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by jcalexan
Sat Jul 01, 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tig welder loosing arc in the middle of welding. And contami
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Re: Tig welder loosing arc in the middle of welding. And con

I had a gas leak in it but fixed it before i put the new bottle on it. And I did check every connection I could find. All are tight.
by jcalexan
Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:35 am
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tig welder loosing arc in the middle of welding. And contami
Replies: 5
Views: 737

Re: Tig welder loosing arc in the middle of welding. And con

Also the tungsten is almost immediately balling up when I start a weld and turns the tungsten blue. It does this both on steel and aluminum every single time. I can only make a weld about an inch long before the tungsten is completely round to a big ball on the end. At this point I'm beginning to th...
by jcalexan
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:41 pm
Forum: Tig Welding - Tig Welding Aluminum - Tig Welding Techniques - Aluminum Tig Welding
Topic: Tig welder loosing arc in the middle of welding. And contami
Replies: 5
Views: 737

Tig welder loosing arc in the middle of welding. And contami

My Everlast 185dv is loosing arc in the middle of welding. It will be fine at the start and then about every other dab it drops in amps and then comes back. Almost like its on pulse but it's not. I have put a new collet, body, tungsten, bottle of gas, and cleaned the ground. Anyone got any ideas?? A...