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PowerTIG 210EXT Foot Pedal acting up

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 4:13 pm
by loadpin
There seems to be a certain spot where the pedal doesn't respond. I'm not going to mess with it, I'm going to get a new one, what do you think is the best foot pedal to replace it with. I just saw Jodys video on the 4 tig welders he was reviewing and the 210EXT was one of them, and he didn't seem to impressed with the foot pedal. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Rj

Re: PowerTIG 210EXT Foot Pedal acting up

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 4:30 pm
by soutthpaw
SSC pedal is probably your best bet right now.

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Re: PowerTIG 210EXT Foot Pedal acting up

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:16 pm
by Otto Nobedder
Bear in mind, different makers have different resistance potentiometers in their pedals... Miller's is typically 1K Ohm, and Everlast's, if I recall, is 50K Ohm. Putting an Everlast on a Miller might give you bad accuracy or no response, but putting a Miller on an Everlast could cause damage.

Be sure what you buy is a match. Sites like weldfabulous and weldingcity should be able to cross-reference pedals for your machine.

Steve S

Re: PowerTIG 210EXT Foot Pedal acting up

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:20 pm
by GreinTime
47kohm

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Re: PowerTIG 210EXT Foot Pedal acting up

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:22 pm
by Otto Nobedder
GreinTime wrote:47kohm

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Thank you. I knew it was up there compared to many other brands.

Steve S

Re: PowerTIG 210EXT Foot Pedal acting up

Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:28 pm
by GreinTime
They use wire 1 and 3 as inverse signal wires with 2 being the common reference voltage IIRC. 1 sweeps 47k to 0, 3 sweeps 0 to 47k. Pull up the PDF user manual off of their website and make sure that you are getting full range in both directions. I had an issue where the lock nut for the potentiometer was loose, allowing the pot to spin as a unit instead of the shaft spinning. This caused an axial load to be placed on the shaft as the pedal was depressed. Everlast sent me a new pot in a few days, and I shortened the shaft to the appropriate length and soldered it in.

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*by 1 and 3 I mean the wires on the pot, as viewed from the rear.