Wob, Just thought I would fill you in on my PC Board issue. Found a welding supply and repair company right NEXT DOOR to where I work. They have a guy in san jose that repairs all their boards. I will drop it off (next door) on Monday and should have it back by end of week So all is not lost. Thanks...

I took my precision tig 185 to the shop. The dial would not work raising or lowering amp setings. Shop says "need new PC Board" about $900. dollars. So my question is can someone recomend a reiable repair service for my board. I have found some online but?? The welder works fine. I really ...

Thanks WOB, I am going to take it in this afternoon to the Lincoln dealer in Modesto. Good people and I can trust them to give me the straight scoop. The bummer is I have waited for quite a while to get a tig set up. Then I get one and it has probs. The worst thing is that the guy I bought it from (...

I am going to take it in to the Lincoln dealer this week for a check up. I hope its something simple. Ill let you know. I have a question for you though. Does you amp control knob have a start and stop position or is it one of those infinite type control knob that will just turn continually? I am cu...

Thanks wob for the reply, That was the first thing I did hoping to find the knob was loose. It was tight. So I took the knob off and just turn the shaft and the problem still exsists. It just doesn't adj the amperage. The shaft goes directly in to the circuit board. I have read where these circuit b...

Today I bought a barely used Lincoln Precision 185 welder. When I got it home it was set at 135 amps. I ran a couple beads at and it worked fine. When I went to change amp settings the knob turns but the amp setting dropped to 4 and then after some spinning I got it up to 40 amps. The amp control is...