Troubleshooting: Why your welder won’t weld with 6010 rods

In this episode we tackle why your welder won’t weld with 6010 rods.

0:00:00 Intro
0:00:49 6010 explained
0:04:00 why your welder won’t run 6010
0:08:34 booksmarts
0:19:18 conclusion

[AM-dnlk]

This is the best video tutorial on YouTube on why some inverters will not burn 6010. Thank you.

[johnbrandonjr]

I have been stick welding for almost 2 years. Your videos fill in pieces of the puzzle that I need, to get unstuck in my progress. Thanks.

[BCole-bjlv]

I love 6011 (you are right - old tombstoner). Very little slag makes it easy to see the weld and it runs up or down, as does 6010, of course. It's a great rod for cutting or blowing holes and it will weld paint, rust, oil or anything else. After one pass with this, one can cover with 7018, 6013, 7014, 7024 over the top. It will smooth out the welds nicely. I like AC when I can to avoid arc blow and it's a tad faster. The stuff you are doing is great.

[Mosa-]

Thank you much. This video helped to diagnose difficulty of welding 6010. it turns out that my inverter welder has no capability of welding 6010 even it is rated as a 250 Amp. I bought another one 200 amps that is capable of welding 6010, it welds 6010 like magic, Beautiful beads. 👍

[ezelk]

Thanks for being the only guy that I have seen on YouTube that has explained why that 6010 won't run on an inverter welder. This will help out quite a few guys out there. So if you can't run 6010 then grab some 6011 instead. About the only question left from me would be to weld rusty dirty metal using say 7018 vs 6010 or 6011. Then see what the results are.
Thanks for all of the demos and education. Your channel should really be taking off shortly.

[GHohn]

*just* the video I was looking for, THANK YOU.

[johnmacmillan]

Great video, Greg! Very clear explanation of the problems with 6010. Many thx!

[billjue]

What a wonderful presentation explaining the difference between 6010 and 6011. Thank you so much for the answer to the mystery. I had just watched a youtube video that was knocking a heavily advertised import brand that had introduced a model that specifi cly had a 6010 mode. It didn't perform any better than a cheaper previous model.

[TheKenstarr]

Got my hands on some 6010 just to test it out on my welder. I've got the PrimeWeld 225(?) it runs them great!

[rodgerlogan]

Wow! Nice presentation. Great explanation on the relationship of voltage requirements. I think I recognize your voice from some older "Welding Tips and Tricks" videos?

[jvmiller]

Very informative info. I can see why many of the inverter machines have issues. They are trying to the electronics to cut the size transformer needed to the fraction the size of a old transformer based machine as is. For cost to build as well as to use and the size. I always liked 6010 for root passes. I bought a Everlast 221 STI about 5 years ago. Now I honestly thought I would seldom use the stick but It is just so damn smooth compared to the old machines. Hot start and inductance settings. Man people do not know how good they have it learning on a modern machine. I love welding rod on my Everlast. I have been welding 30 plus years and it is the smoothest welder I have ever used. My machine will run 6010 no problem very smoothly and even has a mode to select for the 6010 welding. It is a AC/DC tig with every bell and whistle and then the mig too. If you are a newbie and not sure you will like welding or intend to play with it once every few years then buy a cheep simple machine $200 to $400 machine. But if a person is seriouse about welding and want too really explore the craft I say buy a machine that will do everything you might think you want to do and more.. We have so many affordable options now that are not red or blue but will hang with them in every way.

[rksando]

Thanks. This explains why my ESAB Rogue 180i has a 6010 setting.

[Nuf_Nivah]

I’m using a Hobart champion 8500 and 6010 is sticking and skipping. I never had any issues with welding before my stroke and I used to have welds that you could not tell there was a weld. I learned on 6010

[pkplexing]

If your inverter wont run 6010, but it has a high OCV ( 70V+ ), then you can probably make it work fine by putting an old AC welder transformer in line with the earth lead ( to the AC welders GND/WORK terminals, WITHOUT POWERING IT ON ). This adds extra inductance. This worked for an inverter I had which had 100V OCV but did not run 6010.

[melvinmccoy]

Great job explaining what's happening

[williamjones]

Thank you so much. You are excellent teacher l am learning so much looking forward to your next video

[Cptnbond]

Hi Greg, thanks for going deep enough to explain the issues at hand. Cheers.

[smokeythesmurf]

I have a miller thunderbolt 160 and was running into the same problem. My arch just kept cutting out on me after few inches of welding. Glad you cleared that up thought it was just me.

[Proeus]

This is extremely useful. I've been having a nightmare trying to get 6010 to run. I thought it was just me as I mainly tig and don't use my stick welder much. However this does make sense, I had huge difficulty getting the rods to start and run. Which I've not had previously.

I will measure my voltages and see. Thanks for putting this video up.

[steeveejee]

you and your fancy book lernins! seriously though i appreciate your videos and the way you explain stuff