Tig welders in here....help needed!!

IainB · 5 Apr 2007 at 01:16

This is the latest addidtion to the stable, purchased on a whim, totally eyes closed and am now thinking....hmmm :confused:

Does anyone know what the 4 rotary switches are here? (im guessing the first is Amps, slope (what the hell is that for!), torch (arc/tig?) and lastly tig torch or foot switch? :confused:

Then the data plate on the back and whats with the 2 different torch's on the middle L/H side? (again is this tig / arc?)

Also - can you ID this connector? used for both positive and negative leads?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/iain.burns/Tig/Tig conn.jpg

It did come with a foot control though

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/iain.burns/Tig/tig foot.jpg

"Only" thing I need to get is a gas pipe / bottle for the back and a torch/cable for the positive side....which im guessing will prove interesting to track down as a) its old and b)it appears to be from Norway (though I 'think' I may have found an American/UK site that bought out the company)

Thanks for any help

AmaTeX · 5 Apr 2007 at 02:49

mig-welding.co.uk is your best bet. It covers all types of welding not just mig and some of the guys also fix welding sets and supply parts.

task · 5 Apr 2007 at 08:36

that's a standard connector for a welder,

link to connector

Eng Weld website

Have used them in the past when I worked at the mine, good kit.

[huzeeee] · 5 Apr 2007 at 09:15

BOC are where we go, as for the knobs not a clue- im guessing they will be imprtant when welding (especially thinner ally). 2nd in from right is deffo arc/tig.
The info plate (from my physics knowledge) is telling you that it is a transformer rectifier, and and the power it will use at different voltages. The two torches im guessing are tig and arc.
(sorry though, your still no closer to working out how to use it seing as i have no clue about the knobs as im only a mere mig welder (s00n to be gas

)).

IainB · 5 Apr 2007 at 10:03

AmaTeX said:
mig-welding.co.uk is your best bet. It covers all types of welding not just mig and some of the guys also fix welding sets and supply parts.

Cheers, will stick a post over there

taske said:
that's a standard connector for a welder,

link to connector
Eng Weld website

Have used them in the past when I worked at the mine, good kit.

Thanks for the info - at least I can still get bits for it...been 17 years since I last tigged, should be...interesting!!

Dogbreath · 5 Apr 2007 at 10:41

Found this buried in my bookmarks, might be useful:

http://www.millerwelds.com/education/TIGhandbook/