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Sadly, that will be the last Al. project for the PP256.

Glen

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A small local electronics store had a replacement capacitor. The owner was able to read the label at that location on the board then look up the part. 484 nanofarads I recall
I soldered the new...

No other problems, DC Tig, stick and Plasma work fine to full power.
It would be nice to know the value for the capacitor. There are about 25 capacitors on the board with 3 different values. That...

I talked with Everlast extension 207 and verified that the small board on the LH side is the AC board
Couldn't see anything wrong at first then noticed this- looks like something has blasted off...

Forming the bottom
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That sounds like a possible option. I could ship the board to the Everlast techie(s) for testing and repair.
Is this the AC board? Left side of machine from front.14090

Very custom, ready to race zero-turn!

More photos. Welded up, then many hours sanding and smoothing to flush weld. After that I spent a lot of time with the E wheel removing little curvature...

The red tank is on my Thruxton R. It holds 14.5 litres, not much more than a Commando Roadster tank (12litres).
I wanted a bit more capacity so the buck was made with an extra inch of height vs the...

Using the English Wheel . I built this English Wheel in 2011 using the Power Ultra 205 in Tig mode. The tubing is very heavy wall , 5/16",which makes this English wheel very stiff and effective. As I...

Starting in to shape the sides and top1407614077

I recently built this tank for a Norton project bike. The plan is to use a Triumph Thruxton fairing at front, so the fuel tank top skin had to match a Thruxton R shape. The bottom has to be made to...

Mark, is there a separate AC board that can be replaced? If so, is this part still available?
My thought is that if the board isn't crazy expensive I might purchase one and install it.
Shipping the...

Thanks Christian, I'll try that. It looks surprisingly clean in there but you never know.
Glen

I purchased this unit in 2011. It's always worked perfectly for all functions. A couple of days ago while welding some 1/8" aluminum at 125 amps +-, the torch shut off.
The overcurrent warning light...

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669566966697Next up was the gas tank. I made this from .063 3000 series Aluminum.

Finished product after smoothing the welds, more planishing in the ewheel and about half way thru the polishing process.

I ran over the welds on the inside but only for fusion, no filler rod used....

all three pieces made and welded together. Material is just .050 thick 5052 aluminum, was a real challenge for me to weld. But I have a great machine (PP256) for that so it turned out fine.
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After some hammering and some planishing on the ewheel I had two of the three pieces needed for the cowl roughed out-

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So I started back in on this project about mid winter. First off I made up a pattern or a "buck" for the rear cowl and seat pan.

I wanted the tank/seat and cowl lines to flow together like one...

Got it all done and have been out riding it the last couple of weeks. It goes like hell, weight is only 350 lbs.
Will post some pics in the next day or two.

Glen

Also, does anyone have info on the amp adjustment mentioned by Mark?

Glen

looks like I'll have to buy an ex 250 if I want to weld pop cans!

Seriously, 24 amps is actually low enough for any practical welding I will ever need to do



I'm away from home for a few...

Hi Mark

For the low setting, no I haven't tried it in dc mode, just ac. I have the start amp knob turned down as far as it will go. I've tried it with both the foot pedal and the switch,
2T and...