I am having BIIIIG problems with running my dynasty 200 recently!
I had a problem about four months ago with my machine and the "Help-8" message came up, it was taken to the local shop and the miller tech repaired it. It ran flawlessly for those four months since,..and then!!,..the same message came up!
I had a completely NEW welder delivered and earlier tonight (the first time using it by the way,..),..the SAME thing happened as I was welding aluminum!!?? **(note: for reference the first time any problems ever occorued with the first original machine I was welding regular mild steel not aluminum)**
The first time the message came up with the original machine it seemed that the machine decided to change polarity on its own!? it started blowing stuff away and just cutting through stuff almost.
The second time this happened withe the first original machine I had switched to AC for Aluminum and had accidentally touched the puddle and stuck the tungston roughly twice as I was practicig a little on some out of position welds. The machine suddenly wouldn't even strike and arc and the HELP-8 message came up,..same as the first time!
Tonight with the band new machine,...I switched over to AC and started welding aluminum. it was fine. I started back into welding some out of position stuff (practice..practice that out of position stuff) and stuck the tungston about three times,..(after I had what seemed to be a problem balling up the tungston in the beginning.) THEN,...the machine went from its normal inverter sound of buzzing to an almost "frying" sound!!?? Then the HELP-8 message appeared and it wouldn't even strike an arc,..and a weird smell appeared,..like something burning, but I didn't see anything wrong with the machine at taht point. Since I thought I was going nuts and it was my imagination as far as the smell and sound went,..I decided to shut off the machine and give it a few moments. I turned it back on and everything came up and seemed fine. After striking a weak arc I heard and smelled the same thing,..only this time when I flipped my hood up,..there was smoke coming out of the back of the machine and inside the machine could be seen a small flickering blue light when I decided to strike and arc to see what was really happening with this thing!!?? of course after that I shut the machine off.
I checked my connections out....electrical from outlet,..argon hose,..flometer,...leads,...and the welder settings as I had recalled them...I have no idea what the heck is going on here!!!!! Is something shorting the machine out..and if so waht and how and where?? What could be doing that,..or waht is going on?? it was the end of day so I couldn't call a Miller rep either, so here I am seeking you guys out. Can ANYONE out there help me with this?? I have used syncrowaves, trailblazers, XMT's, etc. and never had a problem until I got the dynasty that I bought for myself,..and now this happens??....I am TOTALLY lost on this.
I ran my electrical from my house to my garage this summer in the same way my father and I ran his years ago,...and so I can't imagine it would have anything to do with my electrical...my father even was there for a few days when we were putting stuff in and running line.
A big thank you goes out in advance to all who will be helping me with this!
J-shovel
I had a problem about four months ago with my machine and the "Help-8" message came up, it was taken to the local shop and the miller tech repaired it. It ran flawlessly for those four months since,..and then!!,..the same message came up!
I had a completely NEW welder delivered and earlier tonight (the first time using it by the way,..),..the SAME thing happened as I was welding aluminum!!?? **(note: for reference the first time any problems ever occorued with the first original machine I was welding regular mild steel not aluminum)**
The first time the message came up with the original machine it seemed that the machine decided to change polarity on its own!? it started blowing stuff away and just cutting through stuff almost.
The second time this happened withe the first original machine I had switched to AC for Aluminum and had accidentally touched the puddle and stuck the tungston roughly twice as I was practicig a little on some out of position welds. The machine suddenly wouldn't even strike and arc and the HELP-8 message came up,..same as the first time!
Tonight with the band new machine,...I switched over to AC and started welding aluminum. it was fine. I started back into welding some out of position stuff (practice..practice that out of position stuff) and stuck the tungston about three times,..(after I had what seemed to be a problem balling up the tungston in the beginning.) THEN,...the machine went from its normal inverter sound of buzzing to an almost "frying" sound!!?? Then the HELP-8 message appeared and it wouldn't even strike an arc,..and a weird smell appeared,..like something burning, but I didn't see anything wrong with the machine at taht point. Since I thought I was going nuts and it was my imagination as far as the smell and sound went,..I decided to shut off the machine and give it a few moments. I turned it back on and everything came up and seemed fine. After striking a weak arc I heard and smelled the same thing,..only this time when I flipped my hood up,..there was smoke coming out of the back of the machine and inside the machine could be seen a small flickering blue light when I decided to strike and arc to see what was really happening with this thing!!?? of course after that I shut the machine off.
I checked my connections out....electrical from outlet,..argon hose,..flometer,...leads,...and the welder settings as I had recalled them...I have no idea what the heck is going on here!!!!! Is something shorting the machine out..and if so waht and how and where?? What could be doing that,..or waht is going on?? it was the end of day so I couldn't call a Miller rep either, so here I am seeking you guys out. Can ANYONE out there help me with this?? I have used syncrowaves, trailblazers, XMT's, etc. and never had a problem until I got the dynasty that I bought for myself,..and now this happens??....I am TOTALLY lost on this.
I ran my electrical from my house to my garage this summer in the same way my father and I ran his years ago,...and so I can't imagine it would have anything to do with my electrical...my father even was there for a few days when we were putting stuff in and running line.
A big thank you goes out in advance to all who will be helping me with this!
J-shovel
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