Well I broke away from TIG work using my BWE as I picked up a half dozen storm sewer drain fabrication projects requiring spray arc MIG. I have always used my Optrel Satellite for MIG and stick work. All the prints call for 1/2" and 5/8" rebar. I have welded literally thousands of feet of rebar with the spray arc process and my Optrel Satellite.
For some reason it seems like the shade gets darker going from 9-13, but never really gets dark enough like it should (and used to do). The helmet is probably 4 years old. This is the first problem I've had with it.
The arc is not overly bright: .035" QCL wire, 345 IPM, 29.5 volts, 50% inductance, 92argon/8CO2. These are the same basic parameters I have burned hundreds of pound of wire with in this process and application.
Anybody experienced this problem? Maybe time to get another BWE dedicated to stick and MIG.
For some reason it seems like the shade gets darker going from 9-13, but never really gets dark enough like it should (and used to do). The helmet is probably 4 years old. This is the first problem I've had with it.
The arc is not overly bright: .035" QCL wire, 345 IPM, 29.5 volts, 50% inductance, 92argon/8CO2. These are the same basic parameters I have burned hundreds of pound of wire with in this process and application.
Anybody experienced this problem? Maybe time to get another BWE dedicated to stick and MIG.
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