Dynasty 200 is a beautiful welder .... when it's working

[Mustang]

I hear you on the cost thing Lewis . It's an expensive addition if you really don't have a need for it very often ( like me ) .

[LewisCobb]

I hear you on the cost thing Lewis . It's an expensive addition if you really don't have a need for it very often ( like me ) .

I'm kind of cheap at times but usually crack and buy stuff after I have stewed on it a while - maybe it's an age thing - haha.

Just heard from the service guy - looks like he's going to be ordering up a high frequency board for the welder - I asked him if it would be a few weeks and he said it could be done as early as Friday ! Apparently the boards are overnighted out most of the time.

[Mustang]

Well , let's just hope that this will be the last of your troubles with this machine . Holy crow .

[Marcel Bauer]

I'd be interested to know the final cost, seeing as how I have a Dynasty 200 DX...

[LewisCobb]

I'd be interested to know the final cost, seeing as how I have a Dynasty 200 DX...

Marcel -
My unit is under warranty but I'll ask the service guy what the cost would have been and let you know.

[seattle smitty]

Aerometalworker, what is a "burn-in table"?

Aside from operating all of my electronic devices at frequent intervals (a chore; we have an inordinant number of electronic devices of all kinds), what else can we do to prolong their reliable operation?

I would imagine humidity is a factor(?). A lot of generator-welders spend their lives out in the weather, atop a service truck. Some are used daily, some are used only occasionally. Presumably these machines are to some degree designed to tolerate this environment, but are there protective spray-coatings that would reduce corrosion of exposed wire strands, for example?

[LewisCobb]

Just picked up the machine from the shop. With the long weekend the delay was a bit more than usual. Seems the HF board was gone - Miller flew another one to the shop and now it's working fine again.

I asked the fellow what something like this would cost if the machine was out of warranty and he said he did not ask but suspected it would be in the 100s.

Now then, back to the coupons and practicing !

[Machinist]

Hey LC i'm glad you got the little fellow fixed and back up and running.

[popspipes]

Good to hear your back in business Lewis!! I am just turning 50 hours on mine, that hour and arc counter are nice.......

I just got in a new order of pipes so I will add about 10 to 12 more hours to that and use another 250 cu ft of argon..

So far mine has been good other than the help 1 code once in a great while.

[Tailshaft56]

Ha Ha , no im not union......thankfully. But it seems the company is making a final gesture and allowing another vote due to the gross failure on the union leaderships part to conduct an educated vote on their own.

There was a story on the radio about the Stillwater Ok. plant adding jobs when the Wi plant closes. 2 or 3 days later the story changed to jobs moving to Wi since the Labor dispute was resolved.

[SundownIII]

Lewis,

If you decide to go with a fingertip remote, I'd recommend you also look at the CK brand. They have a N/S switch that requires considerably less movement than the Miller N/S switches.

They also have a rotary control, which I haven't used, but that seems to also require a good deal of movement.

Also, the CK remote is a little less coin than the Miller. Works great on the Dynasty.

PS. Just do a google search for CK Torches. They have a good site that shows the remote very well.

[LewisCobb]

Lewis,

If you decide to go with a fingertip remote, I'd recommend you also look at the CK brand. They have a N/S switch that requires considerably less movement than the Miller N/S switches.

They also have a rotary control, which I haven't used, but that seems to also require a good deal of movement.

Also, the CK remote is a little less coin than the Miller. Works great on the Dynasty.

PS. Just do a google search for CK Torches. They have a good site that shows the remote very well.

I'll make a note of that. Thanks for the tip !

Cheers,
Lewis

[Tailshaft56]

Don't forget you can use a momentary contact control and use the 2T and the 4T settings to adjust amperage. (Ramp up and Down). I'm not sure but I suspect the spot weld mode would be arc on for the adjusted time only and not be able to ramp up or down.

[infin8]

Hope you got your help 1 fixed. Usually just by resetting the power, it should go away. You should send the machine for repair if the help 1 is repeatable consecutively.

[LewisCobb]

Hope you got your help 1 fixed. Usually just by resetting the power, it should go away. You should send the machine for repair if the help 1 is repeatable consecutively.

Hi -
Yep, it seems to be fixed this time. The service shop ended up replacing the HF board the last time I had the machine into them, and I have not had a help-1 error since before that. Perhaps they were related.
Cheers,
Lewis