Kenny_McCormic
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Bad switch? See if 110 is getting to the switch, see if 110 is getting after the switch. Using am multimeter is NOT difficult and these are VERY simple machines. worst case tak it back to HF and get another one.
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Ocar if you red the intructions about feeding the wire they say to unroll 5-6 inches of wire off the spool and cut it there so you have a fresh end with no kinks.
Cut it, no kinks. First thing I did. Yes, correct, no light on the switch.
Power outlet works fine. Don't have a multimeter at the new house... should have bought it a few days ago when I got a new soldering iron
Planning on refunding next thursday when I go back to Victoria.
Power outlet works fine. Don't have a multimeter at the new house... should have bought it a few days ago when I got a new soldering iron
Planning on refunding next thursday when I go back to Victoria.
i forget if the mask had that little plastic battery tab ur supposed to pull out. put it out in the sun and let it charge up like i did with mine. still works great a year later..
as for the welder, same as with most things from HF, it either doesnt work out of the box or it works. theres only a small chance it will break down later.
if its a question of giving up or getting another HF welder, just get another. if getting a better brand welder is an option, get that but it's gonna cost you. i know most people here complain about $30 things, and the HF welder is about $100 and most entry level lincoln or other major brand welders are about $300+.
ive had quite a few defective HF purchases but i just exchanged them and had good luck afterwards. i think i only returned one thing and i dont even know what it was or why i didnt wanna keep it.
with HF's prices the #1 thing you give up is quality checking. the #2 is quality materials and good design.
PS: you did turn on the mask first right?!?
as for the welder, same as with most things from HF, it either doesnt work out of the box or it works. theres only a small chance it will break down later.
if its a question of giving up or getting another HF welder, just get another. if getting a better brand welder is an option, get that but it's gonna cost you. i know most people here complain about $30 things, and the HF welder is about $100 and most entry level lincoln or other major brand welders are about $300+.
ive had quite a few defective HF purchases but i just exchanged them and had good luck afterwards. i think i only returned one thing and i dont even know what it was or why i didnt wanna keep it.
with HF's prices the #1 thing you give up is quality checking. the #2 is quality materials and good design.
PS: you did turn on the mask first right?!?
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The mask only activates when it "sees" flashing bright light. It won't do squat if you just look at the sun. Take a piece of aluminum or a mirror and put the mask on. Flash the sun light at yourself from the reflection and you'll see the mask work. I think it would also work if you hit the flint on a lighter while wearing it.
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the sun wont always do it. Just start to weld while looking away with the mask on and slowly start to turn your head till it shade.
actually no my auto darkening HF black helmet (was $30 on sale) is also solar powered but it's got a battery backup and you need to turn it on (press a little digital on button on the op left corner of the mask) to get it to work normally, and the sun test works fine. it defaults at like 70% dark when off, so when you successfully turn it on, the view through the glass gets much brighter, then when you point it fairly rapidly at a bright light (bulb, sun, etc) it flicks to 100% dark. theres also a red LED when you switch it on so you know for sure.
the "solar" charging (charging when welding using the welding spark's light) is technically not needed to operate, it does work on battery only, but you'll run out of battery at some point if you tape up or cover the solar panel above the glass. if you keep the solar cell clean so it's got full light to charge the battery, the mask will never need to be charged [in the sun or w/e] when not in use.
hope that helps.
edit: also if the light source you're testing on isn't quite bright enough, like a neon type light, the mask may flicker bright/dark but thats just cuz its on the border of bright enough. the sun should be a decent testing light.
the "solar" charging (charging when welding using the welding spark's light) is technically not needed to operate, it does work on battery only, but you'll run out of battery at some point if you tape up or cover the solar panel above the glass. if you keep the solar cell clean so it's got full light to charge the battery, the mask will never need to be charged [in the sun or w/e] when not in use.
hope that helps.
edit: also if the light source you're testing on isn't quite bright enough, like a neon type light, the mask may flicker bright/dark but thats just cuz its on the border of bright enough. the sun should be a decent testing light.
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