who i just talked to, and he was definitely a straight shooter, went over a handful of things to check in order. he even said i could call his cell when i get home and he could walk me through more testing. i dont plan on bothering him after hours, but hell of a guy to offer!

small update, just spoke with HTP and the tech mentioned something i probably completly overlooked. theres an input adjustment thats supposed to be checked upon setting up the welder, i know i never checked this, i must of blown by that page in the manual. if thats set wrong it very well could...

here’s a pic of the read out with the .035 not sure if showing the voltage matters much edit: this is a screenshot from a video i took, welder only has a readout as you weld. this one actually wasnt wide open. coarse voltage on 4, fine voltage on 5 out of 6 , still has one step to go, and wire...

I hit the 172 with the voltage all the way up, and wire almost all the way (enough to get the proper sizzle) with the welder matching the settings as someone else I saw I was at about 135-145. And with the welder wide open on .030 wire the results were almost identical Sent from my iPhone...

The 172 number itself isn’t what’s really bothering me, from what I’ve read 172 should be enough for 1/8”. My main concern is I’ve seen identical welders, on lower settings and thinner wire go to 200-210. So I’m wondering what’s making mine different, it very well could be the meter on the...

so basically you're saying if the welder is truly only putting out 172, then all its probably being supplied is 172? (in a perfect world)

thanks for the responses, the piece of scrap i was using also wasn't in the greatest shape, i still plan on doing some more dialing in. but i am correct in thinking that if the machine was attempting to pull more than the breaker allowed it would trip it? and if the welders cord is a 10-2 that...

Trying to troubleshoot my mig, I’ve had it for a year or so and used it on and off for mostly exhaust and body work application and so far I love it, it has a voltage/amperage readout, and I decided to see what it would put out on some heavier gauge metal, so I grabbed some 1/8” steel and...