These rules you have stated are for your specific area where you live. Here in the west they exchange your small or large tank for a full one. No leasing. Everyone owns their tanks outright. And when you go to exchange your tank and it happens to be out of date for the hydrostatic test, they just add $15 to the bill to cover the test. No hassle, just simple business. I’m usually in and out in 15 minutes with my full tanks. 😊👍

@@PranaTech Tanks are required to be tested every 5 years per DOT regs and stamped. They won't refill unless tank is current. Too much liability for them. In my area they charge $40 for the test (they take your tank and exchange it for a tested one.) It takes time for them to test the tank, and if it doesn't pass they eat the cost for scrapping. They also replace the valve if needed.

Good morning! Everything you have stated in your comment is exactly true. There is one exception and that is if the tank has a star stamped next to the hydrostatic test date. This means that it has a ten year interval instead of the normal 5 years. All of this information is contained in my video.😊👍

Most of the import Tig welders have just have an on/off switch on the handle. No variable amperage. You need a foot pedal if you want variable amperage. 👍😊

Hi Terry, it is not the same foam as insulation. It is basically a concentrated formulation of dish detergent that produces a thicker foam like shaving cream. The chemicals in the one that I recommend are about the same as Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo. Very mild and harmless. The company is called Vermillion and here is a link.www.vermillionassociates.com/varimax-concentrate.html 😊👍

@@PranaTech Thanks for the reply. I also watched your video of making the foot pedal for your Yes Welder. I have the S-7 250p welder coming. Not much info on it. Can you tell me what the pulse means on a TIG machine. I have 50 years experience with TIG Stick and MIG but not familiar with these new electronic machines. I have a Miller Econo Tig but it only goes up to 130 amps on tig and I am having trouble using the remote pedal. Seems I have to fully depress it to get the amperage to ramp up then it is wide open. I'm not sure if your pedal can be adapted to the S-7 machine but will know more when it gets here. Do you know if I can just use my Digital volt meter and hook it between the electrode and ground to measure what my amperage really is at the torch? I have already checked the resistor in the pedal and it seems to be working. BTW you did an excellent job on the pedal. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Hi Terry, sorry for the delay in my response. I am usually much better. The S-7 welder from what I can tell doesn’t support a foot pedal. It looks like it only has a 2 pin hookup on the front of the welder which means it only activates the arc at whatever amperage the panel is set at. If yours has 5 pins or more on the front of the welder, then let me know and I’ll try and figure out a pedal option for you. The miller pedal issue could be the potentiometer in the pedal or the main board of the welder. Here is a link to SSC pedals site. They have a lot of information on how to test your pedal. ssccontrols.com/product/c810-1425-tig-welding-foot-control-pedals/ Here is also a link to their site to identify which pedal you have. ssccontrols.com/product/c810-1425-tig-welding-foot-control-pedals/ I hope this helps and please let me know if I can help in any other way. 😊👍 Don

@@PranaTech Mine only has the 2 pin for the contact switch. I think when the warranty expires I will add a on-off-on toggle switch so I can make my own remote foot pedal for the amperage using a second potentiometer. Thanks very much for your reply. i will surely check out the links. I love your channel.

@@PranaTech Mine only has the 2-pin connector for contact only. i will add a 2nd pot when the warranty expires and a on-off-on toggle switch to bypass the one on the front of the machine. I love your channel and will surely check out the links you provided.

That’s a great idea!👍😊

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words my friend! 🙏😊

That should work fine. Most of the time I have the pressure set at about 55-60 psi so that one should work well.😊👍

@PranaTech awesome! Thanks alot

Hi Bruce! Ok, when in the Mig settings, scroll over to the advanced tab and enter that menu. Go to inductance setting and turn it up to +8 and save it. This will reduce your splatter significantly. 😊👍

@@PranaTech Thanks!!

