E3 purple tungsten, question?

AKweldshop · Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:23 am

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Quad-Tungste ... 20de7c80c1

Anybody know if it will it perform good on AC on a Syncrowave 250DX ????????????

I'd probably get the 1/8 dia from HTP/usaweld.
Looking for some opinions on experiences with it.

~John

Superiorwelding · Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:59 pm

John,
I have and use E3 on my Millers and Lincolns and have no problem with it. I received sample 3/32" and purchased 1/8". Honestly I cant tell a big difference in it but I don't use it to run long beads. Basically we just tried it out and it works fine. It will work fine on AC for you. I guess one great thing about it is it will work on both AC and DC.

Weldakota · Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:26 pm

Waste of money, from what I've seen from them. Don't like high amps at all for 3/32". I'd stick to Lanthanated/Thoriated.

Bill Beauregard · Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:22 pm

AKweldshop wrote:http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Quad-Tungste ... 20de7c80c1

Anybody know if it will it perform good on AC on a Syncrowave 250DX ????????????
I'd probably get the 1/8 dia from HTP/usaweld.
Looking for some opinions on experiences with it.

~John

OK but not first choice on Diversion 180 and Dialarc HF 250, I prefer Thoriated.

Tungsten Wolf · Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:30 am

Weldakota wrote:Waste of money, from what I've seen from them. Don't like high amps at all for 3/32". I'd stick to Lanthanated/Thoriated.

This

Tried them out at our shop, we run at 250-280 amps and they kept cracking and splitting. We haven't had any problems with Lanthanated.