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Miller EconoTwin welder

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dr.sportster

01-04-2005 13:54:06




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About 20 yrs ago a Miller parts and repair dist told me this was an unpopular model and he probably couldnt get the foot control.A freind said any foot cont. should fit.The foot control plugs into a twist lock receptacle on the front of the unit.Since then Ive used a tech torch scratch start.The foot control would be nice to have instead of having the wife on amperage control;"turn it down,no no up a little"

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Fred Martin

01-05-2005 10:24:57




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 Re: Miller EconoTwin welder in reply to dr.sportster, 01-04-2005 13:54:06  
There was a Lincoln model that you took the crank handle off of the welder and installed a gear and then mounted a gearhead reversing motor beside it with the teeth meshing and a couple or three wires taped to the lead with a switch close to your thumb to run the current up or down. Seems on the Lincoln cranking the handle just moved a core up or down in the transformer to vary the current and in no way would hurt anything while welding.
You might get into Lincoln's website and see if you can find the IdealArc AC/DC welder of the seventies and see if they list it in a exploded parts view so you could get a reasonable idea as to the size of motor, gears etc. Who knows...maybe they still sell the thing. Fred OH

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T_Bone

01-04-2005 15:35:37




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 Re: Miller EconoTwin welder in reply to dr.sportster, 01-04-2005 13:54:06  
Hi Drs,

I used one of the first EconoTwins to hit the market in 70' or 71' and a fine machine it was. Very handy for it's size as you could get it into alot of areas very easy but yet had a good duty cycle with a stable arc. I never understood why this machine was not popular.

Any of the manual older rheostats should work as there all wired about the same. You will need a copy of the wiring schemtics to confirm the correct configuration.

Note: If your having someone adjust your amps while welding, you will ruin the control rheostat as it will fuse the fin contact together.

Adjust your travel speed to compensate for fine amperage adjustment. Set your amps so you get fusion in about 1- 2min after arc strike then use travel speed from then on.

T_Bone

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dr.sportster

01-04-2005 17:38:10




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 Re: Miller EconoTwin welder in reply to T_Bone, 01-04-2005 15:35:37  
T Bone, thank you for the reply.Luckily I didnt actually do that but I thought about it.It is a heavy machine to lift also.Small box with alot of copper inside.It really has been a good machine.Imay ask your advice on an upgrade someday soon Ihope.Just ordered a come along you spoke about in the archives.The iron bodied Wyeth-Scott.



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