Welding Tips and Tricks

I have Everlast 250EX over a year now.. No i have reasently started to stick weld whit it normaly i use KEMPPI. And i dont understand what is the problem when i weld 2mm rods 7018 (Elga,Esab,Lincoln) overhead/vertical 52-62A it starts bad and when i have weld couple seconds it snuffs out??? Same rod amps and everything whit KEMPPI no problem... 2,5mm rods burns fine whit everlast when i use like 80A or more, but at low end at amps comes problems and maybe i have noticed that when i have burn couple rods its start to weld better "maybe"? Arc force works because i can hear sound differently when its 0-10 Feals like there is something wrong at voltages so that it doesent keep thoose volts enought high (Arc brakes)?? Tig works beautiful AC/DC allways has been arc starts fine and is stabile.. Anyone had same thoots/problems whit their stick machines? Have tried rods in owen and bretty much all brands..

I've not used that machine, so I'll offer the obvious first:

You are switching to "electrode-positive", right?

There are several everlast users here, so you'll get more answers than this, I'm sure.

Steve S

Otto Nobedder wrote:I've not used that machine, so I'll offer the obvious first:

You are switching to "electrode-positive", right?

There are several everlast users here, so you'll get more answers than this, I'm sure.

Steve S

YEAP I have switched electrode-positive.. It strats bad at 2mm 7018 rods 50-60 Amps i dont get it what is cousing this
because i know that i can stick weld having 6g cert reasently, so i only can think is that machine somehowe broken. So if anyone has Everlast at same problems let me know THANKS

Might become a menber here and ask around

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