Beginners Guide Detailed MIG Welding Settings YesWelder 250 MIG Pro Part 1
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- Beginners Guide Detailed MIG Welding Settings YesWelder 250 MIG Pro Part 1. This is a detailed guide for setting the MIG parameters of this welder and many others. This includes guage purge, setting the perfect wire feed tension, welder setup as well as explanations and examples of inductance, wire feed speed, hot start and many other functions to get your weld dialed in perfectly.
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Just got the welder today and so far I'm really impressed by it.
I watched pretty much every video on this welder and I have to say that you explained everything about it in such detail - the best video hands down.
Thanks for making this video.
Thats awesome I'm glad your enjoying it and thank you very much for the great compliment! @Mark's Place
Absolutely the best getting started video for beginners for this welder. I just got mine and now I feel much more confident to get my first welds done with it. Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
Glad I could help and thank you for your kind words
brandon glad to see your doing well when you had caught it. Never know what the outcome will be. Sure glad we still have you here.Wishing you and your whole family well from here on end..jon Windsor Man lol
Thanks Jon I appreciate it! I'm glad to be here :)
Brilliant, years of experience imparted clearly. Thanks Brandon.
My pleasure! Thank you!
I bought a similar YWM-211P a few months ago and have been struggling with getting consistent welds. The manual isn't a lot of help, but this video explains the fine-tuning settings very well. Thanks for taking the time to go into such detail.
I agree with you on the manual. It needs some work. Glad I could help
I’m glad you beat Covid bud. You are full of knowledge and you explain things so people can understand. Keep up the good work man.
@J Cook thanks man I appreciate it! I'm here to stay! :)
SERIOUSLY Fantastic! This really helped to teach me about the exact machine I needed a more advanced knowledge on! Thank you for diving deep into it!
Thank you for your awesome comment!
I had 2 friends and one cus get covid and all three Died ! My wife got it to ! spent 17 days in ICU ! When she got out she lost her smell tast and was not her self ! Three weeks out she had a stroke !!! Was in the hospital for 30 days ! The Doc says the stroke was part of the COVID ! She is comeing back little by little . But it is hard !!! Thank You Brandon for Your Help and Time !!! COVID is no joke !!!!!!!! Straight Ahead ✌😎
@Mike Love I'm sorry to hear that man. You are right it is no joke for sure. This is the first time that I have ever been sick but still felt like something was wrong with me after I recovered. For me the accupuncture was instant relief and I felt it was too good not to share. I hope you and your family stay healthy!
And this is why I am a member of this channel. There are many welding channels out there, but investigation of settings, all settings is so instructive. Most will not take the time. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much! I try my best to present the information clearly but it can be tough at times. Thank you for your kind words!
Glad you are better now
Took me 6 weeks to feel like myself
Yah i was worried. I have never been sick like this before. It's weird feeling better but not feeling normal
I've never welded a day in my life and just got this welder so I can fix my trailers and ATVs. I've watched a bunch of videos and this has been the best by far. Very detailed and informative. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much Clint!
Congrats on recovering from C19. I knew of two people who did not, one was my cousin and the other was my dentist. Just picked up the 250 Pro a week ago and looking at how to set up/settings.
Sorry to hear that! I have some videos using that machine but nothing specific. I always try to show setup on any of my machines
Absolutely great video. By far the most informative on this welder
Thank you very much!
I’m pretty handy, but I have no experience with welding, so I got this welder. I could not be more happy. After a half hour of practice, my welds look fantastic, and the cut and etch, and bend testing show that they have good strength and penetration. I’m using dual shield, so maybe that has something to do with it, but it’s been a fantastic experience so far.
How are you doing bend testing?
Thanks for the nice video Brandon. Stay well and the best for you and your family.
Thanks Eric I appreciate it! Stay healthy brother!
Always good to see these videos, kind like a "refresher" course. I always learn something new from you. That's a fine machine for shop use. to bad is not multi voltage. Glad you beat COVID, very dangerous virus. My daughter worked at the COVID ICU and saw the devastation firsthand. Take care!!!
Yah I was surprised it's not dual voltage. Yah Covid is no joke. I think I had it late 2019 and recovered but it was just emerging then. This time I felt bad but tested negative for a while until testing positive. Stay safe man. I appreciate your support.
