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Long story short. My dad let me try out his little inverter welder and I pushed it harder than should. It is a Forney AT-100 inverter stick/ TIG unit. I was trying it out with 3/32 7018 rod maxed out. About 3" of weld total. I then waited 5 minutes and ran 3" of 6013 when it turned off. Is it true Forney slapped their name on the Harbor Freight equivalent ? I can't get it to run again. It also has a constant on fan that will not run. Any info would be great. I just don't want to tell him his poor little welder was burnt up by me. Oddly enough the thing had great penetration on prepped and beveled 1/4" box steel
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You may have cooked the thermal overload switch...
I believe that USMCPOP has one of those little Chinese Forneys...
maybe he could shed some light on your problem.
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I never had a Forney AT-100. My son had a little Harbor Freight inverter but sold it. I believe Forney had trouble with those welders. A lot of them showed up on eBay really cheap when they were discontinued.Miller stuff:
Dialarc 250 (1974)
Syncrowave 250 (1992)
Spot welder (Dayton badged)Comment
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Buy the best tools you can afford.. Learn to use them to the best of your ability.. and take care of them...
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I had a TA Dragster 85 I got for $50. then flipped it and got the TA 161STL. Gave that to my son, the welder.Miller stuff:
Dialarc 250 (1974)
Syncrowave 250 (1992)
Spot welder (Dayton badged)Comment
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Forney Inverter help needed
I appreciate getting back to me about that. Are there any wiring diagrams out there for the HF models?Comment
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Did find a link to Forney customer serviceOriginally posted by Texas113 View Post
Hopefully they could help you...
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Dynasty 350DX Tigrunner
Dynasty 200DX
Millermatic 350P w/25ft Alumapro & 30A
Millermatic 200
TONS of Non-Blue Equip, plus CNC Mill, Lathes & a Plasmacam w/ PowerMax-1000Comment
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I bought one for sport to see if a 100$ welder worked,,, yes and no. It is a 3/32 6011 unit period. Its not efficient enough to run a 3/32 lo hi. Not worth messing with a fix. For another 100 or so someone,,, green maybe, makes one a lot better.Comment
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