hi all, im a on again off again welding student at the local community college, i picked up a old miller thunderbolt, i was curious if i could update it some, it has a hand crank power control but the cheesy indicator doesnt work, is there anyway i can wire in a ampmeter if so how would i do this? any help is appreciated
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10-24-2008, 06:18 PM #1
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hi all newbie here
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10-25-2008, 02:06 PM #2
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Welcome to the Forum.
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10-25-2008, 06:57 PM #3
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HI & WELCOME; Where ya from??..... Norm :
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10-25-2008, 08:42 PM #4
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Have you pulled the cover to see what exactly is wrong with the indicator? Might be cheesy for you, but it is dead simple and should be both easier to fix and cheaper using the original pointer.
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10-25-2008, 08:46 PM #5
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thanks for the warm welcome, im from hobbs new mexico,
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10-26-2008, 06:43 PM #6
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yea actually i have, the guy i got it from was welding on a horse trailer and forgot about it, and somehow ran over it, everything seems fine but the case is messed up, will be making one soon, it seems to me that the front plate moves forward and backwards depending on which way it is cranked, whick forces a a small indicater into position i assume? most of those small parts are gone and the local welding shops were no help
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10-26-2008, 08:05 PM #7
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Post up a picture and lets see what you have left. Originally Posted by lonegunman88240
Miller 251...sold the spoolgun to DiverBill.
Miller DialArc 250
Lincoln PrecisionTig 275
Hypertherm 900 plasma cutter
Bridgeport "J" head mill...tooled up
Jet 14 X 40 lathe...ditto
South Bend 9" lathe...yeah, got the change gears too
Logan 7" shaper
Ellis 3000 band saw
Hossfeld bender w/shopbuilt hyd.
Victor Journeyman torch and gauges
3 Gerstner boxes of mostly Starrett tools
Lots of dust bunnies
Too small of a shop at 40 X 59.
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10-26-2008, 08:29 PM #8
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ok just as soon as i can, he didnt run completly over it just enough to ruin the case, he tried to reshape it and hammer it back to shape lol and it looks it,
i got a 100 amp fcaw, i thought making a new case would be a good project for the little wire feed, would any of you know what the duty cycle of these old welders were?
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