Just bought a TIG but can't understand why a pedal cost so much. If all it has is potentiometer, what's the big deal?
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10-13-2012, 01:48 AM #1
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Why high price for pedal?
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10-13-2012, 04:07 AM #2
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Why high price for pedal?
Duno, all of my tig welders came with a pedal
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10-13-2012, 06:56 AM #3
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Because it increases shareholder wealth. :-)
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10-13-2012, 08:36 AM #4
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Originally Posted by Jbkinn
I don't get your question, same could be said for the welder, afterall its just a couple of boards and a transformer, or a car, its just 4 wheels, a power train, a body and some seats.
No a pedal is not just a potentiometer, its the gears to run the pot, a microswitch to start your welder, a cable out to the machine, an adaptor for the cable to attach to the machine. And a spung case to hold the assembly together.
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10-13-2012, 09:24 AM #5
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High price?
just a question, if there is not much inside
and the price is high why there seems nobody made their own?
Well from what i could not find on the net...have you ever heard of someone making it's own foot control?
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10-13-2012, 09:32 AM #6
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Can't see the hassle of making your own, I mean for a one off, it would cost more than buying a new one from Miller at list. I buy parts in bulk, so prices to build something is significantly lower, plus I sell pedals for $100 bucks made up for any machine. There is NO way to build a one off pedal for that....
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10-13-2012, 10:39 AM #7
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Convenience. Originally Posted by Jbkinn
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10-13-2012, 09:18 PM #8
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Thanks for your replies
I'll take mine apart to check it out.
as far as making one my guess is that welders are interested in welding not in electronics.
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10-13-2012, 10:52 PM #9
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I just bought a set of wheels for my truck, but can't understand why the tires cost so much. They are just rubber, whats the big deal. Originally Posted by Jbkinn
:~ATTITUDE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE!!!:
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10-14-2012, 07:13 AM #10
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If you are complaining about the cost of the foot pedal give up now. Jusy wait the pedal will seem cheap compared to many other things.
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