Some older welding machines that the voltage is controlled by engine speed. It will affect the heat on the puddle the higher your OCV open circuit voltage meaning that your RPMs are high and your 0CV is higher than the machine recommends sometimes those machines run really hot when your RPMs are up, make sure the settings on your OCV is correct think of it like mig welding you turn your output, control voltage control up It increases your voltage or the heat in your puddle and your wire speed controls the amperage when your stick welding that’s kind of what you’re doing you mess around with the RPMs to get that puddle to be fluently running the way you want but don’t go over the recommended OCV that the manufacturer recommends and you have to test your OCV with a very sophisticated voltage tester on the host of the world and she negative and positive
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Can I ask what your settings were on your machine for that 1/8 rod ?
Maybe 120 amps , if it splatters I’m to hot
@bantersarcforce Ok thanks. Love watching you weld with that older machine.
Some older welding machines that the voltage is controlled by engine speed. It will affect the heat on the puddle the higher your OCV open circuit voltage meaning that your RPMs are high and your 0CV is higher than the machine recommends sometimes those machines run really hot when your RPMs are up, make sure the settings on your OCV is correct think of it like mig welding you turn your output, control voltage control up It increases your voltage or the heat in your puddle and your wire speed controls the amperage when your stick welding that’s kind of what you’re doing you mess around with the RPMs to get that puddle to be fluently running the way you want but don’t go over the recommended OCV that the manufacturer recommends and you have to test your OCV with a very sophisticated voltage tester on the host of the world and she negative and positive
If your stick welding with the machine that you plug in the wall, don’t mess with it let a professional work on that
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