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Using Inverter TIG for ARC which is anode?
the_fbi - 13/6/09 at 01:04 PM

I'm having a blonde moment....

When using an inverter TIG for ARC welding, you reverse the +ve and -ve don't you?

Or am I going mad?

It been a while since I used my TIG for ARC and I just can't remember


mark chandler - 13/6/09 at 01:10 PM

Yes you reverse for Arc, with DC one side errodes far faster so for TIG you errod the work, for Arc you errode the rod.

Regards Mark


the_fbi - 13/6/09 at 01:12 PM

Cheers, thought so but wanted to be 100% sure before I blew a hole in an amazingly thin kart chassis.


the_fbi - 13/6/09 at 01:24 PM

Hate to blow my own trumpet, but I just did a stunning job on that, better than the guy/robot who built the chassis in the first place.

Sorted, thanks Mark.