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Hi there all.  I sure could use some help getting started here.  Please see photos and tell me what I am doing wrong.
Reply:You need to turn it up, way up!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:Revers your polarity.
Reply:Ok. How do I do that?
Reply:Originally Posted by McClellanIndustriesOk. How do I do that?
Reply:in the pics of the welder it shows 88amps max output...way too small for the plate he is welding Originally Posted by CEPGenerally you just switch the welding leads. I never seen one of those welders before. I take it has 100 on the face plate means 100-amps? If so, that material might be way to thick for that machine. What type, and size wire are you trying to run? Here read this thread, start at post 10. http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...-corresponding
Reply:Originally Posted by dpaschin the pics of the welder it shows 88amps max output...way too small for the plate he is welding
Reply:Thanks guys. It is 11 gauge mild steel. I will attempt some more this morning and send more pics. We have recently purchased a 300A Miller machine.
Reply:Could you elaborate on what "poor gun angle" means?
Reply:Originally Posted by McClellanIndustriesCould you elaborate on what "poor gun angle" means?
Reply:Little lincoln weldpack 100, there's a gazzillion of 'em out there. It should run flux core alright on thinner stuff. Should be DCEN. Looking at the lead going to the Gun inside the machine there where the gun hooks up you want to see the gun hooked to the - lead and the clamp hooked to the + post. That 88 amps on the face plate is their (lincolns) rated output just like all welders have a rated output, not the max. Go to lincolns site and download a manual."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt