Shield Arc
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I didn't start this thread in Longevity's section because I didn't buy the machine.
One of the members here was kind enough to bring his new Stickweld 250 over this morning to let me give it a test drive. Very nice arc! Once I figured out the lead configuration where to plug into for the 6010 port, she really handles 6010 nice. We did some playing with different brands of rod. The Stickweld 250 doesn't like ESAB's 10P 6010, but does really well with ESAB's 10P-Plus, Hobart's PipeMaster, and Radnor 6010. It really loved Hobart's 335A 6011. Had a hard time starting ESAB's Atom Arc 7018, but Lincoln's Excalibur 7018 was a breeze! The member brought some Lincoln 7018 AC, I have never run any of that before, WOW! What a piece of cake to start!
Simon if you see this could you explain why when the arc force is turned all the way up, (clockwise) the machine likes to cut out, no matter the arc length with 6010? When I turned the arc force to the center it ran perfectly!
If I just had to throw a stone at this machine it would be nice if the hot start was just a little bit hotter. I didn't have any trouble but the member here had some. I let him test drive my Lincoln Invertec V350-Pro with the hot start turned up to +9.5 and he had absolutely no trouble starting the arc.
For the price of this machine, man what a deal! Very nice welder! :thumbsup:
One of the members here was kind enough to bring his new Stickweld 250 over this morning to let me give it a test drive. Very nice arc! Once I figured out the lead configuration where to plug into for the 6010 port, she really handles 6010 nice. We did some playing with different brands of rod. The Stickweld 250 doesn't like ESAB's 10P 6010, but does really well with ESAB's 10P-Plus, Hobart's PipeMaster, and Radnor 6010. It really loved Hobart's 335A 6011. Had a hard time starting ESAB's Atom Arc 7018, but Lincoln's Excalibur 7018 was a breeze! The member brought some Lincoln 7018 AC, I have never run any of that before, WOW! What a piece of cake to start!
Simon if you see this could you explain why when the arc force is turned all the way up, (clockwise) the machine likes to cut out, no matter the arc length with 6010? When I turned the arc force to the center it ran perfectly!
If I just had to throw a stone at this machine it would be nice if the hot start was just a little bit hotter. I didn't have any trouble but the member here had some. I let him test drive my Lincoln Invertec V350-Pro with the hot start turned up to +9.5 and he had absolutely no trouble starting the arc.
For the price of this machine, man what a deal! Very nice welder! :thumbsup: