10-27-2012, 09:45 PM
(10-27-2012, 07:17 PM)Mayhem Wrote: An old welder told me just to strike and then 'stick' the rod, and let the rod 'glow'. He said if that doesn't dry the flux nothing will.
When he lends me HIS welder, I'll give it a try.
About the same time the rod starts glowing, so will the main control board on my Syncrowave. Buying a new box of rods is much cheaper than replacing that board. My old Lincoln A/C farm welder I used to have (a battle tank in disguise) probably wouldn't have broken a sweat doing that though.
However the explosive steam release from the rod would probably have blown the flux coating to bits.....
Willie