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Dynasty 300 DX GRRRR!!! HELP! (Petal (any remote connection locks up machine)
Bought a used 300 DX about 2 hours from home and was able to test everything on pick up except use with a petal or any sort of trigger. (It was cash plus trade so seller told me to keep my petal and he didn't have one at the time) (My main use will be AC TIG) So I very much need heat control and wouldn't expect anyone to consider a TIG machine functional without remote control-ability, yet at some point in the previous ownership of the machine the fact that the trigger doesn't work was omitted. I don't believe that the guy I bought it from knew it though, he's an equipment slinger and never used it other than a few simple tests and is trying to help me figure it out.
So as soon as I plug in a petal or hand control - no matter what memory slot I'm on or what settings are configured; whether after resets and after every possible configuration variation (even power up settings)- the machine auto selects memory slot 2 as soon as the remote is detected and cannot be changed, when change is attempted HELP12 comes up. ALSO while on memory slot 2 there is no remote functionality, petal doesn't throw the gas valve, no other relays click, no changes on display, no attempt to arc, no nothing. NO ERROR message on petal press either. (keep in mind I've tested hand control also and my petal which worked fine two weeks ago on my 200)
To be clear it has power and can be used in scratch/ lift start with constant power (remote bypass) setting on which does me little good, that's not what I submitted my fully functioning Dynasty 200 and $3900 for.
Miller told me to short out pin A to pin B on the remote plug as an easy test to fully eliminate an issue with my remote equipment. This too activated nothing.
He told me it was likely PC2 "interface" board.... I don't even know where to get that, miller I guess, anyone seen this before? have any other ideas? Know a price for that board and/or where to get it?
THANKS a ton in advance.
Drew
So as soon as I plug in a petal or hand control - no matter what memory slot I'm on or what settings are configured; whether after resets and after every possible configuration variation (even power up settings)- the machine auto selects memory slot 2 as soon as the remote is detected and cannot be changed, when change is attempted HELP12 comes up. ALSO while on memory slot 2 there is no remote functionality, petal doesn't throw the gas valve, no other relays click, no changes on display, no attempt to arc, no nothing. NO ERROR message on petal press either. (keep in mind I've tested hand control also and my petal which worked fine two weeks ago on my 200)
To be clear it has power and can be used in scratch/ lift start with constant power (remote bypass) setting on which does me little good, that's not what I submitted my fully functioning Dynasty 200 and $3900 for.
Miller told me to short out pin A to pin B on the remote plug as an easy test to fully eliminate an issue with my remote equipment. This too activated nothing.
He told me it was likely PC2 "interface" board.... I don't even know where to get that, miller I guess, anyone seen this before? have any other ideas? Know a price for that board and/or where to get it?
THANKS a ton in advance.
Drew
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