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[MasterKwan]

You know, as a old army tech and programmer, I've found sometimes things just want to come apart and be put back together. Then they start working. Usually it's a sign of something intermittent like maybe a broken wire under the insulation. If it happens again, I'd go first to measuring voltage at...

[MasterKwan]

https://www.hobartwelders.com/files/.../O944C_HOB.pdf

Assuming this is the manual, the pot goes to the motor control board which takes 24v ac off a transformer. Then you get a DC output to the feed motor. I'd probably check voltage to the feed motor itself. Looking at meter pics and it...

[MasterKwan]

I liken it to "metal glue" since the base metal doesn't melt. So yes a gap to let it flow to both sides is a good idea. I used .023 too....

[MasterKwan]

I always leave a gap when doing thin sheet metal. Normally about the thickness of the wire. I'm far from an expert though. One nice thing about this stuff is that it cleans up really easily with a roloc disk....

[MasterKwan]

I used it to repair the hood of my car which had an 8" long strip of rusted out sheet metal. The benefit of the SI-BR is the low melting point which gets you less distortion. I used it in my Miller 211 with both argon and mix gas. I think it worked better with mix-gas (75/25).

I...

[MasterKwan]

Most of my Japanese cars were made in Kentucky....

[MasterKwan]

Looks like they were announced in September 2015. Not sure when they actually were put up for sale. August shouldn't be considered early then....

[MasterKwan]

This reminds me of BMW owners. Whenever you mention the cars are unreliable, they talk about how great the warranty is. On the other hand, on my Honda's, I've never had to use the warranty, which is best I think. Wife loves her BMW's. None of the last 3 made it through the warranty without needing trips...

[MasterKwan]

I suspect the Chinese are going to do to welders what the Japanese did to GM and Ford. Their products get better every year, while US makers are pretty stagnant in comparison. I certainly don't want to see that happen but it seems to be. People are finding that the Chinese welders are "good...