HTP ProPulse220MTS pulse mig

Dialing in the PP220MTS and looking for the perfect arc length and looking for a nice weld bead

[@FreeRV]

Hi 👋 Peter! Happy Easter, have a great weekend! Neat work my friend!

[@ZILAwelds]

Thanks you too

[@micmike]

very nice dialin demo, thanks

[@carlos92161]

Another awesome video

[@outensuk]

glad to see you back.could you do a stel 221p steel weld beads thanks danny uk.

[@CraigVanSickleAK]

Appreciate all of your videos and instruction on youtube. I'd love to see a video specifically on starts and stops with aluminum on the Propulse MTS 220 with the slider. That's one big difference I'm noticing moving from short circuit on steel; the time it takes from sticking the arc to a stable and consistent bead. The spray transfer takes a moment to puddle the base metal and there is an awkward period of time it looks like it's depositing on the surface. On short welds, lets say on 1-1/2" square tube, I find it very challenging to get the weld started and travel the joint distance with a nice looking bead. The starts and stops on corners are challenging, though stops with the slider are sure nice. I've been playing with the start speed/time settings and have found improvements there but often find it easier to reach for the TIG for nice beads on short runs. Thanks again!

[@ZILAwelds]

Craig, let me break it down Thanks I'd love to see a video specifically on starts and stops with aluminum on the Propulse MTS 220 with the slider. That's one big difference I'm noticing moving from short circuit on steel; the time it takes from sticking the arc to a stable and consistent bead. The spray transfer takes a moment to puddle the base metal and there is an awkward period of time it looks like it's depositing on the surface. On short welds, lets say on 1-1/2" square tube, I find it very challenging to get the weld started and travel the joint distance with a nice looking bead. The starts and stops on corners are challenging, though stops with the slider are sure nice. I've been playing with the start speed/time settings and have found improvements there but often find it easier to reach for the TIG for nice beads on short runs. Thanks again!

[@jamesbrunette2293]

Thanks for the informative videos. Under which circumstances would you switch from the 220 MTS to the 300? How about in steel?

[@ZILAwelds]

James Brunette if you weld a lot thicker than 1/4” on a regular basis, if you do LARGE jobs nor small/medium repair jobs .... If you want to weld pulse with 035 and 045 as well or if you want double pulse and manual double pulse for every pulse program. Or if you want to run 045 dual shield instead of 035 dual shield because you weld on excavator buckets that are 1”+ thick and you live in “southern climate” 100F+ and you never worry about duty cycle ....

[@jamesbrunette2293]

@@ZILAwelds Thank you very much for the prompt response. Keep up the excellent work and videos!

[@johnmacmillan627]

Thx. Is it so that all you need to do is set a selected wire feed speed for the thickness of the base material and the machine sets the parameters for both single and double pulse? Thank you

[@ZILAwelds]

Yes, the machine will set those parameters itself

[@akeemscale4958]

So Peter what am I to take from this video? What the machine can do or what we can do with pulse mig aluminium?

[@akeemscale4958]

Appreciate it regardless 💯

[@ZILAwelds]

I did a 3 video series ... mig aluminum TIG aluminum and stick aluminum with the PP220 .... just because I was told by someone - IT COULDNT BE DONE ..... so I had to do it .... LOL the mig was just. FYI - like : here this is what it looks like ....

[@dreamersridge729]

Is this machine capable of doing 5083 1/4" aluminum with 5356 filler? Thanks for all your informative videos!

[@ZILAwelds]

Yes. Here is what you need to keep in mind: the wire needs to be on an 8” spool, you can run 035 or 3/64” aka 047 wire. Depending on the temperature of your metal you may be able to use pulse or you have to weld that this without pulse to get more heat in the joint. Gaging by the base alloy your project might be s boat. Depending on how big it is and if you are welding it in an unheated shop in the winter its more likely to be 3/64” wire without pulse if you are building it in the summer and the material is 70-100F it could be even be 035 wire and if you have gaps in the fit up, pulse will really help you.

[@davidjanuszewski5020]

What do you think about this,? Mixing our own gas proportions? Argon and C02 combined in a manifold, adjusted to the task at hand. For me here, it is difficult to get 90/10 very difficult! 100% argon/75-25% and 100% C02 is much easier to find, give this some thought, OK?

[@ZILAwelds]

There are guys who do that (mixing their own gas) . For reasons that are too long to explain it is not a good idea from my point of view. Email me your phone# and i will explain [e-mail]

[@prestonvandivier1379]

no showing the final result?

[@ZILAwelds]

oops - maybe its the wrong cut ... I had 2. videos uploaded that were very similar .... let me look into it

[@davidjanuszewski5020]

Is anyone doing spray-transfer with Aluminum MIG?

[@ZILAwelds]

David, does anyone NOT do spray transfer on aluminum ? that should be the question.... (even pulse is a pulsed spray arc) the oxide layer on top of aluminum is very hard and breaks open at 3800F the aluminum underneath it melts at 1200F ... you need the heat to break through the oxide layer,,, there is not a molten pool for short circuit to happen ... when you hear crackling then the wire is short circuiting .... if you have a few occasional crackles in aluminum .... oh well ... but if you are trying to short circuit thin metal ... that is just not a recipe for success ... I just had this conversation with someone else earlier today .... read the pinned comment on this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioStYnVpaNpmfLs this will shine a little more light on it

[@davidjanuszewski5020]

@@ZILAwelds Maybe you would consider making a video on this procedure, we would like to see and hear the spray transfer-process for aluminum, we know the sights and sound for steel-spray-transfer, bead-shape for steel is possibly different for aluminum.

[@dooryardfabrication3973]

Which machine do you prefer for pulse aluminum? Htp or the everlast ? Love the videos thanks!

[@ZILAwelds]

I like the htp pp220mts, its light weight, easy to transport and has remote options for welding aluminum.

[@dooryardfabrication3973]

@@ZILAwelds thanks so much for the reply, my main application is going to be building jon boats out of .090-.125” 5052 aluminum. Is the htp220propulse capable of welding that thin of aluminum ? I’ve seen plenty of videos of this welding thicker aluminum but not much on thin. Let me know Thanks again!