PrimeWeld MIG180 - Page 41

WELD PROBLEMS
Crookeda Bead
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POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
1. Inaccurate welding:
Use two hands or rest hand on
steady surface.
2. Inconsistent travel speed:
Maintain steady travel speed.
3.
Stick out too long:
Reduce stick out.
Peld
Burn-Through
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Base material melts away,
leaving a hole in the weld.
POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
1. Workpiece overheating:
Reduce current and/or wire feed
speed.
2.
Travel speed too slow:
Increase travel speed and ensure
that travel speed is kept steady.
3.
Excessive material at weld:
Reduce wire feed speed.
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