NEW 2013 EVERLAST PowerTig 255 EXT AC/DC DIGITAL TIG WELDER

[JimMinKent]

Hi Mark,

I have a couple of questions, and hope you can help with their answers. In using the 250ext, the interface was tricky because of the high "typematic" rate. You would overshoot your target, then go back with ten more button presses to hit it. I called it the interface of a thousand button presses, I know this was fixed in a repair release, but in the mean time, we all moved on to the 255 plans.

My question is regarding exactly how the 255 interface works, if you know yet. Obviously there is some combination of knob presses, knob twists, probably short and long knob presses to enter modes to select functions and others to set values. So please describe:

How do you enter the function-change mode?
Do you press the knob to move through the functions or twist it?
How do you get into value-change mode?
How long, in seconds, do you ever need to hold in the knob?
Is a quick press of the knob used? For what action?
Does it always return to Amps? If so, do you then just twist the knob, or do you press, or tap, the knob then set the amps value?
Please walk me through this interface once before it shows up, thanks.

My second question is regarding the knobs. Oleg gave me hope earlier in this thread that you had found better knobs for the 255, is that so?

Thanks for any info on this. I really hope this interface will be helpful to the operator, rather than cumbersome.

Jim

[performance]

Jim,
Not having my hands on the final test version yet, I can give limited answers.
Duncan likely has more to say than I do. But its not unlike the 210 in this fashion.
The main knob controls both the limits and the exact function. Simply tap the knob to set,and roll it to highlight and select function, then tap it again to adjust it. Roll the knob up or down to increase or decrease. Press again to lock in the function.

There is basically only 1 knob on the ext. It wasn't on the ext units we were primarily working on different knobs...though it is a consideration.

[JimMinKent]

Thanks Mark,

If it uses quick taps, that's fine, it's pressing and holding for x number of seconds that I am not a fan of.

My thinking on the knob is, since it only has one,and it is nearly the entire interface, let's make it a nice one Even the current 250EX amp knob is a bit nicer than the one shown in the photos of the 255. After all, this is your top-level entry in the US, right? Thanks for whatever you can do for us.

Jim

[performance]

I don't have anything to do with that at this point. That detail would be for Duncan. He has his hands on the digital units in the factory. I have no idea. It will be whatever is available to fit the encoder that is used. They don't fit the same. To special make one would involve a lot of expense and planning.

It'll likely be this knob or a cut down version of it:

[Oleg]

UPDATE:


http://www.everlastgenerators.com/fo...werTig-255-EXT