Let it warm up good and it lit up just fine.
Side note: This EX welder works correct, even using the pedal, torch, gas tank, regulator, plug and approximating the settings from the EXT. This should help to rule out external parts and settings.
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Let it warm up good and it lit up just fine.
Side note: This EX welder works correct, even using the pedal, torch, gas tank, regulator, plug and approximating the settings from the EXT. This should help to rule out external parts and settings.
Just shows I may be on to something when I say I think its software.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by todmorg
Nice to see the actual temps on the capacitors.. We have always used my friends MIG that was stored in 0 and below weather at times with no problems.
My ESAB Migmaster 250 (borrowed from a relative) Sat in a un-heated barn for over 8 years!. That thing still works like new. There is a LCD display, and LED indicator lights, spot timer, you name it, if it was an option, this machine has it, meaning that there's circuit boards, too. I woild generally liken the (electronic) construction to the EX, not the EXT, 'cept the transformer....Well, I guess we're talkin' 2 different animals here, Point is, Fearing your exsact scenario, every time it a was powered up, it was left to run in idle mode for ar least 15-30 minutes, to get all the innards to their respective operating temps, and burn off any condensation. I know thet you weren't asking for opinions and hyperbole, but I had to put in my US $0.02. I store my NEW 250EX in what I like to call a "semi-heated" space. I have a small, plug-in heater unit near the welders to keep the general region at about 50 deg F overnite. Never a trouble. Either way, this has proven to be an informative thread.
I think I heard somewhere that mil. spec. components are actually the same, but the batches get more testing.
Is there a stated maximum storage temp? I don't have a problem with condensation - wood I leave laying out back has a lower moisture content than kiln-dried wood (Phoenix). I was more worried about heat. It runs around 105F in my garage for 4 months out of the year. I've been thinking about bringing it the house when its not in use in the summer.
-RP