Thanks for this! I bought this same welder about a month ago, and am teaching myself (with the help of YT, LOL!) I noticed that on 1/8, you set your machine to 125 amps, which is a lot lower than the chart that came with mine. With .035 wire, the chart says 165 amps if I remember correctly. I felt that was a bit too hot, but being a novice, I kinda gotta trust the manufacturer recommended settings. With NO experience whatsoever, I think a novice could use some help with base settings by someone who actually KNOWS what they're doing. If you could give us a good starting point based on your experience with different metal thickness, I'm sure ALL of us new welders would greatly appreciate it! Thanks again!!🤘🏻
Thanks man! @Shock Wave Offroad. Another good resource is google "miller welds calculator". This is a handy tool to have also. 165 for .035 seems a bit high to me too. I would try around the 135 range.
@@BrandonLund Appreciate the response! I'll check out the Miller calculator! 🤘🏻
Just purchased this machine. Brand new to welding. THE BEST video I’ve seen on this machine. Especially liked the settings information. Great job.
Thank you so much!!!! 🙏👍@mosesmcrae
Thank You for sharing!! Amazing video for us DIY first timers
You are so welcome!
Good info all around! Nice that it helped you get back to normal so quick!
Thanks man I appreciate it! @1rustytree
Thank you for the video! Have the yeswelder mig 205ds, black version, and had wondered how some of the setting affect things!! Great information and showing what each setting does!
Thanks Nicolas I'm glad to help
Great job on the welder review Brandon, sounds like an all in one unit which would be nice for those who can remember. I have too many brain faults minus the ul and insert r so it makes it difficult to remember . I like the idea though and 40 years ago would have loved to take up welding. At the upper half of 77 I enjoy the welding I piddle with around my shed on the mowers and trailer. I have fun with it when I get out there to play. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep the videos coming. Fred.
Thanks Fred! Thats's awesome. I hope when I'm in my 70's that I'll still be messing around in the shop too. Good for you staying active buddy! It plays a big role in staying healthy.
Mine is arriving Monday. Thks for explaining this can’t wait for the next one
You are going to love it @danny krueger! What i didn't mention in THIS video but I will in the next that this is all setup if you want to run a spook gun also. There is a switch inside the cabinet that switches it from MIG gun to spool gun. .This is an awesome welder! Enjoy abd stay tuned for more detailed features.
I did the ammeter test today on a new 250 Pro. I noticed you did the Max/Min amp test so I did a running test. I got 210Amps running AL (synergy mode). But all of the steel modes (even manual) I only got 175 to 180Amps, despite the display claiming 250. In Stick mode it maxed out at 193amps. I also had a new Tooliom TL 250 which behaves exactly the same way. Its clear these are the same machines in different casing and controls. This is a good machine for sure but those claimed outputs seem to be exagerated.
Thanks Brandon for the review and tutorial. I picked the MIG 250 Pro up off Amazon for $360 this week and it works on mild steel like a charm. It joins my YW Cut 55 & YW 250 ACDC TIG on the cart.
Very nice! 👍 enjoy! That 250 is a nice machine!
It was quick and easy to get dialed in thanks to your review. Today was window mounting hardware repair on my neighbor’s Dodge PU. Worked like a charm.
Great review Brandon. Glad you are feeling better!
You and me both @Earl Cavenaugh. I'm glad to be back! Thank you! 🙏👍
Another stellar video. You never fail to inform and inspire. Glad to hear you're on the mend. Acupuncture, huh... Who'd a thunk it. I ever get the bat sniffles I'll give it a try. Thanks.
@Howard Grant thanks man! Yah I kinda went along with it because my wife encouraged me to try it. It's very foreign to me that sticking needles in your body can fix things but oddly enough it does. I'm sold now! In fact I actually look forward to next time I can go because i feel so much better afterwards. It's hard to explain but it's pretty awesome.
Thank you so much for this. I've been welding for over a year and this is the best explaining I've had lol. I'm super excited to use this machine!
Glad I could help!
Glad you are doing well, Brandon!! We are all doing are best to get by!!
Great video my man!! Peace and love,!!
Thanks @Brian maynard I appreciate it! Stay well brother!
thanks for your videos! As a beginner and self-taught, I have learned a lot from you
Glad to help! Thank you so much! @Rasmus Hedlund
Awesome tutorial, Brandon! Thank you!!!
