Mr. TIG with a CK Steady Grip TIG Amptrol for Everlast EXT Unit

[christian]

Yeah,

I did already call some time ago, and was told that something "new" was coming as an amptrol option. I got tired of waiting though, and finally ordered the 26 series amptrol TIG torch that Everlast offers. It's OK, and I like how the arc initiating button is separate from the actual amptrol, which allows for 4T and amp adjustment. It's still a little new to me though, and settings seem a little tricky somehow.

Otherwise, I appreciated the Everlast sales staff suggesting that I wait for something that may better. And I think the 210EXT product options on the website are already implying that a new Amptrol TIG torch may be an option.

I suspect that the CK Steady Grip is what Everlast has in mind, but I don't blame them for not releasing information on planned products which may or may not happen.

But, interestingly, Mr. TIG is already selling these Steady Grip units for three TIG welder makes, including the AHP. And it's just that the pots may not match the 50k of the Everlast units, which is why I won't buy one of them and wire it up to a 7-pin Everlast/Panasonic plug.

http://weld.com/index.php/shop-weld-...&view=category

So, any additional feedback is also appreciated.

Peace,
C. Livingstone

[Rambozo]

CK makes that in a 1k, 5k, and 10k. You need to check your 210 as some of that model runs a 1k, AFAIK. Also it was reported when it first came out that one of the features of the digital units was that they would work with a number of different resistance remotes. Not sure if that made it into the final design or not. Call tech support and check for your version. Depending on what kind of pot was used, you might also be able to swap that part out in a CK unit to suit your application.

[christian]

Yeah,

I think I did check the AHP pots for their 2014 and 2015 models, as Mr. TIG offers different CK Steady Grip units for each. If I remember correctly, both AHP pots did not seem to approximate 47k or 50k.

I think I even posted questions like these at the Weld.com forum, a few months ago, as Mr. TIG was using one with an Everlast, but got no real response as to where or how set up a CK Steady Grip on an Everlast EXT unit like Mr. TIG was doing.

My 210 EXT is a 2015 version, so maybe I could use one of those CK Steady Grips that Weld.com sells for the AHP, after checking the pin-out routing.

Peace,
C. Livingstone