OK, I'm Finally DONE!!! And Here's Why it took So LONG....

Initially, this was a belt problem I think was exacerbated by the Cold Weather. Thank you All for your help in repairing that. Next I could NOT get proper operation no matter how I adjusted the Pot (which, really, I was adjusting properly from the start. I guess in my After diagram above I should have been more clear by labeling it 0-54 & 55-0 but that's what I had). I did this Many times with the same results.

Which were, once the arc initiated, it went immediately to 246A and stayed there. No matter what I changed or how I adjusted. This number, 246, became a crucial indicator. I got it to work properly, at random (once by just flipping the pedal upside down) and each time it worked, the maxed-out display would read 255 (not 246) BUT anytime it maxed-out at 246 that's all I got, as if the pedal was just a switch (caused me to replace the wire, which was a good move anyway, that cheap PVC wire was a pain in the cold too).

SO,,, it turns out, with all this testing and adjusting I was doing. I WAS NOT TIGHTENING THE COLLAR ON THE PEDAL PLUG. And that was causing, and creating the New trouble I was having. I would just plug it in and Test. I found that if I Wiggled that plug the display would go from 246 to 255 and it worked properly. If I Wiggled it just a TINY BIT loose then it read 246 and my pedal stopped working (the switch turned it ON, and the Arc was full the 246Amps).

Again, thanks for all the assistance. I now know a lot about my pedal I hope I've now got it "blueprinted" (I filed, lubed, adjusted, and even closed-up the plugs receptacle pins some) and won't have future problems with it.

The Only thing is, I simply can't get it to go below 24 Amps...


I currently have;

...........OFF...........FLOORED
3-4...0.5 Ohms......55.0K
4-5.....55.0K.........1.2 Ohms

The switch activates before any resistance changes. Any Ideas? I'd like to be able to go lower than 24A if I could.....