My pleasure! Thanks! @Steven watkins
Fully synergic and manual with a good number of spools - sounds like a good machine to jump into welding with... It may not be a Fronius, but for starters like me (and an old Dog who needs to learn the basics trucks first) may be a good fit... Thanks for showing the various machines with your experienced critique, it helps when trying to find that first welder we are searching for to be a good fit... Staying tuned in!
Thank you @R R I'm glad to help 👍
Hey Brandon.i love to watch your videos. Never been a real welder but have been passionate about welder as a hobby for years now. And recently bought the yeswelder 250 pro and never actually got to used it till yesterday and felt confused on all functions this welder has. Which I had save your video on this welder presentation at the time of buying it about 2 months ago. But let me tell you you are an incredible teacher. You make everything looking achievable for a no body like me lol. But.i watched your intire video this time and only.got to see the part about covid now. Which made me want to write to you. I really enjoyed watching your story because I can reflect on it. I am 46 years old and up to June 25th 2020 . I had been a full time advance care paramedic for 21 years. The reason I mentioned this to you is because that date changed my life. That day I had to.go get tested for covid on the afternoon only because I had been feeling very sick with all the exact dame symptoms you mentioned earlier in your video. And that dame very day at supper time after I managed to drag myself out of bed to the living room. I started to decrease consciousness and sustained bilateral internal carotide dissection which cause a massive right hemisphere stroke and nearly killed me and left me with a severe left side body deficit that affected anything related to.left side of my body. And triggered a full time rehabilitation that thrill today still going on pretty much everyday.i keep getting better month after months and able more and more to weld on.diferent projects that I soo enjoy doing. Most of it is possible in part because of people just like you who shared their knowledges and wisdom on welding. Like you iam the picture of health as I also was until this week going up to this day of June 2020. All the neurologists and many specialistthat assessed me since that day have no answer.to give on causes of why this even happened in the first place and don't understand how I manage to even survived this experience. I did test negative for covid that same day and never tested positive ever after despite that all my family got sick since and with displaying the exact same presentation.i have at same time and them testing positive . But funny story is my work partner also got very sick in the months after I sustained the cva with very weird symptoms which.described to myocarditis which he never experienced before. So my guess is that lucked out at some point in the week or days before I went down and both got pretty sick through soo many sick peoples we attended at the time .but this annoying story also has positive from it. My wife was a physiotherapist assistant working in intensive rehabilitation uniti at our local hospital for nearly 10 years at the time. So lucky or not. She was able to facilitate my rehabilitation through out the last 2 and half years. But last September. She really really needed a career change. So out of passion. She decided to go back to school for the next two years and become a welder fabricator which she very much excel at and getting ready in few weeks to get her first certification for cwa. Welding became a real passion for her as well and throughput this life challenge that our family went through. It allowed her to reorient her career to something that she really love as a welder. Plus she gets to teacher me soo much of what being a better welder is.. thanks again for all your videos and keep on doing a good job at it. Thanks again Brandon
Thank you so much for sharing! From what I can tell I've had Covid 3x. The 1st time I was super sick right around the time the workd "covid" came out. Then through work we were forced to get vaccinated and I've had Covid 2x since then. It's no fun for sure. It sounds like I got really lucky compared to you but I'm glad to hear your on the mend and congratulations to your wife for the career change! Far less stress which is much better for her overall health!
Love your videos. I have a Yeswelder 250 pro and I weld mild steel on 110 volts. I use a converter plug from 220 to 110.
That is awesome! Thats a nice unit!
Very detailed, thanks!
You're welcome!
Glad ur better and good to see you back Aloha
Thanks @Richard March it's good to be back!
Thanks for sharing your story, glad you’re doing well. I have close friends that didn’t make it ☹️
Thanks @Ruben Vargas and I'm sorry to hear that
Thank you you have the teaching knowledge down pat !!!
I appreciate that David! Thank you! 👍
Very clear thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Very good video Brandon awesome
Thanks John! 👍
another great video. I'm currently at home with covid, kinda like a bad flu at this point. I'll keep the acupuncture in mind if I keep feeling bad.
It's no fun for sure @Steve Cook! Rest up brother and drink plenty of liquids. I hope you feel better soon!
