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Welder is fixed. Fine adjustment control (potentiometer)failed. It has been replaced and all is well. A strong endorsement to WeldRite in Tucson.

I've welded with rods directly from a puddle of water. They sputter and act funny, but they weld. This isn't that, and besides I ruled it out with various types of known good rods.

I immediately suspected (and continue to suspect) the rheostat. The leads are nearly new 2/0 cable. It seems unlikely they'd be the culprit, but I'll rule them out by trying others. The rod was new and clean and dry, but of course I tried several different rods from several boxes. I...

Yesterday I used it for fencing. Running a chop saw off the AC generator and using the welder for stick welding. Settings are coarse adjustment at minimum, fine adjustment at maximum, which should yield about 90 amps. 2/0 cable leads. 1/8" 6010. Yesterday it worked fine. Today I got to the job...