200dx 6010

[joshuab]

6011 downhill will work just fine- your "someone" is a bit misinformed! In a 4-digit electrode number, the third digit is "position". A 1 in slot three means "all position".

Interesting that the "position" digit 1 is listed as being good for flat, horizontal, vertical down, and overhead. No mention of vertical up at all. And yet it's my impression that vertical up is more common than vertical down, except in pipelining.

[Rambozo]

Interesting that the "position" digit 1 is listed as being good for flat, horizontal, vertical down, and overhead. No mention of vertical up at all. And yet it's my impression that vertical up is more common than vertical down, except in pipelining.

Not quite. 1 is ALL position. 4 is the one that is flat, horz, vert down, and overhead.

[Rus T1]

Mark, Just so I understand correctly, I can run any rod that AC/DC in DC mode with the 200DX?

DaveO, thanks for that link. I put that in my favorites, it took a lot of guessing out for me.

Mr. 120 wasn't exactly correct.

7018 AC rods are both AC and DC. In fact, technically a standard 7018 is supposed to be able to weld with AC. I have, and the flux is a little sticky with Ac, but it works.
6011 Rods are DC and AC. They aren't picky.
The 200DX will run every rod that I can think of except 6010, and it's possible to get an arc, but the stability is not good with it.

[joshuab]

Not quite. 1 is ALL position. 4 is the one that is flat, horz, vert down, and overhead.

Man, I shouldn't get on the Internet before I've had my coffee. Thanks. Duh.

[performance]

Mark, Just so I understand correctly, I can run any rod that AC/DC in DC mode with the 200DX?

DaveO, thanks for that link. I put that in my favorites, it took a lot of guessing out for me.

Absolutely. Again, the only rod you can't handle is 6010. Everything else welds great, including stainless rods.

[geezer]

This is what I've always wondered. Some folks use 6010 because they've got a spec that calls for it, but how does it really run different than 6011? I've never run 6010, so I've never been able to find out. Someone once said that 6010 is about the only rod that you can run downhill, which pipe-fitters sometimes do... kind of makes me want to run some 6011 downhill and see what happens.

The key difference between 6010 and 6011 is the voltage your welder puts out,,,6011 runs at 25 volts,,,6010 runs at 26 -29 volts,,,this means that 6010 can weld at lower amps than 6011,,however 6011 is a later version of a paper cover rod and works on both Ac and DC...6011 is the better choice and is more popular than 6010,,, I started on 6010 cause that was all there was...6011 is now my rod of choice...

[Rus T1]

Absolutely. Again, the only rod you can't handle is 6010. Everything else welds great, including stainless rods.

Thank you. I am looking forward to getting this machine.

[DaveO]

DaveO, thanks for that link. I put that in my favorites, it took a lot of guessing out for me.

Glad it's useful to you! Let us in on the official unveiling!