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Posted by greatswampa on March 23, 2008, 6:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Not familiar with the Lincoln setup but my older Miller 330 TIG /Stick
> machine has a by-pass Cap. that prevents the high freq./ high voltage from=
> getting back into the relays and transformer , in other words you want the=
> start circuit to be isolated from the welder internals and just go to your=
> work piece , will probably need to get the drawings and check things out .=
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> > Hi,
> > I have a dc250 lincoln cc/cv welder that i'd like to hook up a K799 or
> > older "high freq" unit on for TIG. But while looking at an owner's
> > manual for a Lincoln "high freq" arc starter it said something about
> > needing a bypass capacitor kit for the welder. I was wondering if
> > anybody could enlighten me about this. I thought all i needed was the
> > arc starter at first but now i'm not sure. Also how would i tell if
> > the welder had this kit already, if in fact i do need it. Any help or
> > comments would really be appreciated. Thanks- Hide quoted text -
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Thanks Phil, I guess i'll take a look at the schematics for the welder
and see if i can tell if it needs the capacitor kit or not.Or maybe
i'll just scratch start for now,until i convince my wife i need a new
inverter setup.
Thanks for your help.
Steve
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> I have a dc250 lincoln cc/cv welder that i'd like to hook up a K799 or
> older "high freq" unit on for TIG. But while looking at an owner's
> manual for a Lincoln "high freq" arc starter it said something about
> needing a bypass capacitor kit for the welder. I was wondering if
> anybody could enlighten me about this. I thought all i needed was the
> arc starter at first but now i'm not sure. Also how would i tell if
> the welder had this kit already, if in fact i do need it. Any help or
> comments would really be appreciated. Thanks