Well I Guess They Only Last 3 Plus Years..

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Got to the shop this AM and really wanted to finish a job I started yesterday and before it got too hot and muggy here..BUT!I turned the machine on..Hit the pedal..Gas...Check!Water...Check!Hi Freq...Check!Ground cable attached...Check!But NO welding current!Here we go again.I knew what it was right away..The last time I replaced the power cable was Nov. 2010...And that one broke in the EXACT same place...Am I the only one that has this happen?So wait until 7:30 for the LWS to open and all is good again..Glad I 'aint buying these.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:was that the torch-end of a water-cooled tig cable?  if so, kinda makes sense since that would be the hottest part where the heat originates. 1st on WeldingWeb to have a scrolling sig! HTP Invertig 400HTP Invertig 221HTP ProPulse 300HTP ProPulse 200 x2HTP ProPulse 220MTSHTP Inverarc 200TLP HTP Microcut 875SC
Reply:I lose power cables, but not there. You running coolant or straight water?Weld like a "WELDOR", not a wel-"DERR" MillerDynasty700DX,Dynasty350DX4ea,Dynasty200DX,Li  ncolnSW200-2ea.,MillerMatic350P,MillerMatic200w/spoolgun,MKCobraMig260,Lincoln SP-170T,PlasmaCam/Hypertherm1250,HFProTig2ea,MigMax1ea.
Reply:Originally Posted by Oscarwas that the torch-end of a water-cooled tig cable?  if so, kinda makes sense since that would be the hottest part where the heat originates.
Reply:Could it be corrosion? Tap water is pretty harsh on hot copper.Actually my ground cable ends look like that when the crimp loosens and the copper gets flaming hot.Weld like a "WELDOR", not a wel-"DERR" MillerDynasty700DX,Dynasty350DX4ea,Dynasty200DX,Li  ncolnSW200-2ea.,MillerMatic350P,MillerMatic200w/spoolgun,MKCobraMig260,Lincoln SP-170T,PlasmaCam/Hypertherm1250,HFProTig2ea,MigMax1ea.
Reply:That looks like that hard plastic hose that doesn't like flexing allot. Can you find a real rubber hose?
Reply:Interesting. We were just talking about this on another thread today.Question: Can/do you normally replace the copper cable, or is it time for a whole new [whatever]?
Reply:Think I found the cause zapster, wrong filler material ...Magazines have issues, everything else has problems
Reply:Looks like the tail on one of the wife's cats after I ran it through the fan belt......
Reply:Originally Posted by VPTThat looks like that hard plastic hose that doesn't like flexing allot. Can you find a real rubber hose?
Reply:Originally Posted by KelvinInteresting. We were just talking about this on another thread today.Question: Can/do you normally replace the copper cable, or is it time for a whole new [whatever]?
Reply:Originally Posted by SidecarFlipLooks like the tail on one of the wife's cats after I ran it through the fan belt......
Reply:may only be 3 years old but that things got a whole lot of miles on it... 3 zapster years has got to be a whole lot of welding.... that thing is like a car with 450k miles on it miller 330a bp TIGmiller dynasty 200DX TIGmillermatic 185 MIGthermal dynamics cutmaster 101 plasma cuttersnap-on YA5550 plasma cutterhypertherm powermax 30 plasma cutterbaileigh CS225 cold sawetc....
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