THERMAL ARC 175SE
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jf 850
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Could you tell me where I would find one at this price ?
I have a similar welder for 6 yrs come September. Stopped working a month ago though. I think it’s only the switch , but if I had to pay much to get it fixed , buying new at that price would be a no brainer.
Has anyone any experience of either Sifweld, or Jasic inverters. Both have 5 yr warranties .
diesel power
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Probably your switch jf. Mine fecked up a year or 2 ago. New switch and it's flying it since.
jf 850
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JohnBoy
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farnell have 20k different switches
http://ie.farnell.com/c/switches-relays/switches
have you a pic?
filtered down to DPST, 20A, 250V rocker switches here http://ie.farnell.com/w/c/switches-...t-current-max=20a&contact-voltage-ac-nom=250v
http://ie.farnell.com/c/switches-relays/switches
have you a pic?
filtered down to DPST, 20A, 250V rocker switches here http://ie.farnell.com/w/c/switches-...t-current-max=20a&contact-voltage-ac-nom=250v
diesel power
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I got it in Bradshaws jf. Can't remember what it cost now. Wasn't to bad anyway or I wouldn't have bought it. Something I forgot to mention earlier is it might be worth wiring in a different cable first. My welder conked out last year and I thought it was bollixed but the brother got it and stuck in a new cable and off it went again. Actually now I think on it I think one side of the switch isn't used and you can change over the wires on it to get a 2nd life out of it iykwim?. Give the other suffering brother a call if you like, he'll explain it better. Tis him has the patience to be fiddling at these yokes
jf 850
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I got it in Bradshaws jf. Can't remember what it cost now. Wasn't to bad anyway or I wouldn't have bought it. Something I forgot to mention earlier is it might be worth wiring in a different cable first. My welder conked out last year and I thought it was bollixed but the brother got it and stuck in a new cable and off it went again. Actually now I think on it I think one side of the switch isn't used and you can change over the wires on it to get a 2nd life out of it iykwim?. Give the other suffering brother a call if you like, he'll explain it better. Tis him has the patience to be fiddling at these yokes
He was here for a few hours 2 weeks ago. I should have got him to open it up
I could manage Bradshaws. I bought mine in PER in Carlow at the ploughing.
headcase
Very Senior Member
Check rhe cooling fan
I think this is as far as I want to go, the repair guy ( who I bought it from anyway) can be delving further..
That’s the switch that jf might need
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jf 850
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I m thinking that I will try either EPT , where I bought it , or Bradshaws , which is nearer but who I didn't realise sold them , to repair it. I tried it on a geny once and something blew init. EPT fixed it for €30 , but i had to leave it and goback for it another day.
josh
Moderator/IT Guy
Have the same welder a number of years. Took it out this evening to do a small bit of welding and it wouldn't turn on. Took the switch out to test that and all good there so put it back together and it switched on. I'm guessing the connections were needing better contact.
