On Wednesday, April 1, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, wrote:
Ok, from what I have read on this new group, some of you electrical guys may
can help me. We have a Lincoln ranger 8 gasoline welding machine, the auto idle
switch will idle the engine up automatically when you are using the generator
or 115 V outlet. However when you strike an arc the machine will not idle up,
you have to manually flip the switch to high idle to get the thing to weld. It
is not the circuit board, because we took one out of another one of our
machines that worked, and installed on this particular machine, and it did the
same thing, the board works fine in the other machine. We have been arc gouging
with this machine, could this have had any effect on it? Also I tried to
contact lincoln at their web site for tech support, but guess what? FILE NOT
FOUND, also they have no E- mail add. that I could locate. Is this any way to
run a company? If you are familar with this problem or had it happen to you I
would love to know what is ailing this damn thing, it works fine other than
this problem. Also I would be interested in the Lincoln tech support web site
if anyone knows it, I have another matter to discuss with these jokers. My
Lincoln dealer has bent over backwards to help us, but they only sell the
stuff, not repair it, so where does this leave Mr. Consumer? We have many
Lincoln machines,and few problems, but I think most of their new products are
not up to par, as compared with their older eqpt.
Lincoln Reps if we are reaching solve this problem now. All others your input
is welcome on this problem.
Thanks in Advance
Jim Birdsong
wrought iron cast iron metal working metal fabrication