Well that’s a bummer! Out here in the west, rented bottles are considered a scam and owned bottles are the most economical all the way around. Sorry to hear it is that way in New England. 🙁

Hi Johan! Sorry for the late reply! I’m usually much quicker but lately I’ve been very busy with my welding business and I missed your comments. I had a lot of the same issues that you are describing with the inconsistency of foam and collapsing before setup, even with the commercial foaming agents. Especially during the summer heat here in Arizona! Alas, this is what lead me to begin experimenting with the self rising chemical type of Aircrete. I am going to come out with a how to video soon, but with the holidays, it will probably be after new years before I can get to it. If you would like my recipes so you can experiment with it yourself, just email me at [email protected] and I’ll send them to you. 👍😊 Don

Here is the latest update that I got. It is in a Rar file so you will have to unzip it.drive.google.com/file/d/19roecUcJBfjrjnowkjBDTDuO6Ok2ogXD/view?usp=drivesdk And here are the instructions. drive.google.com/file/d/11p7TweX8yt6wJK7x4k5X2_K2duatKFpu/view?usp=drivesdk 👍😊

You are very welcome! Thank you for your kind comment! 🙏😊

Hi John, I never turned it off when I welded with the spoolgun so I don’t know why they would want you to turn it off. I never had a manual for this welder so I didn’t have any idea that I was supposed to turn it off 😄 To the second question, I never found a way to change it on mine. I always just use the synergic settings anyway though😊👍

That’s a great idea! Especially if you have a good cheap source for the ash. I am experimenting now with fly ash from coal plants to replace sand because it is lighter. It is what they use in AAC types of Aircrete. I’m sure volcanic ash would be similar in results. 😊👍

Thank you for your kind comment Matt! I really appreciate it! 😊🙏

Hi John! Thank you for your kind donation! Sorry for the late response. I’ve been gone welding a lot and just noticed this. ❤️🙏

Perhaps I am wrong about the amp settings. Is the initial high amp setting because the metal is cold and when you let go of the trigger you now have +3 volts more ie 21 volts and reduced amps to 56 amps? Or are these amp settings related to upper and lower settings for pulse? My poor brain is getting taxed to the extreme. Thx, and all the best

Hi John! You are correct in your assessment that the higher amps of the I1 setting are for the beginning of the weld when the metal is cold and then the lower amperage at the top of the list is the steady normal amps that would work for that thickness material with 2T trigger setting. The 56 amp setting for I2 is a low amperage at the end of the weld with the second pull of the trigger in 4T to just fill the crater at the end of the weld. I hope that makes sense. 😊👍

Thanks, Don, that info certainly helps me. Interesting that the volts were reduced when the amps were increased to compensate for for the metal being cold . I presume you found things too hot with the increased amps so the volts were pared back or was that to prevent burnback. The mode being used was pulse was it not ? So the machine sets the pulse parameters automatically ? You are a wealth of information, Don. Thank you

Hi John, your presumptions are all correct! These settings all came from my experiments going both ways with the amps and volts until I was able to get the best welds. It was as you first surmised, the volts were reduced to balance the heat not for burnback. And yes, the machine automatically sets the pulse parameters for you. 😊👍

Hi there, no this model does not weld aluminum, but the newer DP200 model does and very well too! 😊👍

Hi Joe! It would be exactly the same. I built it to DOT specs and they don’t differentiate between the fuels for design. 😊👍

Great to know. Thanks so much!

Hello my friend! I don’t make the generators to sell, I only show others how to make it for themselves. I am working on a video right now that will show you how to make the Aircrete without using foam. It will show you how to make it like a loaf of bread with a couple chemicals so you won’t need a foam generator. 😊👍

Hi John! You are correct, this welder can do double pulse as well. I haven’t had much time to play with the double pulse feature on either machine yet. From what I understand it works better for thinner materials because it controls the heat input better. But honestly I have so little experience with it that I am only going from the information I’ve read. 😊👍

This happened with my first one, and I contacted yeswelder and they sent me a new one for free. Yes, free, and let me keep the old one. I fixed the broken one by unscrewing and opening the front cover, and gently squeezing the two solenoids where the arc is transmitted closer together. Hope this helps

Hey, glad you liked the review and that it was helpful. 😊👍

It must be a different machine because this one has no way to hook up the gas hose that would be needed for Mig or Tig welding. 👍

Hi John! You are correct on your settings theory. Good memory!😊 If I had to pick a favorite, I would pick the spool gun for a couple reasons. One, it never jambs and two, it can be used in any position and has a longer reach than the mig gun. The MiG gun needs to be straight or close to it to keep from making a bird nest from the larger spool because it is trying to push the soft aluminum wire all the way to the torch and if you have too tight a turn on the torch, the friction will cause the wire to back up into a bird nest mess just after the feed rollers. 😱 Thanks for the kind comments and feel free to ask any and all questions and I’ll try to help.😊👍Don

