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Maark

10-28-2007 16:10:50




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Borrowed a neighbors 110 volt wire welder{shielded wire with co2 gas}. Every time you touched the welding wire to the surface, it burned off before you could pull the trigger.Is there a solenoid stuck? He never has gotten it to work well.




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trucker40

11-01-2007 19:53:51




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
I had one of them a long time ago.If I remember right,you need to be ready to weld when you put the wire on the metal.I could be wrong,but I thought it would work like the rest of them except the wire was hot.Anyway if you had a book on it might say something about it.Could be that you dont have enough wire speed,or tension on the wire,or too much tension.Its harder to set those 110 ones,harder to weld with them,and there is a lot to a mig.If it has timer knobs you would want them off or on zero.You really should have a pair of good side cutters and clip the wire every time you start a new weld.On those little ones you need all the advantages you can,and that helps the machine if its melting or starting the weld with the same amount of wire on the end every time.After you get onto how the little ones work they work allright.I cut a dump truck bed in two and made it longer with mine.It worked good,but it took about 3 times as long as it would with a regular mig.That was 20 years ago,and since then I used some of the newer ones and they are a lot better than mine was.My biggest problem with it was you never seem to get it as hot as you want it to be.The newer ones are better seems like.A lot of it has to do with what you use it for,and you need what you are welding to be clean,ground to shiny metal wherever you can get it that way.Makes it a lot easier to use and a lot stronger weld when you finish.

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kurt:ky

10-29-2007 16:11:03




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
My 110 volt wire welder is hot all the time. Cheaper welders are that way. My is about 15 or 16 years old. Mine just sets and collects dust now since I bought a 250 mig.



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Chuck UR

10-29-2007 04:43:39




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
I don't know if it will help but Lincoln bought Century not too long ago.
Maybe try contacting Lincoln Electric.



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Bus Driver

10-29-2007 04:13:36




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
I think my unit is a 90/110. It is "hot" only when the wire is advancing. Mine has been, and is, a good welder. Light duty to be sure, but I am completely satisfied with it.



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Joe(TX)

10-28-2007 18:25:33




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
My century is not hot until you pull the trigger.



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RayP(MI)

10-28-2007 18:41:00




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Joe(TX), 10-28-2007 18:25:33  
Mine too!



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gab

10-28-2007 18:07:33




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
I've got a century 110, 85 amp I think and thats just the way it is. The tip is always hot, the trigger just advances the wire. Jim



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Little Ed

10-28-2007 16:34:13




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 Re: Century wire welder in reply to Maark, 10-28-2007 16:10:50  
I am not sure about the Century brand, but some of the less expensive machines have a constantly hot tip, and the trigger just starts the wire feed rolls. You have to start with the wire not touching the metal. Hope this helps.



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