First Test on Everlast PT 2013-250EX

[Jason]

I like those new points, it's a huge improvement.

I agree with this. Looks like it might be a little easier to get access to also.

[Johnson]

I picked up my 250ex tonight and aside having the front bezel cracked it works fine.....gotta love UPS. I did notice however the HF start take a little while to get an arc going....is that a gap problem? It will sit there for a couple seconds and then start the arc....almost like it doesn't know it's started yet.

[Rambozo]

I picked up my 250ex tonight and aside having the front bezel cracked it works fine.....gotta love UPS. I did notice however the HF start take a little while to get an arc going....is that a gap problem? It will sit there for a couple seconds and then start the arc....almost like it doesn't know it's started yet.

Make sure your preflow isn't cranked up high. Typically .1 to .5 seconds is plenty, if you use it at all.

Bezel cracking seems to be the big shipping damage issue. I wonder if there is a solution for that such as a stronger bezel, better foam inserts, or both? It's not like I expect UPS to get any better in handling. Or like Oleg mentioned maybe it's time to look into alternate carriers.

[everlastsupport]

Johnson,

Turn off the pre-flow and see how the unit performs and let us know. I have not see or heard many cracked bezel issues in some time, even during the holidays this year..

[Kempy]

Johnson,

Turn off the pre-flow and see how the unit performs and let us know. I have not see or heard many cracked bezel issues in some time, even during the holidays this year..

Yes Mike and Rambozo that might be the problem I had that when I was playing around with mine set the pre-flow to 3 seconds and could not figure why it would not start, it would flow gas but had know arc or HF. It is a good feature to make sure the gas in covering the weld area before starting to weld.
It is good to see that Everlast and Forum member are always ready to help, keep up the good work.

[everlastsupport]

Yes Mike and Rambozo that might be the problem I had that when I was playing around with mine set the pre-flow to 3 seconds and could not figure why it would not start, it would flow gas but had know arc or HF. It is a good feature to make sure the gas in covering the weld area before starting to weld.
It is good to see that Everlast and Forum member are always ready to help, keep up the good work.

I rarely use pre-flow. Just purge the line with the trigger when you first start. It will hold the argon after that.

[Johnson]

I'm going to double check the preflow and try the machine some more in a bit....I'll report back in an hour or so. Thanks for the help Kempy. The bezel isn't the end of the world....at least the unit still works. Oleg said he can take care of it so no worries. I did notice a small amount of side to side movement in the box...that and the "normal" UPS treatment is hard to survive.

[Johnson]

ok there is something defiantly wrong.....it just holds the HF arc for ever. It will be HF arcing and after 30 seconds decide to start the welding arc. Sometimes less sometimes more. I cleaned the ground, adjusted gas preflow to zero, tried a different torch, super sharpened tungsten, and it still does it with the pedal floored. The AC lights up right away, but the arc is wandering all over the place and makes a loud snapping, clicking noise. I think the unit got goofed in shipping..... I bummed out, I really needed this machine to start some work. Would the point gap cause any of this? I see the HF arc it just won't start welding.....(only when it wants). Oleg I'll call you in a couple hours

[Johnson]

So I think I found out what was going on.....my gas lens was junk. It was causing the arc problem. I switched over to a normal collet and all seems well..... So besides the crack in the bezel the machine is ok I'll give it a good solid amount of weld time over the weekend.