Mig/Tig/Stick welding Q's....help...

[Tx Firefighter]

Botboy, there is something wrong with your Lincoln, you need to get it serviced.

1) there is an internal solenoid that controls gas flow. You pull the trigger, the gas flows, you release the trigger the gas quits flowing. It does not flow all of the time that the bottle is turned on.

2) In like 6 years that I've had it, my Lincoln has never popped any circuit breaker. I weld with it turned up to the highest power setting all of the time. Never has it shut off.

[botboy]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Botboy, there is something wrong with your Lincoln, you need to get it serviced.

1) there is an internal solenoid that controls gas flow. You pull the trigger, the gas flows, you release the trigger the gas quits flowing. It does not flow all of the time that the bottle is turned on.

2) In like 6 years that I've had it, my Lincoln has never popped any circuit breaker. I weld with it turned up to the highest power setting all of the time. Never has it shut off.

1) Looks like i got some misinformation....I asked a lincoln dealer what all was required to convert the welder to mig, he told me a regulator, bottle and tubing...well, I got those (From a friends dad who owned a machinery sales company, not from the kit)...except I looked online just now and looks like the kit also includes a shut-off selenoid....I feel stupid...

2) I'll investigate that, its only popped the internal breaker (or maybe its a temperature shutoff?) when welding at high heat settings for extended periods of time. I suppose its very possible that the shutoff is bad, I haven't really had a problem with this except when welding for extended times so I haven't investigated getting it fixed