[Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions

[Doug Braun]

My Lincoln SP-125 doesn't have a purge switch either.  I have to open the lid and temporarily disengage the wire feed roller to purge it.

Doug


--- On Mon, 2/2/09, Marc <smarc at smarc.net> wrote:

> From: Marc <smarc at smarc.net>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions
> To: "Shop Talk List" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 10:41 PM
> Well, there's a purge setting on the 180, which is
> basically just a wire 
> feed speed of 0. I use the purge setting to set gas flow
> without wasting 
> wire. Maybe you could rig up a switch to open the circuit
> to the feed 
> motor...
> 
> 
> Jim Stone wrote:
> > Not as far as I can tell.  The owner's manual
> doesn't indicate 
> > anything about purging per se, but here's how it
> describes setting the 
> > gas flow rate: