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UPDATE $9.99 Hobart CyberTig II welder

I took it down from my pickup truck.

The threaded collar on the amphenol connector for remote control was all bent and I had to cut it with a chop saw. It would not thread on. So, now all I can do with this control is "push it on".

I had to changeover the voltage from 460V to 230V. First I forgot to change the transformer, but eventually I figured it out. The welder powers up and acts intelligently in both manual mode and programmed mode. It also responds to the remote.

Now the welder powers up. The fan (110V motor) starts spinning. For some reason, it is relatively noisy and vibrates more than I would like. I have much quieter fans at home that move a lot more air per second. Is that normal?

It responds to controls and supplies DC voltage to welding terminals. (checked with a multimeter)

I have not tried any welding today, and may not try that for a few days.

I do not have any tig equipment such as torches, electrodes, water cooler, gas cylinders, yada yada. At first, I want to mess around with stick a bit. I will drive to HF soon to get some stick welding stuff.

I also ordered some 2/0 leads from ebay (against advice of Wayne to buy smaller leads, but 2/0 were only marginally more expensive than 1 gauge leads).

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Ignoramus5411
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As long as it stays it'll be ok. I believe you can get those rings separate. In fact with all of your military surplus there's likely to be something you've got with one of those rings on them. The connector just screws together in about 3 places and the rings are replaceable.

Good.

Most welder fans are on the noisy side. But you may have bearings going out in the motor and or something (like a dirt dobbers nest) on the fan causing extra noise.

All the better. I was just trying to save you some money. With only

200 amps available 2/0 is definite overkill. The only drawback is that if you don't put a whip on your stinger it will be heavy and hard to handle from the weight of the 2/0 lead. I've got a 1/0 whip on my 500 amp welder just because of the weight of the 2/0. The whip on my 300 amp Cybertig is only #2 making it much easier to maneuver than the one on my bigger welder.

Wayne Cook Shamrock, TX

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Wayne Cook

I do the same as Wayne. The 1/0 whip on the end..10' in my case, makes things much easier.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

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Gunner

Thanks. I will check my pile of connectors. I have vague memories of having similar connectors.

Thanks, I will vacuum it very well. I think that it just rattles and wobbles as it spins.

Thanks. I actually called that ebay seller and changed my order to 1 gauge cables.

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Ignoramus19652

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