remote setting a welding machine

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Hi, this is my first postA question for old timersBack in the late ‘70s, I was on a job outside welding pipe and  the welding machine was hundreds of yards away. I was using a remote to adjust the machine.  it was the size and shape of a large pen and had a slide on it. I would set the slide to increase or decrease, by percent, what was set, stick it in the stinger and touch the pipe or anything that was “grounded”.  This made it easier to increase the rod size as I added passes.I can’t remember who made it.I can’t find anyone that has seen this or at least knows about it.Thought I’d ask hereMike
Reply:Hi Mike!I don't remember seeing or even hearing of anything like that. We always sent an apprentice to adjust the machine for us.Don’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:Originally Posted by oldtimewelderHi, this is my first postA question for old timersBack in the late ‘70s, I was on a job outside welding pipe and  the welding machine was hundreds of yards away. I was using a remote to adjust the machine.  it was the size and shape of a large pen and had a slide on it. I would set the slide to increase or decrease, by percent, what was set, stick it in the stinger and touch the pipe or anything that was “grounded”.  This made it easier to increase the rod size as I added passes.I can’t remember who made it.I can’t find anyone that has seen this or at least knows about it.Thought I’d ask hereMike
Reply:My dad told me that in the 70´s he was welding in a ship yard. They had remotes made by Esab, he said that you had to putother end of that remote to metal and then touch other end with electrode to increase current and if you wanted to decrease current, you just turn it other way. He told it was made out of posline and it had a positive and negative ends.I hope you understand what I am saying here.. Always so hard to explain tech stuff in english..
Reply:Hi CEP  sometimes the apprentice wasn't around ...school day...getting material....etc.Hi Ian Duffin  Yes it was.  Sure saved steps and timeHi Svetsare  I fully understand. Now I got a name.  Glad there is an internet.  All the local supply shops around here never heard of anything like that.  If I find out anything useful, i'll post itMike
Reply:I used a Hobart for a while that the infinite control would come out of the welder and then used a two wire standard extension cord to extend it to where you were welding. That was about 50 years ago so don't ask me many questions other than that.
Reply:Hi mwshawI remember using the same thing when the machine was sort of close.  We had to use twist locks so someone wouldn't disconnect the cord thinking it was an unused 120 volt extension cord Mike