Nice welder review Brandon. Lots of good tips there. As for the COVID, I think you did the smart thing. There’s a lot to be said for your experience. You seem to be in decent physical shape. I believe we can fight this off without going to the hospital. This is where the problem starts. I’m going to try the acupuncture because I’m feeling very similar to the way you were. Very good tip my friend thank you have a wonderful day. Cheers Brandon🍻👍
@Flathead Ron's Garage thank you for sharing. The symptoms after the recovery period arent like anything i had ever experienced. I forgot to mention in the video but anxiety is also a long term effect. The acupuncture helped me big time so i hope you get some relief also!
Great video, Brandon, and informative. Always is!!! You do a great job with that. I watched it because at some point I will get a more modern welder, but for now, I have a Harbor Freight 125 that I converted to DCEN and a 40 year old AC/DC220V and a accetalene set up (small one). I am 76 years old and loving welding. I have done a couple of projects and your information has been invaluable. As for COVID, well, so far my wife and myself have been free of that illness. We vax and wear masks but not going to do any more vax's. We have always been home bodies, and so just the store and such for necessities. My Son and his wife and four kids have it and they are getting better with much the same symptoms you describe. I am going to suggest the accupunctuist to them. Stay well and Blesssings from my house to yours.
Thanks @Jim MacSuga your household sounds a lot like ours. My wife and I are both home bodies for the most part and we are both vaccinated but it still hit me pretty hard. It's very strange to me that something so simple as a few pin pricks could make such a difference but I'm a strong believer and faith and healing. The accupuncture doctor had a very interesting chart on his wall which shows specific areas they target for specific areas of the body. I'll admit I was a little scared at first because I thought it would hurt but it was the exact opposite. It was very relaxing and I will keep going back. You and you family stay healthy my firiend!
Sorry I'm so late thank you for sharing your experience I'm going to look into acupuncture sounds great I do see a chiropractor regularly as like you I've been in construction my whole life
Plumbing drywall ceramic tile heavy equipment and welding I'm 58 my body is wore out glad to see you're doing well
@Scott June thanks man! I'm with you on that one. Construction keeps you physically fit but it wears you out after years or staying constantly active. You will appreciate acupuncture. This coming from a guy who refused to go to the doctor for over 20 years. I'm hooked now.
Brandon, I just bought the cheapest plasma cutter on eBay. It's used, but well maintained. It's a Hiweld brand, has good reviews, and runs on about 40psi, so I can run it on my HVLP air compressor, which puts out 45 psi. It's dual voltage, so I can use it either way.
I'll be getting my "new" workshop setup, and my first project should be my welding cart. I bought the bottom of a heavy duty welding cart, bought some angle iron, and a drawer section from an office desk, and with a little work and some other materials, I expect to have a nice cart when I'm done.
I love projects like this! It's always fun (for me anyways) when I can find some oddball stuff and build something cool out of it. I can actually picture what you want to do. It should look pretty cool! Plasma cutters are a lot of fun. I'm not sure how much experience you have with them but I have a video that goes into detail about setting the right pressure and amperage to extend the life of the consumables.
@@BrandonLund I saw that video. It was good information. I'll send you pics on messenger when I get that far.
Please do and have fun!
Now we need the ultimate welding cart video so you have a place to store these welders😀
Funny you mention that because I agree. I need to come up with something for fore @Guy Anderson
I built my cart with a fold out work table and a shelf to hold YWCUt55, YW250ACDC TIG & now YW MIG 250 Pro on a shelf with Evolution Raptor on top and small drill press hanging off the back. My wife thinks it needs duals underneath. It sure is handy to keep a compact work station.
That sounds like an awesome design! 👌
@@BrandonLund It is always a work in progress. I put an extension on the back for a smaller vise and small belt sander is still balanced on top waiting for a permanent mounting solution.
Sometimes that "work in progress" mindset gives the best results. That's how I like to do 99% of my stuff because after you use it for a while, you can make little changes to get it exactly the way you want it 👌
Excellent machine for the price point. Great to have my Saturday videos back 🤣🤣
Glad you are doing okay 👍🏻 👌🏻
Thanks @Basil Keen I always appreciate your comments! This machine packs a punch for the money!
@@BrandonLund Amazing what they can put into a machine of that price.
I know its crazy!
Exactly the same as me with COVID, but I never got the temperature. Good you are well now, I enjoy the videos. Thanks 👍
@Lee's learning to weld. Yah the Covid is very different than any illness I've ever had. I'm just glad now that I know WHY I was feeling that way and not I know how to feel better. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@BrandonLund how long did you lose you sense of smell for?
