i been learning stick and in the process trying to work out the best settings to get the best starts as well as bead.
i have a TA-185 inverter
the part that confuses me is it seams like i get a better start with a lower hot start setting ?? it would seem a higher start amp would allow a better start with less chance of sticking the electrode. but i have had consecutively better starts at 130amps with weld amps at 100-110 amps, where when i bump the hot starts up to say 170 amps with a weld amp of 100-110 amps i tend to stick more.
is this normal ?? and why would it work like that?
also i have herd a lot about dig settings with stick but don't know if i have that setting option with the TA185, so if anyone has one and knows how to set it or knows it dose not offer that option fill me in plz.
what exactly dose the dig setting do ?? seems like its a penetration setting kinda like the cleaning VS penetration settings with AC on aluminum. is this about right ??
thanks for any and all help. i'm busy with another house repair so i have not had a chance to burn any more rods lately but am looking forward to some vert but welds as soon as i get the roof back on the entry way.
but for now i'm back on reading up on the stick process and my welder to get ready to go with the best settings i can.
i have a TA-185 inverter
the part that confuses me is it seams like i get a better start with a lower hot start setting ?? it would seem a higher start amp would allow a better start with less chance of sticking the electrode. but i have had consecutively better starts at 130amps with weld amps at 100-110 amps, where when i bump the hot starts up to say 170 amps with a weld amp of 100-110 amps i tend to stick more.
is this normal ?? and why would it work like that?
also i have herd a lot about dig settings with stick but don't know if i have that setting option with the TA185, so if anyone has one and knows how to set it or knows it dose not offer that option fill me in plz.
what exactly dose the dig setting do ?? seems like its a penetration setting kinda like the cleaning VS penetration settings with AC on aluminum. is this about right ??
thanks for any and all help. i'm busy with another house repair so i have not had a chance to burn any more rods lately but am looking forward to some vert but welds as soon as i get the roof back on the entry way.

but for now i'm back on reading up on the stick process and my welder to get ready to go with the best settings i can.
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