Ed,
Gun lead connected to Pos, ground lead connected to Neg.
Use solid wire, 75/25 gas, regulator set to 20 cu. ft. / min.
Purge the gas line for 2 - 3 seconds before you start your first bead only. (No wire feed.)
Set your wire speed to .024 (or) .030 to match the wire size you are using. The blue "auto-set" light should be ON.
(Where it is now in the picture if you are using .030 wire.)
Set the voltage to approx 5.2 on the dial. Note the green & blue bands above where it shows "14ga" between two of the hash marks? That is your usable range for the wire size you are using - if you need to go up or down on the power to fine tune your arc. That is the beauty of the "Auto-set" system.
Clean the metal down to bright and shiny where ever you want to run a bead with a flap disk, roloc, grinder, whatever. Just make sure you remove any mill scale. Makes it much easier to weld.
And do your welding in an area that blocks any breezes from getting to your work. Outside in the wind isn't going to work. :smiley-rolleyes004:
That is what flux-core is used for....
Practice on a couple pieces of scrap metal before hand and adjust the voltage (if you need to) until you get a smooth, steady, sizzle sound out of the gun as you are moving along. Just run a bead on top of a flat plate. No need to put pieces together yet. You are just trying to get to that proper sound. No popping or sputtering noises!
See how that works out for you.
Gun lead connected to Pos, ground lead connected to Neg.
Use solid wire, 75/25 gas, regulator set to 20 cu. ft. / min.
Purge the gas line for 2 - 3 seconds before you start your first bead only. (No wire feed.)
Set your wire speed to .024 (or) .030 to match the wire size you are using. The blue "auto-set" light should be ON.
(Where it is now in the picture if you are using .030 wire.)
Set the voltage to approx 5.2 on the dial. Note the green & blue bands above where it shows "14ga" between two of the hash marks? That is your usable range for the wire size you are using - if you need to go up or down on the power to fine tune your arc. That is the beauty of the "Auto-set" system.
Clean the metal down to bright and shiny where ever you want to run a bead with a flap disk, roloc, grinder, whatever. Just make sure you remove any mill scale. Makes it much easier to weld.
And do your welding in an area that blocks any breezes from getting to your work. Outside in the wind isn't going to work. :smiley-rolleyes004:
That is what flux-core is used for....
Practice on a couple pieces of scrap metal before hand and adjust the voltage (if you need to) until you get a smooth, steady, sizzle sound out of the gun as you are moving along. Just run a bead on top of a flat plate. No need to put pieces together yet. You are just trying to get to that proper sound. No popping or sputtering noises!
See how that works out for you.
Willie