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- Otto Nobedder
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It sounds like you have "Chinese Machine Syndrome".
Harbor Freight has a no-questions-asked return/exchange policy. Go get another.
Steve S
Harbor Freight has a no-questions-asked return/exchange policy. Go get another.
Steve S
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Okay, new evidence: I swapped out the machine and had the same problem; HOWEVER, I found that the rods that come with the machine run like butter they are grey E6013 rods and I bought brown 6013 without the E in front. What's the difference?
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- DLewis0289
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If I was stuck on a deserted island and was forced to us a Buzz Box, the ONLY rods I would use to maintain sanity would be MG-500's.......period.
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Scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality." Nikola Tesla
Scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality." Nikola Tesla
- Otto Nobedder
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Brand is the primary difference, and the different color suggests a different flux composition.WeirdoDrummer23 wrote:Okay, new evidence: I swapped out the machine and had the same problem; HOWEVER, I found that the rods that come with the machine run like butter they are grey E6013 rods and I bought brown 6013 without the E in front. What's the difference?
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All the "E" means is "electrode", and using it is redundant, since it's written on the electrode.
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That's what's weird. They're both 1/8 6013. One runs normal and the other like jiffy pop. I'm glad it's not the machine but this kinda raises more questions than it answers
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Try putting the "jiffy pop" rods in the oven at 250*F for a couple hours. They may be moist.
Failing that, throw them out and buy good quality rod.
Steve S
Failing that, throw them out and buy good quality rod.
Steve S
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