overheat light PowerTIG 185 Micro

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08-25-2012, 10:28 PM
mick

overheat light PowerTIG 185 Micro

gday,
i purchased a PowerTIG 185 Micro over the weekend. was running a couple of welds and was pretty happy with the way it was performing for my needs. However i was just playing around to see what it could do and exceeded the duty cycle and the overheat light came on. problem is it now wont go off. i let the machine stay on for half an hour, turned it off for ten mins and now left it overnight. but it is still on. i am starting to think something has been fried inside somehow. all i get when i try to weld is the hf zap thats it. any advice would be great as i live in the country 3 hours from town, so i not looking forward to driving back after only using the machine for an hour :(

cheers mick
08-26-2012, 02:13 AM
SeanMurphy265

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Originally Posted by mick

gday,
i purchased a PowerTIG 185 Micro over the weekend. was running a couple of welds and was pretty happy with the way it was performing for my needs. However i was just playing around to see what it could do and exceeded the duty cycle and the overheat light came on. problem is it now wont go off. i let the machine stay on for half an hour, turned it off for ten mins and now left it overnight. but it is still on. i am starting to think something has been fried inside somehow. all i get when i try to weld is the hf zap thats it. any advice would be great as i live in the country 3 hours from town, so i not looking forward to driving back after only using the machine for an hour :(

cheers mick

Are you running the welder on 120v or 240v? I'm not sure about the 185 micro, but most dual voltage welders have a reduction in duty cycle on 120v. Typically speaking if you have any trouble its usually in the first day. I'm not sure if there is a way to wipe away the memory.
08-26-2012, 02:56 AM
performance

Yes, it would be good to know what voltage, and to confirm your wire colors that you are using and the voltage you have at the plug. I believe these units have fuses internally (someone will correct me if I am wrong) which can blow.

What were you doing when it went into overheat?
08-26-2012, 06:16 AM
mick

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Originally Posted by SeanMurphy265

Are you running the welder on 120v or 240v? I'm not sure about the 185 micro, but most dual voltage welders have a reduction in duty cycle on 120v. Typically speaking if you have any trouble its usually in the first day. I'm not sure if there is a way to wipe away the memory.

i am running 240 here in oz. i thought of a fuse but did not want to pull the macine appart
cheers
08-26-2012, 06:59 AM
mick

yep it looks like an internal fuse has blown. not sure why as yet. i had been using the machine for nearly an hour. i was welding a piece of 6mm plate to 3mm rhs and the light came on when i finnished the run.