Thanks Don, you’re a champ! I’m surprised I could remember as well as I am almost 82 and I have trouble trying to find my shoes , let alone tying them😁 I’m a Canadian living in British Columbia where it is not as warm as in your home state of Arizona. I dare ask who you are voting for in your upcoming election Many thanks for your quick response and help. Cheers, John

🤣👍Thank you for the laugh my friend! As to the election, I stopped voting a long time ago. Our systems of government are so infested with corruption that it doesn’t matter who gets elected. Even Trump who promised to “drain the swamp” could do nothing about it in his first term. Sadly, the only way it seems it will change is if our military takes our country back. I chose long ago to focus my energy on creating a beautiful life for my family regardless of what the clown show in Washington does. It didn’t take long to realize that the government has very little to do with my daily life. And I have been enjoying a plain and simple, peace filled life ever since. 😊👍

Hi Austin! It takes their own pedal that comes with the welder. If you own this welder but don’t have a pedal, I have the schematic for the pedal so any 10k ohm pedal will work with it like the Yeswelder or others. You just have to swap the wires on the plug for it to work on the Hynade. If you want an upgraded pedal, SSC makes a really nice pedal that fits the Yeswelder, but they are pretty pricey! Let me know if you have any other questions and I’d be glad to help.😊👍Don

Hi Ken! I went through the settings this morning and switched it to metric and then went through all the different processes. From what I can tell, the entire machine converts over to metric in every way. Which makes sense to me because china builds everything metric and then has to convert it to our silly imperial system to sell it here in America. Why my country clings to this silly system when the entire rest of the world has adopted a simpler system is beyond me.🤪 To the question about amperage, I run mine on a 30 amp circuit and it has never tripped a breaker. Looking at the back panel it lists the Ieff amperage @ 17.4 amps and the Imax amperage @ 34.7 The Ieff amperage is supposed to be the average while normal in use. Having welded with this and other Yeswelder units with my portable Honda generator, the welders at maximum amperage seldom reach the Ieff amperage rating. So, with this in mind, I would confidently say that unless you are planning to weld at the maximum 200 amps on a regular basis, you would be fine with your 16 amp circuit for 99% of your welding needs as a hobbyist. Let me know if you have any other questions and I hope this information helps. 😊👍Don

@ Thanks, much appreciated!

Yes, it is better especially if you want to weld aluminum because it has pulse welding capabilities making it much more versatile. 😊👍

Hi there! Personally, I would only Tig weld a tank. I have a pulse mig welder and I’m pretty good with it and I still don’t trust it for welding up a tank that needs to be watertight. It only takes a pinhole to make a big mess once the tank is installed and mig welding aluminum is still pretty dirty at the starts and stops of the welds. I know there are guys that are good enough to weld tanks with mig, but I know I’m not good enough so I stick with Tig welding so I know they won’t leak. 😊👍

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Thank you! 😊👍

Thanks Mike for your kind words! I really appreciate it!😊👍

Well yes. But to compare a welder in this price range to a Fronius.🤣👍

@@PranaTech But that's the issue I'm alerting. In England we call it discussion.

Hi John, I hope I didn’t offend. I actually was agreeing with you when I said “well yes”. These are definitely home shop and garage and farm environment welders. If I were in an industrial environment making my living from my welder, I would definitely purchase a Fronius or Miller or Lincoln level welder. 😊👍

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Hi Alex, here is a link to my diagram of the foam generator. 😊👍drive.google.com/file/d/1rMhHqjNDU2MWZscxY_1I2QfUVqZMkSJ3/view?usp=drivesdk

Hello, you can definitely weld aluminum with this machine set to AC with Tig method. 👍😊

Hi Alex, here is a link to the diagram. drive.google.com/file/d/1rMhHqjNDU2MWZscxY_1I2QfUVqZMkSJ3/view?usp=drivesdk😊👍

Thanks for your comment! Here are my settings. For amperage settings I don’t use the full amps all the time, just need it at the beginning and then I reduce the amps with the pedal as I go along. For the outside corner joints 180 amps, frequency 80HZ,balance @24. For fillet welds, the same settings but 200 amps. For the 1/4” mounting brackets, 220 amps, frequency 60HZ, balance @24. My Tig welder is an Everlast 325EXT. 😊👍