20 Most Recent Hobart Welders IronMan 210 MIG 500304A Welder - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Check the output voltage of the welder (the torch and earth clamp). The voltage should be around 30 to 40 volts. If yu see the normal spark from the rod as you strike, but cannot hold an arc, have a look at your rods, they could be old, damp or incorrect for your welder or the type of work you are attempting.

If your Hobart Mig is less than 250 amps then yes you can, bobcat 225 will give you10000 watts and you require at least 8000 watts for the hobart.

The part number you are looking for are:

203 476 . . . HUB, spool
203 544 . . . NUT, hub spool

Aks the sales rep at your nearest welding supply shop to order them for you. If you have a Praxair store go to them.

Price is around 20-30 bucks for both.

If you can feel the stream of gas coming out the gun, then could be that the gas it's contaminated. It happens. I sell gas for business.

change you contact box inside machine, if it does not have a contact control box, then your main pc board it's busted.

you need ar/co2 95 5 change contact tip to what ever size wire you r going 2 use .035 .045 whatever

Did you get all the gas needed for the different welding operations? I know you need a bottle of argon for the TIG welder, and a bottle of Oxygen for the plasma cutter? I don't even know, could be acetylene. The Mig welder uses either, gas or flux wire. When you have the gas in place with the Plasma cutter, ground your work, set the pressure on 50 psi and the amperage on 40, and let her rip. It cuts like butter. The Tig (Tungstun inert gas) is a stick welder for stainless, and the mig (metal inert gas) is for just about anything. But you probably know all this. I haven't read anything bad about it. It sounds like a good machine.

Assuming 230 volt three phase primary you would need an autotranformer. A very large one. If only 230 single phase is available then it isn't a practical posibility. Probably cheaper to find a different welding machine.

I have welded countless hours with Linde & Lincoln & even a few Hobarts & the only time that I ever had the same problem was when the ground connection either to the object I was welding, or the welding cable ground wasn't good & clean & tight. Same on stick welders also. I did develop the habit of grinding not only where I was preparing to weld, but where I was placing my ground clamp & that always provided a better "frying bacon" sound as I went along the business of pushing a bead. In a welder, the only other thing than that is involved is the step-up transformer and your wire. Hope this helps.

Increase the amperage setting, current is too low.

Sound like a solinoid jamed open, the buzzing is the solinoid plunger viberating, this is possibly due to for too much gas, turn the cylinder off. Close the regulater so the Needle/s are at 0, release the wire feed rollers, pull the trigger , set the flow meter to approximatly 12-15Ltr try welding again.

Called a Hobart repair shop. They said it sounds like I need a new liner in the cable. Will replace it on Friday. Hope it works!

I would run no smaller than 10-3, preferably 6-3. I've seen more than one welder burn out due to insufficient extension cords. 10-3 is pushing it for 75', and if you ever plan to extend the leads, you will be money ahead getting the 6-3.

you will have to get the user manual for mig welder stores for the exact connections of the wires.
click thois link directly to get the hobart user manual.its not the exact model but near to your model of hobart the connections will be near to same and will give fair idea to connect the parts
http://safemanuals.com/reference-HOBART/1
thanks.keep updated.

the numbers indicate ita a craftsman 180 amp welder bue one number is offf os it could be a plasma cutter and it is listed as a sears 180 amp plasma cutter. go here to look it up.
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