Alternate foot pedal for PowerTig 225LX?

[Zoomie]

Anyone adapt a "Blue or Red" company's foot pedal to the PowerTig series? Or are you using something altogether different? I'm curious to see what others are trying!

[Rugar]

Here you go.
http://www.everlastgenerators.com/fo...read.php?t=805

[Zoomie]

I ordered a foot pedal through SSC controls and a connector direct from Everlast. SSC were really easy to deal with and got the pedal in the mail (UPS) the following day. Hopefully I'll get everything delivered for assembly and testing this weekend. I really look forward to testing this upgrade! I'll try and post a review and pics this weekend!

[eide]

Good read, I'll have to give this a shot. I'd like to get something a little more "friendly" underfoot.

[WILD BILL]

Any updates?

[Zoomie]

Got the foot pedal I ordered from SSC Controls and the connector from Everlast friday and went out to the garage to try to get underway. The plug that I was sent wasn't the correct one. So, I de-soldered the one off my old foot pedal and resoldered it to the new pedal purchased from the guys in Ohio. I called Everlast and they indicated they would send a replacement plug out post haste. I used Steve Sherer's pinout to rewire but ended up having to swap the rheostat high/low (reversing the red and blue wire)to get everything working correctly. The pedal that SSC sent was heavy and all steel. The cord is quite sturdy and 25ft long. The first thing you notice is the throw on the pedal seems short but it only takes a minute or two in use to get the hang of it. It seems more linear than the E'last version and considerably more consistent. It's also nice not feeling like the pedal could tip over on to it's side or that the foot angle is too steep. A negative for me is that the SSC pedal "take-up" prior to triggering power on is a little bit longer than I like but may be adjustable, I just don't know yet. Overall the new pedal is more ergonomic and seems to be more linear, smoother and less spongy than the factory unit. It was a good mod/upgrade and worth the $135.00 I invested.

[Rugar]

The longer pedal "take up" sounds like a plus for me, not a negative. My stock pedal is so sensitive without any "take up", I'm constantly triggering the power before I'm ready.

[WILD BILL]

Dam, they're right in my back yard

For some reason I thought they were in Mich.