Thread: Welders!
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Old 06-28-2005, 07:51 PM   #20
sleepyboy
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Marion, Texas
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I have the chicago electric 220 volt welder. I had an issue with mine that the welder would automatically switch on and off (with power supplied) after I had about 100 hours on it, After each (4) trip to a welder repair shop in San Antonio, I would get it back, and after using it a few hours, it would do it again. Finally, it started doing it again, and I took it in, and it FINALLY did it to the technician. Has ran fine ever since (cross my fingers). Beware though, I have had to replace the gas welding shield (tip on end of gun); normal maintenance. When you go into any welding shop to find one, they will laugh you right out of the store. I finally took the original one, cut it down, and fit a Miller tip over it.
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