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    Transtig 150 AC balance control modification

    Ok as per some of the information provieded about the PCB boards, it seems the control board on the transtig 150 can be made to have AC balance control.

    I have done this to my transtig 150 and...
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    Just to follow up on this, i spoke with a guy by...

    Just to follow up on this, i spoke with a guy by the name of Geoff from circuts unlimted who has been fixing these PCBs for year and knows them very well.
    what has happened is cigweld had done small...
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    Transtig finally fixed, ended up sending it to...

    Transtig finally fixed, ended up sending it to circuits unlimited up in QLD, the fault ended up being a very fine short circuit on the PCB and also a bad capacitor that was "taking off (oscillating)....
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    I know he posts on this forum from time to time...

    I know he posts on this forum from time to time and was hoping he might chime in.

    going by the post on his website, don't think he has put in a different sourced board in his 150 transtig as it...
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    I have had multiple phone calls from BOC since...

    I have had multiple phone calls from BOC since canceling my account with them a few years ago, it seems common practice for them to ring up and offer a better deal once u have canceled the account.
  6. just some internal pictures of a inverter tig I...

    just some internal pictures of a inverter tig I bought second hand, opened it up to find a build up of metallic dust (grinding dust sucked in by the fan) note all the build up, this shows why its...
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    transtig 275 control board PCB #700608 ...

    transtig 275 control board PCB #700608

    http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/RVK355/cig%20transtig%20150%20AC%20DC%20tig/transting150pcb_zpssbpn3l2s.jpg

    the control board on my transtig 150...
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    still working on this when i can, been tracing...

    still working on this when i can, been tracing around the main PCB with a osciliscope and comparing wave signals on both boards, it looks like something is goin wrong with the logic inside the board...
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    Attention CIGweld transtig 150 and 275 owners

    Hey Forum members.

    just wondering for those forum members who own a CIGweld transtig 150 and also the 275 AC/DC units, if you could possibly get a photo of the electronic control board behind the...
  10. If you google “token tools tig welder dust...

    If you google “token tools tig welder dust inside” it will bring you some pics

    https://welders.tokentools.com.au/chinese-welder-servicing-repairs-and-avoiding-problems/
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    Thanks for the reply Grahame, looked through all...

    Thanks for the reply Grahame, looked through all the manuals, couldnt find anything that resembles the cig, looks like the transtig 150 is possibly unique to Cigweld.

    Apon futher investigation,...
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    Finally got around to having a good look at this...

    Finally got around to having a good look at this transtig 150 i have here with a HF start problem.

    After abit of time with the covers off and doin the basic checks then digging deeper, there is...
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    I do have one of these cheaper ebay drives on my...

    I do have one of these cheaper ebay drives on my RF30 mill drill, i have had no expereience with any Huanyang VFDs,but i can say i am succesfully using one of these cheap vfds, its a single phase in...
  14. Thread: Weld Positioner

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    nice work so far, keen to see how this turns out,...

    nice work so far, keen to see how this turns out, what are you goin to use for speed control, something like a 24V DC motor driven by a pwm controller? i was thinking of doin something like this but...
  15. Thread: Tig Cups & Bits

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    Just take your existing consumbables in with you...

    Just take your existing consumbables in with you to your local welding shop then u cant go wrong
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    Using a piece of copper behind the hole also...

    Using a piece of copper behind the hole also helps filling it in and acts like a gas shield
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    Maybe rule that idea out, you would need a fairly...

    Maybe rule that idea out, you would need a fairly subsantial gen set that would go into the thousands of dollers let alone running costs.

    Can you get 3phase installed?
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    Wp9 air cooled uses the same consumables as a...

    Wp9 air cooled uses the same consumables as a wp20 water cooled torch.

    Torqued-nut, does your workshop have 3phase power!
    If so there are always decent 3phase tigs up for sale really cheap,...
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    Interesting video, i deffinatly learned something...

    Interesting video, i deffinatly learned something watching it, what i found really facinating is the vintage guage they still use to measure it and the technique, just shows they where deffinatly on...
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    Interesting test Karl, when i tried it, it welded...

    Interesting test Karl, when i tried it, it welded fine in AC sounded like 50hz, so its probably just something to do with the HF start, i havent had a chance to look at it anymore, but in due time i...
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    Yep the 150 has pre and post gas adjustment

    Yep the 150 has pre and post gas adjustment
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    Finally got around to having a look at the 150...

    Finally got around to having a look at the 150 transtig that i bought last year listed as not working.

    Good news is it works, strikes a arc and welds in stick mode, welds in tig mode, both DC and...
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    I too bought a used hypertherm powemax 30, best...

    I too bought a used hypertherm powemax 30, best little plasma cutter ive used so far, pilot arc star, i get alot more life out of the consumables, cleaner cuts and less dross, drag cutting with the...
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    Post some pictures up, keen to see what it looks...

    Post some pictures up, keen to see what it looks like, what other fixture tools do they have to suit the table
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    Toolmaker by trade here. Typically the fixed...

    Toolmaker by trade here.

    Typically the fixed and moving halfs are made from P20 aka 618 or 718 and other associated names dependant on the steel supplier

    The build up, back plates, risers,...
  26. I seen he was advertising alot of stuffon gumtree...

    I seen he was advertising alot of stuffon gumtree for a while, has he sold all of his gear or has he sold it all!
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    I just picked up a transtig 150 listed as not...

    I just picked up a transtig 150 listed as not working suitible for parts, i havent had a chance to have a look at the machine yet, but hopefully its the same fix as this.

    How is your machine...
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