140 Amp Machine on the Way!

[mark8310]

gaustin,

I am checking to see if a 50 amp plug is too much for the unit. I believe it doesn't draw that much power.

Hope to have a reply soon.

Simon

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So lemme get this straight, I'm having a hard time here ....... you are saying,,,,,,, if you plug the machine into a receptacle with TOO MUCH available amperage, it will not work properly??????????


I think you yourself should go attend a basic sophomore high-school electrical course ........

[gaustin]

cool... post pics of your first welds with it

Here is what I could get out of it earlier this AM. Still cutting out randomly.

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...s/P1050646.JPG

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...s/P1050647.JPG

I don't have any 1/8" 7018 right now but hope to get some this week and see what they can do.

I checked all of my connections again and no hot spots that would be evidence of a bad connection.

I don't have an AC Ammeter so I can't see what it is drawing.


Have a nice day

Gerald

[longevity-inc.com]

Sorry I wasnt thinking and posted that late at night...

[longevity-inc.com]

Here is what I could get out of it earlier this AM. Still cutting out randomly.

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...s/P1050646.JPG

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...s/P1050647.JPG

I don't have any 1/8" 7018 right now but hope to get some this week and see what they can do.

I checked all of my connections again and no hot spots that would be evidence of a bad connection.

I don't have an AC Ammeter so I can't see what it is drawing.


Have a nice day

Gerald

Gerald,

I will contact you on Monday with some of the welding problems you are having. If we cannot find a solution to check over the phone, I will replace it and cover all shipping charges.

I am sorry you are experiencing problems.

PS: The video is a little dark, but the pictures look nice.

[gaustin]

I have been able to run a few more beads with the machine. I welded a handrail for a friend that recently had knee surgery and the welder worked well but I haven't had much time to really test the welder yet.*
During testing using some E6011 I had problems with the machine cutting out. I beleive I found the cause in the ground clamp. The picture below is what I think was causing the problem. I have since replaced the ground with one from a HF machine but have yet to retest using 6011.

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...roundclamp.JPG



I did get a chance to run a few 1/8" E7018 prior to going on vacation last week. I just ran a few beads inside a piece of 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1/4" Angle. The welder did not cut out at all and the heat seemed consistent throughout. A true test will be 6 minutes straight of welding and then 4 minutes off.



Below is a picture of a few beads run verical up. These were made to show what the welder would do. Not what the WELDOR can do. I have made prettier welds in harder places and uglier welds in easier places.

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...4Angle7018.jpg


Again, anyone with a Red, Blue or Yellow inverter that weighs within 10 LBS of this one is welcome to do some testing with me. Flat, bead on plate 1st to check out the duty cycles, then a few butt welds in plate and pipe.*

[gaustin]

Below is a slideshow showing a multipass fillet weld on 1/2" plate made with 1/8" E7018.

This was all done with less than 20 seconds between each electrode. The machine did not seem to fluctuate any during the weld. The 6011 pass made on the 1st bead welded nicely and the arc went out one time at the top. This could have been the result of me not paying attention to the arc length. You can view the video better if you scroll down and on the right side of the screen select the "View Full Screen Icon" nor just go to the actual page at http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...illetweld.html

Gerald

[gaustin]

I made a few updates to the review ppage for the MMA 140 welder. http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...vityMMA140.htm

The machine I have seems to meet the duty cycle listed on the machine. Without an ammeter its hard to be certain. I did post some pics on another section of the forum bit they are one the page . The main point of the test is the fact that the welder was able to weld with the power turned all the way up for a period of time that exceeded the duty cycle rating.

I also dropped it a couple of time and it continued to weld. Here is the video of the actual dropping .http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...ng140drop.html

[gaustin]

I was able to setup a tig rig on the machine at lunch today and weld a few beads. Also updated the review page. http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...vityMMA140.htm

Here are some pics.

[longevity-inc.com]

Gaustin,

Thanks for showing us your work and informing those people on this site who are interested in our equipment.

You have done a fair and great job with your reviews both on here and on your website.

Simon

[gaustin]

Here is a bead with some stainless.

http://weldingdata.com/WelderReviews...ity/ssweld.JPG