Bossweld PowerPro 250 issues
Never used anything but AC stick (and OxyAcetylene back in my teens).
I'm about to try some MIG (MAG) with one of these:
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15A power lead, still got the cover film over the displays, probably barely used (i.e. might be on the first reel).
Owner has demonstrated that it welds, but a few little issues have thrown me:
Issue 0: I can't find a manual online for this old model.
Have asked the few distributors that still list that model, but am not hopeful :(
Issue 1: It trips a 32A RCBO when switched on. Resetting the breaker gets past this, but it is odd.
Haven't tried megger/earth leakage test yet. Afraid of damaging electronics.
Issue 2: The spool ON/OFF switch is reversed? Off position does continuous feeding.
Issue 3: One previous user complained that the tip was missing a ceramic or something.
As far as I know, only TIG uses a ceramic shield?
Only thing I can see is this nozzle style has no "shield insulator"?
...which means if you touch the shield to the job, it will arc/stick.
Hoping our excellent forum's combined wisdom can help me out
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