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If that's what you did with "no electronics experience" I don't even know what I would classify as........
Very nice build and the knobs look awesome, I think your idea of putting most electronics in a seperate box is a good idea as you might get tired of reaching down and adjusting but then again, maybe not. Either way, looks great.
Very nice build and the knobs look awesome, I think your idea of putting most electronics in a seperate box is a good idea as you might get tired of reaching down and adjusting but then again, maybe not. Either way, looks great.
if there's a welder, there's a way
x2Olivero wrote:I think your idea of putting most electronics in a seperate box is a good idea
Either way, looks great.
Think I will do the same, put the pot in a separate box and make it possible to use the torch switch without changing connectors.
Too often I change the max current while repositioning the pedal with my feet.
Pictures from my scrap collection:
http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... f=9&t=5677
http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... f=9&t=5677
I'm doing something similar. Have been using a Weldcraft RCCS 14 for 5 years but now need foot pedal. The dial is actually a spur gear at around 13 teeth to the inch so I used a 1/2"x 13 UNC tap to thread the inside of a plastic pipe, then cut the pipe into strips to make a rack. Simple and fast.
Same kind of pedal but a pull-pull cable system to pull the rack. No mods to the RCCS 14
Same kind of pedal but a pull-pull cable system to pull the rack. No mods to the RCCS 14
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My first time replying to a thread on this forum so hope it works..
The pedal supplied with my machine had a 1k pot on the side that was supposed to limit the max amps but when I opened it to see why it didn't work I found it had no wires connected to it. It was only there for the sales brochure pic, lol.
I added and wired in a 25k linear pot to limit the range but found the knob on the pedal itself not very practical to use down there so I removed it and put it in its own box close to the machine.
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The pedal supplied with my machine had a 1k pot on the side that was supposed to limit the max amps but when I opened it to see why it didn't work I found it had no wires connected to it. It was only there for the sales brochure pic, lol.
I added and wired in a 25k linear pot to limit the range but found the knob on the pedal itself not very practical to use down there so I removed it and put it in its own box close to the machine.
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I recently finished that mod, I also got a new cable with 5 wires in it, so now I only got one cable running from the pedal and the controls in a plywood box on the welder. Still a bit half-assed, not quite sure where I want to place it, but I am thinking of bending a bracket so I can just hook the box over the welder and it can hang on the side.Olivero wrote:If that's what you did with "no electronics experience" I don't even know what I would classify as........
Very nice build and the knobs look awesome, I think your idea of putting most electronics in a seperate box is a good idea as you might get tired of reaching down and adjusting but then again, maybe not. Either way, looks great.
With the new CK17 torch and it's super-flex cable, it's a whole different ball game.
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Definitely a great example of necessity being the mother of invention. I have found that most folks in this trade are smarter than the average bear anyway. Great job!
"Why is there never time to do anything right the first time but always time to do it again?"
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Hobbyist or not, it takes a bit of knowledge about a lot of things (metallurgy, thermal dynamics, electricity in general) to be a fairly competent welder. You may have picked it up as a hobby, but I bet you learned a few things about those subjects along the way.DennisCA wrote:Thanks, though I am not in the trade, just a hobbyist who started in 2015 with an old used stick welder.
"Why is there never time to do anything right the first time but always time to do it again?"
Love your attitude, DennisCA, and great work. If you need it, build it!
I want a pedal too, for my old MasterTig 3500W. I weld cast bronze, so it's hard to do without a pedal, due to the varying thickness and angles.
My question is: would you maybe share the diagram and especially the pinouts of the connectors with us? Our local Kemppi rep here in Malmö, Sweden is entirely unhelpful. He would rather I pay him to do the job, which doesn't really work for me!? Duh.
I have the same 4-pin and 10-pin connectors as you do.
Cheers,
I want a pedal too, for my old MasterTig 3500W. I weld cast bronze, so it's hard to do without a pedal, due to the varying thickness and angles.
My question is: would you maybe share the diagram and especially the pinouts of the connectors with us? Our local Kemppi rep here in Malmö, Sweden is entirely unhelpful. He would rather I pay him to do the job, which doesn't really work for me!? Duh.
I have the same 4-pin and 10-pin connectors as you do.
Cheers,
A hack a day...
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