Dynasty Processes-Set Up

[Keith_J]

Spooled wire can be straightened with a vise and a slide hammer. Pull until straight. Takes a few hits to get it right, trim off the clamped ends. Won't work on flux core but fine on solid wire. The idea is to stretch it a tiny amount.

[4sfed]

Spooled wire can be straightened with a vise and a slide hammer. Pull until straight. Takes a few hits to get it right, trim off the clamped ends. Won't work on flux core but fine on solid wire. The idea is to stretch it a tiny amount.

Good tip ... thanks.

[popspipes]

Spooled wire can be straightened with a vise and a slide hammer. Pull until straight. Takes a few hits to get it right, trim off the clamped ends. Won't work on flux core but fine on solid wire. The idea is to stretch it a tiny amount.

I use a 18" piece of 1/16" copper tube straightened out, just feed the filler wire into it, this holds it straight, works for me...............

I dont know where to get the copper tube, I think this came off a control bulb from some instrument.

I use it on .023 filler wire, I need to come up with a small spool to mount on the end of the tube so I can load it and go for awhile as I use quite a bit of the stuff.

[Beez]

I figured out the spot welding function on the Dynasty 200 yesterday. I practiced welding stainless filler rods together end to end and Tee joints, this is the first time I have been able to do this with any degree of success!200 amps for .1 second will butt weld 3/32" filler rods, the secret is to use as short a time as possible and high current settings. I made several types of welds on various 308 filler rods with a high degree of success.RMT2 hold, dc, .1 second 200 amps are the settings used, and I am sure I will improve over time.I attached a couple of pictures...........

Awesome! Can I do the same with my 250dx and a foot pedal?Or do I need some other remote to trigger the spot function?On a related note, I have not yet found the noob corner here, I am especially interested in books for beginners. Thanks!Chris

[popspipes]

Yes you can do the spot function with what you have, you will have to read the manual to get it setup, I believe RMT2, then push the amp knob in to set the time for the spot function.
Its been awhile since I used this but it is a useful function.

[Beez]

Ok so you thnk I can trigger this function with the regular foot pedal. Cool! Reading in the cryptic manual ( English, plain, would be nice. ) I am confused about doing this with the rmt 2t vs spot functions. Are they both pieces of the same puzzle or is the 2t used to vet the extra starting and stopping ramps while the spot function just makes the square envelope?Thanks!Beez

[popspipes]

set the machine to dc tig.
set the machine to rmt2t.
set the amps you want.
push the amp knob in and release.
set the spot time.
Both the amps and spot time are set with the same knob.

Depress the foot control when you are ready.
experiment with the settings to get the desired weld.

check the attachments, a couple of the pics are of what I did with it a few months back.

The attachments I am refering to are the paperclip in the main title on this thread.

My manual is in english, however it isnt really clear on a couple of things.

I think this covers how to set it up, have fun...........

[H80N]

"Miller Dynasty 300DX problem, video inside"

Regardless of the resolution of this problem.. the info contained in it should be available in the "Dynasty Process Setup" sticky.... this is not the first time a dyn owner has had similar probs and will not be the last.....
Does look a lot like Operator Buttonology probs...... I have been outsmarted by my Dyns more than once myself....(200DX & 350DX) no shame to it... they are complex machines with nested menus and a sometimes less than intuitive inteface....

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources...m-video-inside.

I linked it back so that hopefully sometime in the future a perplexed Dyn owner will find some helpful wisdom in it...

[paulrbrown]

I just use a small ammount of filler, I have a piece of 1/16" copper tube about 24" long, I feed a length into that and use it as a rod holder, works pretty well for the small stuff and takes the curl out of it.

What a great Idea, thanks for sharing....Paul

[cwlewis123]

Can anyone tell me why my Dynasty 200DX (Latest) will only go down to 3 amps. Not a big deal but 1 amp is advertised. Thanks.