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Gunner[_2_]

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:19:06 GMT, "Ivan Vegvary"
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:35:46 -0800, Gunner
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:24:29 -0600, wrote:

I just bought a used welder which is larger than my old one. The
seller only sold the welder, not his cables. The cables on my old
welder are fine, and are supposedly made for all welders. At least
that is what I thought. For some reason the plug on the Ground Cable
on this new welder is thicker than the Hot one, so the standard cable
plugs fall right out. Yesterday I stopped at our local farm supply
store. They carry a good selection of welding items, and they did
have the thicker plug. I was just going to change it, when I
discovered that I can not figure out how to remove the old plug. I
dont want to break it, because I may want to use my old welder in the
future again.

The cable end has a molded kind of material that is shaped like a
piece of plastic pipe about 3/4" thick and 3" long. There is no set
screw in it, no hole in the side of it, and it does not seem to be
screwed on. Tapping on it does not seem to slide it back. How the
heck do these things come off? I'm guessing there's a set screw under
that molded "pipe" insulator, to take the wire out of the brass plug,
but first I need to get that insulator off and I have no clue how.

Anyone have any idea????

Thanks

Post a couple pictures in the Dropbox

Gunner

Thanks for all the help.
It's too late for pictures. I pried and pounded and beat on the thing
for close to two hours, until it was so far destroyed that I just took
my angle grinder and cut the insulator shell off. I had figured I
could use a piece of auto heater hose. But when I got this insulator
off, I found the brass part was soldered on to the cable. At this
point I just cut it off and threw it in the trash. I'd never be able
to switch it on the cable to use the other welder. I'll just buy
another screw on one to fit that welder, or maybe just make another
cable entirely. If I had known it would be such a hassle, I might
have just made another cable completely and not ruined that plug. I
could use a longer cable anyhow, so I will likely buy more wire and
make the longer one for the new welder and put the smaller end on for
the older one. I tend to think someone glued the insulator onto the
knurled brass piece because I just would not come off no matter how
much I beat on it.

I like the new screw on one much better. One large 1/4" hex screw
against the wire, and a small screw to hold on the insulator. One
minute to install, and it was done...... For a $7 plug, that was just
too much trouble, not to mention jabbing my hand with a screwdriver,
and bleeding all over the place. Live and learn, and I learned this
one the hard way....

Thanks again

Just wait until you see the price of new cable!!

Ivan Vegvary

I went to my Secret Source for 100' of used #2 welding cable to put on
the Ranger 9.

Guy wanted $75. I nearly soiled my knickers.

Its gonna have to wait for a while.

Gunner