plasma cutter

#1
I was given a "mig welder" by a friend. I got it home and it turned out to be a plasma cutter. It powers up and the cooling fan kicked on. When you engage it it blows air but no arc. I opened it up and at first glance nothing looked out of place. I will bust out the tester and start checking everything. I am way more mechanical than electronical. I think that the 3 beers inside it might be skunky. I should probably try those first. 20200124_113908.jpg
 
#2
Replace the nozzle there is a inner and outer piece and the arc forms inside. When I had mine it would sometimes not work or work crappy and it was always the nozzle but it could also be the unit is not generating the current to power the head.
 
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