Anything welding

I dont ever remember anything like that on mine

 

Any chance your voltage dial was in between numbers? The symptom you described has happened to me when I’ve switched the numbers on the dial and don’t fully have it right on the number.

Did you try turning off and on again to see if it happened again?

 

Looks like it will hold.

 

Welds look great man!

 

I'm getting pretty good with it. Not a pro by no means but for basic stuff. Practice and lots of you tube videos has gotten this far.

 

So fun to be able to melt metal together right??

 

I dig it. I should of been a welder in stead of a sparky.

 

I switched the dial around some and it still happens. Now it’s very intermittent. Happens maybe 10% of time. Think it could be something to do with steel dust getting inside the cover?

 

Haha never too late. Can always make welding and fabrication a side hustle like myself and others in here

No power loss or anything though? I doubt that metal dust would be causing an issue. I’ve had my machine for 4 years and it’s dirty and I’ve never had any issues from the metal dust getting in or on it

 

No power loss. It functions flawlessly after the fan kicks on. I’ve been trying to recreate the problem and it won’t do it now. Ok by me, but I may contact Hobart about it.

 

Hobart has a great warranty if anything happens with it. I had a capacitor pop at like 7 months. Called them up and dropped it off at a local shop to fix it and had it back in a week good as new. Didn’t pay a dime

 

That’s good to hear. I just took the cover off and cleaned it up. It was fairly dusty. I finally got it to act up again too. The relay that’s attached to the board isn’t fully engaging at times and takes a few seconds to make full contact. Have no idea why. But the relay is unfortunately soldered to the board so it would have to be a board replacement. Looks like I’ll be asking for a new board under warranty.

 

Good on ya for figuring it out!

 

Ain’t got time for somebody else to. Haha.

 

Haha I hear that!

 

Don`t wait around get it in and get it fixed .

I have so many customers that keep putting things like this off because it still is able to be used.

Only to wait so long the warranty has expired .

Remember to tell the warranty vendor it is a intermittent problem

nothing worse then a machine that won`t fail in the shop .

 

It’s like sewing, but with fire!

 

I've still got quite a bit of time on my warranty. However once I get these last few projects wrapped up, I'll submit my warranty claim. Hopefully the warranty repair shop has quick turn around. I hate down time.

 

That was interesting.

Not sure if I need more volts or to slow down a bit.

 

Hahaha exactly!!