SERVICE MANUAL
TRANSTIG 200 Pi
5-7
March 31, 2008
4 Portions of the weld run do not
fuse to the surface of the metal or
edge of the joint
A Small electrodes used on
heavy cold plate
A Use larger electrodes and
preheat the plate
B Welding current is too low
B Increase welding current
C Wrong electrode angle
C Adjust angle so the
welding arc is directed
more into the base metal
D Travel speed of electrode is
too high
D Reduce travel speed of
electrode
E Scale or dirt on joint surface E Clean surface before
welding
Possible Cause
Description
Remedy
Table 5-2 (continued): STICK Welding Problems
A
r
t # A-05867_AB
Lack of i
n
te
r
-
run
f
us
io
n
Lack of
s
ide f
us
io
n
,
s
cale di
r
t,
s
mall elect
r
ode,
ampe
r
age too low
Lack of
r
oot f
us
io
n
Lack of f
us
io
n
ca
us
ed by di
r
t,
elect
r
ode a
n
gle i
n
co
rr
ect,
r
ate of t
r
avel too high
Figure 5-2: Example of Lack of Fusion