From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 10/14/2025 8:51 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >    This one is in the foot control of my TIG welder . Infinite   
   > resistance from any combination of terminals , so I ordered a pair from   
   > Digikey . The microswitch shows a bit more resistance that a new one and   
   > the reading is not stable so I'm replacing it too . I don't recall what   
   > project the switches are left over from but I've got like 9 of them .   
   >    This is NOT a good time for the welder to be down , I'm in the middle   
   > of a project that includes welding aluminum . And I'm not good at   
   > controlling the arc with the 2T switch on the torch . It's awkward   
   > because of the location on the handle .   
      
      
   Finger switch huh?  I use a finger switch, but my TIG welder also allows   
   to me set a start current in addition to a weld current.  I have been   
   told there are finger switches that can adjust current like a foot   
   pedal, but I have never seen one.   
      
   I am as cheap as the next guy, but I have been known to throw money at   
   the problem when time is a constraint.  Time is always important of   
   course, but sometimes you can work on other things while waiting.  If it   
   is valuable enough to making waiting an issue Harbor Freight sells a   
   loose TIG pedal.  If the plug is not compatible you can swap plugs.  Of   
   course I am working under the assumption that Harbor Freight has a store   
   within a reasonable distance.   
      
   I recently (month or so ago) adapted a Harbor Freight TIG torch to my   
   AHP welder in order to finish and ship a job.   
      
      
      
      
      
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