Transtig 180 ac/dc welder

**engineer** · 22nd June 2009, 11:19 AM

1) See attachment.

2) In regard to other questions on this thread about differences over the years, from my observations there were differences but only in the presentation of the welder. I think the insides remained basically the same, as follows.

Early versions might have been blue/white colours whereas later ones were red/black colour.

Early versions had a larger box with a solid handle made from small bore pipe bolted to the side of the welder whereas later welders had a smaller box and a handle made from bent chromed wire (8mm?), threaded on the end and bolted to the front face or top of the box. These are often bent out of position because where they are mounted is a bit weak to drag the weight of the welder around.

Early versions with the large box were on three wheels with one castor on the front. Later small box versions had four wheels with two castors on the front.

Late small box versions were built on a platform that included and extension at the rear to sit the gas bottle on.

Very early versions might or might not have had an access hole on the side to get to the points (I'm not sure). There was an interim big box version which had a points access hole midway up the side. I said interim because if you remove the access plate there are no points behind it. These are lower down and to reach them you still have to take the full cover off the machine. Later machines moved the points so they were behind the access cover. I suspect CIG moved the points around the inside of the case to stop stray high frequency transmissions going into the main welder coils. These later units had all the high frequency gear shiedled with metal panels on the bottom left hand side of the machine.

Early and late models had the high frequency switch swapped with the 'on' light position.

There was an optional gas solenoid switch but this just turned an optional solenoid valve on & off. There was nothing fancy with this machine like current sensing for automatic operation or remote current control.

Also, there is a possiblity that late model tig machines might not have had lifting lugs as CIG appears to have deleted these on its mig welders in later years. They reduced the duty cycle with smaller components which made them lighter and I presume the thought was two persons could lift the migs onto a ute.

**ISL33P** · 26th July 2009, 08:27 AM

i can only post them since they are scanned copies of the one i got

**forge** · 2nd August 2009, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by ISL33P

i can only post them since they are scanned copies of the one i got

O'k Please let me know costs etc.
foggyforge<at>gmail.com

**Grahame Collins** · 2nd August 2009, 09:35 PM

Is this close ?

http://www.murexwelding.co.uk/mrxcon...20AC-DC180.pdf

Grahame

**Garry 3** · 26th June 2012, 10:38 PM

Now this thread is back to life if ever so briefly I'd like to ask if any members here have had any success finding a manual for the old blue Trans Tig 180.

Is anyone else here still using these old machines? I know the inverters are great as I have a pulse tig inverter as well but there is something about these old machines that makes it hard to part with them...kinda like the old timex, Takes a lickin keeps on tickin.

Regards
Garry

**skipdh** · 28th June 2012, 12:48 PM

Hi Guys

I'm looking for a manual as well. Happy to pay costs.....

Thank you

**steran50** · 28th June 2012, 01:53 PM

HI

,
I should have a Copy of the Manual somewhere, I willl try and find it Tonight for You both. I didn't keep the Welder that I bought as there was something wrong with it.

**steran50** · 29th June 2012, 09:26 AM

HI

,
Guys I have had a look for the Manual, but I have not been able to find it as yet. I will keep on looking for it, hopefully by the end of the Weekend I will have found it. In the meantime have a look at the attatched PDF for the Murex Transtig as it may be of some help.

**skipdh** · 2nd July 2012, 08:05 PM

I rang cigweld today and they emailed me the following docs. Excellent service.

enjoy. I would be interested if someone has a schematic.

Kind Regards
Skip

Transtig 180 AC-DC-HF (700005).pdf

Transtig 180AC_DC Operating Manual.pdf

**steran50** · 2nd July 2012, 10:25 PM

HI

,
That's great that You got a Manual. I had a look for the Copy I kept when I Sold the Welder, but I haven't been able to find it - I was sure I had seen it recently (must be those Shed Gremlins). I think the first PDF from memory is the same as the Manual that I had.

**RVK 355** · 2nd July 2012, 10:56 PM

I have got a Manual for a CIG 150 AC/DC tig, i will scan and save all the pages since i have sold the welder.

Maybe would could make up a sticky with all machine manual!!!

**Garry 3** · 2nd July 2012, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by RVK 355

I have got a Manual for a CIG 150 AC/DC tig, i will scan and save all the pages since i have sold the welder.

Maybe would could make up a sticky with all machine manual!!!

That's a good idea, many of these old machines are probably onto their 7th owner by now and the manuals are just a memory.

Garry

**RVK 355** · 13th September 2012, 09:28 PM

OK, i have scanned and have a copy of the user manual for the CIG 150 ac dc transtig, its in a pdf format, does anyone know if it can be uploaded or hosted on this site!!

**ISL33P** · 29th September 2012, 08:18 AM

Apologies to everyone that has pm'd or replied. It was a combination of 2 thing, I kept on putting this off and not being able to find (look properly) for the file.

Here it is

**festy_** · 11th October 2012, 10:56 AM

I've had my TransTig 180 for a few years now, but recently moved house and had to re-wire it for single phase.
The other day after swapping the terminals over to 240v I fired it up from a GPO and I heard the HF buzz for half a second, then it tripped the RCD.
It didn't throw a CB, just the 30mA RCD that protects all the GPOs and lights in the house. My family was not impressed

Do these welders have a problem with RCDs? Is it caused by leakage through the transformer windings during the initial current inrush, or HF getting back into the mains, or do I have a faulty welder? I'm fairly sure I've got the 240v wiring right - the terminal labels inside the case match up with the manual I downloaded from here....
I noticed in the instruction manual they recommend running a separate earth wire to limit EMF, has anyone had to do that?
I'm going to get a 32a circuit installed just for the welder and wasn't planning on an RCD for that circuit, but after reading the wiring standards it seems I'll have to fit one so would like to avoid constantly tripping RCDs if I can.

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