Anyone run cellulosic E6010 electrodes in TIG 210Ext?

[DaveO]

I expect you found it hard to believe the UK could lag so far behind the welding drag curve?

Well, yes, now that you mention it: how can the UK, as a country, operate on 6013s alone?

I did find Lincoln Fleetweld 5p+ rods at a UK online site, btw: a 5 kg package for about 49 Pounds Sterling, nearly US$80 for about 11 pounds of rod. That was including VAT but before shipping. Ouch!

[performance]

Here:
http://www.rapidwelding.com/dynamic/...5P&po=01CF255P

[Ultraman]

Do you have to always keep tight arc or can you long arc on 210EXT? Like 1 or 2 inches of arc length? Sometimes I need to strike away from where I'm going to weld, then long arc over to start the bead..

I thought VRD was for safety reasons... turning it on/off affects the arc?

Thanks in advance.

[Rambozo]

Do you have to always keep tight arc or can you long arc on 210EXT? Like 1 or 2 inches of arc length? Sometimes I need to strike away from where I'm going to weld, then long arc over to start the bead..

I thought VRD was for safety reasons... turning it on/off affects the arc?

Inverters have protection circuits that will shut off the arc if the voltage gets too high from too long an arc.

VRD is for safety, but I can see how it might make for a hard start depending on how fast it reacts.

[Martine]

Well, yes, now that you mention it: how can the UK, as a country, operate on 6013s alone?

Where ignorance is bliss.....,, For coded jobs, of course special electrodes are used, but the crux of the matter is that in the UK, both 6010s and 7018s are considered special rods. How it got to this is another matter.

Anyway, thanks for going to all that trouble to find me the Rapidweld link. I recently figured if ever I went to the US, I'd be coming back with my baggage allowance filled by 4 boxes of Lincoln rods!

Martin

[performance]

I can go into the local hardware store and buy 7018s by the rod, by the pound or by the 50 lb box. 7018's are a dime a dozen. 6011's are the standard staple, and 6010's can be bought about anywhere.

Ultraman,
You can't normally long arc a transformer at 2 inches either...an inch maybe. But if you are doing that, then you have a problem with technique. Long arcs introduce inclusions and porosity. That's one reason an inverter works well for high quality welds, it keeps you from doing it. If you draw a long arc with an inverter, it causes the amp draw to soar (from the wall), and the unit will shut down.