Foot Pedal Upgrade

Zoama,
I am not sure which product you are talking about?
The low profile pedal that comes from China with our units is standard. We've announced it way back. Duncan introduced it here. No secrets. They've been coming on the units that way since January or February I believe.
The SSC pedal is one we are sourcing from them for our customers. You can go direct, and you'll have to wire it up to the connector yourself and dictate the specs or...We have added the connector, and a level of convenience.
Nothing secret. SSC controls has agreed to work with us for the time being. Most customers have not offered much complaint about the new style from China.

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Originally Posted by performance

Zoama,
I am not sure which product you are talking about?
The low profile pedal that comes from China with our units is standard. We've announced it way back. Duncan introduced it here. No secrets. They've been coming on the units that way since January or February I believe.
The SSC pedal is one we are sourcing from them for our customers. You can go direct, and you'll have to wire it up to the connector yourself and dictate the specs or...We have added the connector, and a level of convenience.
Nothing secret. SSC controls has agreed to work with us for the time being. Most customers have not offered much complaint about the new style from China.

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Sorry for the confusion, The pics at Everlast only show the old tall pedal (http://www.everlastgenerators.com/pr...ot-Pedal_1.jpg) same pic in welder description. I guess the new ones are lower profile than the old pedals, just not a true low profile like the SSC. Here's a couple pics of the one that came with my PP256. Updating the pics at the Everlast store would end the confusion.
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Zoama,

The new pedal supplied is low profile, true low profile. 5.5 inches is low. Just because something is designed differently doesn't make one true and the other not. The SSC is only 1.5 inches lower, with less resolution capability....So there are trade offs.

We are working on updating everything, but there are several hundred pages, each one needing fine tuning, and only a couple of knowledgeable people to do it...One being me. And for whatever reason, I was informed to wait on updating the pictures until we were sure we were going to stick with the pedals.

Thanks for clarifying that there is a new, low profile Everlast footpedal design for the IGBT machines, Zooma, and for sharing the pictures. That is the first time I have seen the new design.

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Originally Posted by performance

Zoama,

The new pedal supplied is low profile, true low profile. 5.5 inches is low. Just because something is designed differently doesn't make one true and the other not. The SSC is only 1.5 inches lower, with less resolution capability....So there are trade offs.

We are working on updating everything, but there are several hundred pages, each one needing fine tuning, and only a couple of knowledgeable people to do it...One being me. And for whatever reason, I was informed to wait on updating the pictures until we were sure we were going to stick with the pedals.

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I didn't intend to sound negative. I'm sure you can understand the confusion with the information we had at hand. Thank you for the forthright explanation.

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Originally Posted by performance

Zoama,
I am not sure which product you are talking about?
The low profile pedal that comes from China with our units is standard. We've announced it way back. Duncan introduced it here. No secrets. They've been coming on the units that way since January or February I believe.
The SSC pedal is one we are sourcing from them for our customers. You can go direct, and you'll have to wire it up to the connector yourself and dictate the specs or...We have added the connector, and a level of convenience.
Nothing secret. SSC controls has agreed to work with us for the time being. Most customers have not offered much complaint about the new style from China.

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Mark, My 225LX that I just received came with the tall bulky foot pedal, Its very awkward to use and uncomfortable. How can I get the new design ?

is there a new design that would fit the 200DX also?

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Originally Posted by Joe from NY

is there a new design that would fit the 200DX also?

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The DX has a different pedal. I have not opened the new low profile pedal (and seen inside), but I would "guess" you could move one pot and add another to make it work, matched it. But still, not 100% sure as I have not seen one.

Maybe Mark has or Ray have input?

This page http://www.everlastgenerators.com/Replace-parts.php shows two different pedal descriptions, with a $30 price difference, yet they both show the same identical photo. The URL of each of the photos point to the exact same page. That photo was copied directly from the SSC site http://www.ssccontrols.com/images/pr...%20RFCS-14.jpg and then had the end connector photoshopped off the. Did whoever coded the page mistakenly point to the wrong photo for one of the descriptions? Is there a link somewhere that would point to the missing photo? Is one of the pedals supposed to be the SSC pedal? Which pedal is actually shown in the two photos? You can see by comparison of the Everlast photos to the SSC site, that the Everlast webpage http://www.everlastgenerators.com/pr...ot-Pedal_1.jpg actually alters the aspect ratio of the photo, making the pedal appear taller than it actually is. The SSC photo of the pedal shows it to be even a lower profile.

Is the $149 one the SSC sourced one? Could I order that from Everlast to fit my 200DX?

Sorry for the multiple questions, but if anybody can just answer only one, feel free to jump in.

So can anyone advise if the SSC pedal Everlast sells is compatible with the 200DX?

If so, does anyone have any comments on how well it works on the 200DX, and is there much of a difference from the stock pedal with the adjustment knob?

Thanks

No, the Pedal from SSC isn't compatable.

So is there any consensus on a part number or place to buy the plugs for the newer pedals? I've upgraded to a 25' torch and a pedal extension is my only option that I can see since I have the 200DX with the built in pot.

Thanks,
Chris