ReplyWhat did it do when it died?
Died while welding or worked one day, dead the next?
WeldingWeb Apprentice
I need to make it work. It is completely dead.
Has power in past the switch, but nothing out. No humming, no fan.
Moderator
What did it do when it died?
Died while welding or worked one day, dead the next?
Dave J.
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~
Syncro 350
Invertec v250-s
Thermal Arc 161 and 300
MM210
Dialarc
Tried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
WeldingWeb Apprentice
I bought it as working, it's not.
Master Welder
Did you check to make sure you have 240? What instrument are you using to determine voltage? Sounds like maybe you only have 120. Check leg to leg at the outlet and again inside the machine. If you have 120 between hot and ground but zero between hot and hot you are hooked up wrong.
Miller Challenger 172
Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC 225/150
Miller Maxstar 150 STL
Victor 100C
Victor Journeyman
Oxweld OA
Harris O/A
Smith O/A little torch
No, that's not my car.
Moderator
That's where I would start too.Originally Posted by bigb
Dave J.
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~
Syncro 350
Invertec v250-s
Thermal Arc 161 and 300
MM210
Dialarc
Tried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
WeldingWeb Apprentice
120 on each hot wire.
I'll double check the ground.
Don't think that's it though.
Checked with a multi meter.
WeldingWeb Apprentice
Finally some good news.
Turns out my outdated circuit breaker box doesn't connect to the two busbars at every two stations. I had to take it loose and wiggle the busbars to figure out that of the six stations, only the inner for would work for 220. Welder makes that happy humming noise now.
Master Welder
What about from hot to hot?
Miller Challenger 172
Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC 225/150
Miller Maxstar 150 STL
Victor 100C
Victor Journeyman
Oxweld OA
Harris O/A
Smith O/A little torch
No, that's not my car.
Master Welder
Sounds like you have a GE or a Federal Pacific. Which is what I was getting at with my questions
Miller Challenger 172
Miller Thunderbolt AC/DC 225/150
Miller Maxstar 150 STL
Victor 100C
Victor Journeyman
Oxweld OA
Harris O/A
Smith O/A little torch
No, that's not my car.
WeldingWeb Apprentice
I appreciate all your help. It's just good to get it going.
Master Welder
I know this is an old thread and the problem was actually in the supply line, but... a welder like this has simple wiring inside; plain wiring between the transformer and the connectors on the front panel, a rectifier in the DC circuit, but no solid state circuitry. Just a moveable core for current adjustment. Should have been easy to visually inspect, or to check resistance of the wiring in the main transformer to find any problems.
FWIW, I probably still have a Wards catalog, or a page from one, listing this unit. Maybe from the 1980's?
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