So i believe i just over worked it yesterday, But I've never run into this problem before, so wanted to ask and see if i should be concerned.
I have the Multimatic 200, lately i have been using it with flux core so i can move around more freely and working outside, easier to get a good weld without wind blowing my gas. So i was working on some 1/4" angle and doing small maybe 1.5" long welds on the corners to finish up a trailer ramp.
For convenience i have it setup working on 110v, and yesterday i was able to spot weld the whole frame to square. Then started on the full beads for all corners, i was able to complete 3 of the 4 corners before the gun stopped feeding, i thought maybe it ran out of wire, i opened it up and it was still a 50% to 75% roll left. Machine was still on, fan running, no errors on the screen, but nothing in terms of response from the gun. I have about 2" or 3" left to weld on the main frame and then still need to install the middle supports and grate. Since it was already getting let, i figured i would let it cool down overnight and try again this afternoon, BUT before i get after it, just want to see if i should be concerned? Is there anything i can check before turning it back on?
Side note, since I'm welding 1/4" with the machine set on Flux Core, the highest setting it went was 3/16", so i maxed it out on both the nobs. I'm sure that i may have exceeded the duty cycle, but it wasn't like i was doing long continuous welds, each weld was about 1.5" in length and a few seconds break between each weld and even longer between corners since i was moving the frame around to reach the gun.
I have the Multimatic 200, lately i have been using it with flux core so i can move around more freely and working outside, easier to get a good weld without wind blowing my gas. So i was working on some 1/4" angle and doing small maybe 1.5" long welds on the corners to finish up a trailer ramp.
For convenience i have it setup working on 110v, and yesterday i was able to spot weld the whole frame to square. Then started on the full beads for all corners, i was able to complete 3 of the 4 corners before the gun stopped feeding, i thought maybe it ran out of wire, i opened it up and it was still a 50% to 75% roll left. Machine was still on, fan running, no errors on the screen, but nothing in terms of response from the gun. I have about 2" or 3" left to weld on the main frame and then still need to install the middle supports and grate. Since it was already getting let, i figured i would let it cool down overnight and try again this afternoon, BUT before i get after it, just want to see if i should be concerned? Is there anything i can check before turning it back on?
Side note, since I'm welding 1/4" with the machine set on Flux Core, the highest setting it went was 3/16", so i maxed it out on both the nobs. I'm sure that i may have exceeded the duty cycle, but it wasn't like i was doing long continuous welds, each weld was about 1.5" in length and a few seconds break between each weld and even longer between corners since i was moving the frame around to reach the gun.
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