Quote Originally Posted by everlastsupport View Post
Don't take this the wrong way. But that is a lot of work to lift start at low power and run up the amps (but the work is all done but the milling). It's cool, don't get me wrong. Now "your" switch on the 160STH pedal pins, that would be nice, or DX/LX/EX/EXT.

It's cool, but not sure the guy that pops for the PA140 (price wise) will spend over $100 for it. How much for a 1K version or 47K version (3 wire)? I would try one.
Yeah, I know it's a bit overkill, but I don't really have a lot of time in it, and it was a good learning experience. I mainly did it, just to see if it would work. I'm used to building a lot of odd things when I can't find what I'm looking for. I do have to explain to people sometimes that it's not the economical way to go. I've always joked, "Why buy it, when you can build it at twice the price" And that is usually true, but it gets you just what you want. Like everyone here who builds there own perfect welding carts. They aren't looking to compete with a cheapo HF cart, they want something made to their specifications. And then there is the pride in craftsmanship.

If there is any demand at all I can probably knock out a batch pretty cheap, since I have the programs written. But it looks like that pot was a surplus buy and I don't see any other values. The company that makes it doesn't show that exact model, so it might have been an OEM contract. I just liked the small size, and it looked like something I could work with. I actually ordered a handful of both rotary and slide pots in 20K and 25K since I didn't see many 22K. When I saw that one in my hands I knew it would be perfect and a quick test on the unit confirmed that 20K would work fine.

I would think that for another machine, you would also want some contacts for the start switch at the start of the travel. If you see any pots that you think might work, let me know and I can see about a housing. I'll do a little looking to see what I can find. The only 1K that I see at Mouser is discontinued, too. Switches are much more common with rotary units than slide, but it might be possible to make something that would work. That Everlast finger control torch for the 210EXT looked really nice and was my inspiration to do this in the first place. Is it available, yet?