[J_Akuhead]

I'm puzzled. Last time it worked fine. Today on the same programmed settings it won't start an arc.
Its intermittent too.
I'll try starting an arc right on the groundclamp, and sometimes only HF and other times a full arc, but about 8 times of 10 no arc at all.
Sometimes the relay clicks, sometimes not at all.
And the relay clicking .... doesn't necessarily do anything. I'm using the 'new' NOVA pedal.

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I'm pretty new to this machine (and all TIG) this pic shows about where I'm at in skill level.
I should be able to make this work.

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Any ideas what to look for?

 

[Virgil5]

First things that springs to mind are a REFUND from Neverlast and a real welding machine from Lincoln or even Miller by ITW.

 

[BigTB]

Will the arc start on DC, or on lift start?

 

[Bob92553]

Everlast is a good machine. Sounds like the high frequency points. But I'm not sure where they are in this machine. Send a email/call Everlast they took care of me last time real quick

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[Louie1961]

Make sure you THOROUGHLY clean and dress your tungsten. A contaminated tungsten will do exactly what you are describing.

 

[Yofish]

Wrong place to ask. There is an Everlast forum down the ladder.

 

[J_Akuhead]

Make sure you THOROUGHLY clean and dress your tungsten. A contaminated tungsten will do exactly what you are describing.

The tungsten was NOT cleaned and dressed. If this was it I'll eat my hat. Are you serious? I can't imagine a tungsten in any condition (other than non-existant) refusing to pass amps.

Wrong place to ask. There is an Everlast forum down the ladder.

I looked all over for an Everlast forum on WeldingWeb, can't believe I didn't see it. Was the middle of the day and i was frustrated.

OK NOW it's posted in the Everlast forum: http://weldingweb.com/showthread.ph...d.php?701682-new-Everlast-210EXT-won-t-start-arc-(AC-TIG)&p=8633269#post8633269

 

[Louie1961]

Yes, I am serious.

 

[shovelon]

Everlast is a good machine. Sounds like the high frequency points. But I'm not sure where they are in this machine. Send a email/call Everlast they took care of me last time real quick

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Just for reference. What was wrong with your machine?

 

[30cal4me]

The tungsten was NOT cleaned and dressed. If this was it I'll eat my hat. Are you serious? I can't imagine a tungsten in any condition (other than non-existant) refusing to pass amps.



I looked all over for an Everlast forum on WeldingWeb, can't believe I didn't see it. Was the middle of the day and i was frustrated.

OK NOW it's posted in the Everlast forum: http://weldingweb.com/showthread.ph...d.php?701682-new-Everlast-210EXT-won-t-start-arc-(AC-TIG)&p=8633269#post8633269

Here is a link to the actual Everlast forum.

https://www.everlastgenerators.com/forums/forum.php

 

[shovelon]

Just for reference. What was wrong with your machine?

Must have been user error.

 

[12345678910]

I'd read the manual with regard to the setting and checking of the points gap.

also get a meter and check if the main contactor / relay is switching

 

[shovelon]

Just for reference. What was wrong with your machine?

Must have been user error.

 

[Louie1961]

His post in the Everlast subforum indicates he had the torch hooked into the wrong port. He reversed the leads and fixed the problem

 

[shovelon]

His post in the Everlast subforum indicates he had the torch hooked into the wrong port. He reversed the leads and fixed the problem

:laugh:

 

[12345678910]

I'd read the manual with regard to the setting and checking of the points gap.

also get a meter and check if the main contactor / relay is switching


How new is it ?

That would make me nervous if it can't even make it a short time.
Perhaps the refund is the smart move.

I'd be wary of shipping it back for service if you have to pay shipping yourself.

 

[Oscar]

Should've sprung for an HTP Invertig 221

 

[lugweld]

If you read the manual, then you might notice you have the torch in the + instead of the negative. It should always be in the negative. No where in the manual does it say it should be in the positive for TIG.

 

[shovelon]

If you read the manual, then you might notice you have the torch in the + instead of the negative. It should always be in the negative. No where in the manual does it say it should be in the positive for TIG.

Wrong user for that. The OP is having starting problems. It was Bob92553 that had it hooked up wrong. He figured it out apparantly.

The OP is dissecting his brand new machine looking for a defect.

 

[lugweld]

J. Akuhead has the torch on Positive. That's the one I am referring to. The torch depicted in the picture if you look carefully, is in the positive, and not the negative. Most likely he was welding stick at some point, or removed his torches and reconnected it wrong, forgetting to move it back to the negative torch. That will cause starting issues. This, unfortunately is common. Somewhere as a recent development, I've had a bunch of customers putting it in + for AC. I've had in the past, many people just startby putting it in the positive for AC and DC, saying they hook the "ground" to negative because that is the ground. I have to work with them to understand it isn't a ground but a work clamp in the truest sense of the word. It merely completes the circuit path. I haven't found the source of recent misinformation about changing to AC yet, but this is a fairly recent issue with a lot of people saying the "internet" said to put it on positive for AC. Not sure where that bit of information is found or occurring.