Power TIG 225 LX???

[acourtjester]

Hi
You are in the same boat many of us are Everlast manuals say what.
Try this site of some basic tig info and google tig info using different wording and you will find helpful info to pick from. no one has a very easy set up. But you can fine what the knobs do and how it effects welding.
here is one
http://www.millerwelds.com/pdf/gtawbook.pdf

have fun
acourtjester.

[performance]

Jester,

We have received MANY positive responses about the manuals. So, I don't know exactly what to say, except, you poke a empty hornets nest long enough, a few dead hornets will fall out.

We have gone over this before, but I will say it again. We are not here to write a definitive manual on welding, but give a basic overview of controls and operation. Welding textbooks are typically several hundred pages long. Most Miller manuals only reach the teens in pages only to cover WHAT the functions are, not how they operate.

They do have online resources, but they have a whole department dedicated to churning out limitless amounts of information. But some times, they purchase rights to previously written material.

We maintain this forum to get answers to the questions our customers do have about the finer details.

I have reviewed Millers material on this page before...It is NOT that much different than the type material found in our online manuals. HOWEVER, the information contained in the Miller info you posted is NOT, repeat, NOT recommended for inverters. Inverters are much different in nature and function, just as the OP says. For starters, MILLER is recommending pure tungsten. That is a sure sign it is not designed for inverters. Other details are listed as well that are for transformer based machines. Following this information will most likely lead many customers to frustration. Also, keep in mind, this is a SUPPLEMENTAL manual to a Miller manual, so it only says how spartan a Miller manual can be. So, while it is a good read, it is only useful for basic information which again can be found in our online manuals.

Tungsten selection, and shaping for aluminum is wrong for starters. Also, they are discussing 65% electrode negative operation. Our balance control deals with electrode positive percentage. This is the new standard, and we observe this in our welder. In fact, we have added - and + signs to denote that.

Again, the correct information can be found in our manuals for our machines. If you'd like some good "outside" sources, I'd suggest Mr. Collier's website: weldingtipsandtricks.com. Of course I might be biased as he is a fellow guy from Georgia. He is an expert, professional, and level headed nuts and bolts type of guy. We are going to be adding how to videos soon to our site, and our manuals will be RE UPGRADED again. As soon as the new site is up, I will again update the manuals as my OS is stable and running again, and I will back it up on disk this time.