I never lost my sense of smell or taste but I was having bad headaches, stomach pain, insomnia and constant fatige with a strong feeling that something was wrong with me. After the acupuncture guy all those things went away. These lasted about 3 weeks until I saw the acupuncture guy.
@@BrandonLund considering acupuncture myself, I lost taste and smell too.
It's definitely worth a shot. I will you well! 🙏
I love my 250 worth every penny I bought the 15’ lead and use the one that comes with it for aluminum
Excellent way to do it!
This was very helpful, I have the Yeswelder Mig 205ds-b and could not find the instructions for all these settings.Thanks.
Glad it helped! I know how frustrating it can be
Thank you for your efforts. I am not clear on the synergic mode setting, I thought the thickness of the base material was selected, but from what I saw you do was adjust the current. The manual with my welder is very unclear on this setting.
Thanks man. Yes for synergic set it based on material thickness
Can't wait to an aluminum welding video wirh this welder.
You and me both! I'm really excited to try it because that's the maine fetaure they advertise this welder of being really good at. Very soon we will put it through its paces :) @Sean Signer
I'm building a Hot Rod and will have a significant amount of welding to do with new modifications. I sold my Hobart 120v Handler 140 and just bought a new Yeswelder MIG 250 Pro. Not easy trying to figure out the manual settings, I found your video on RUclips. I must say it's the best and most instructive one I have seen yet and can't wait to try out my new 250 Pro. Thank You for your videos! Covid advice was good too, thanks. What is the "O" ring on top of the welder for? On the Guide wheel explanation on the video instead of another .8 and .9 guide wheel, it is a .6 and .8 Guide wheel so you can use 0.023 solid wire.
Thanks man and I never did figure out what the o ring was for.
Nice bro
Thanks!
Welcome back dude 🍻👍. Glad you're doing well. You never mentioned if you were Vaxed ×2/ booster🤷♂️.
I've had everything,, but my previous Cancer ordeal dictated it. Feeling great also. Never had anything symptom wise related to covid🙏. Anyway,,
That welder was my first choice, but it was only available on a introductory basis last year. Went with the Mig205DS instead.
I'm using flux core Lincoln .030 wire exclusively. Its been a learning process for sure. Some times it lays nicely,, other times,, rrrr not so much. And I get a lot of burn🔥back.
That is beyond frustrating. Very likely my technique needs more work. I've been working with 3/16" mild primarily. Usually 140- 155amps .. Thoughts, Suggestions??
Have a great weekend. Cheers 🍻, G.
Thats Awesome @Gabriel Szekeres that 205DS is an awesome machine. I have that same one and love it! I find if I run a really tight contact tip to work distance it will tend to burn back. Try holding a slightly larger gap and see if that helps any. As far as the Covid, I think i actually had it in late 2019 right as Covid was coming out but we didn't know much about it then. I got the one and done J&J vaccine and no boosters. So i think this was actually the 2nd time getting Covid. Thank god I feel better now
@@BrandonLund,, thanks for your reply and advice.
I'll give the increased tip distance consideration. It's most likely me being impatient. I want my welds to be better,, but practice is the only way to that level 🤷♂️, obviously. Talk to you later.. 🍻G .
Just watched this video again for a brush up..very helpful. Thx
One question: bbt settings ..does the higher number mean the stickout is shorter and the end of the weld or longer? What does the number represent? Thx
Thanks! Burnback is how long your wire stays charged after you let off the trigger. 1 would have all sorts of wire sticking out past your contact tip and it would probably freeze in the puddle while 10 would have it burn back all the way to the contact tip likely fusing it to the tip. Hope this helps. Some machines work the opposite based on the numbers but the principal is the same.
Brandon, I watched your tutorial on plasma cutters (subbed your channel). I have a cut50 which I will be using outside. I don't have a 220v outlet outdoors. Can I use a 5500 watt generator? It has a 35 amp/220v circuit.
Thanks @Maverick 500 I appreciate the sub and your support! Your generator will put out enough power to run it. 👍
Glad you pulled through ok, yeah, that acupuncture is unexplainable, but it does work for most things.
If either my wife or myself get Covid we’re dead. We both have compromised immune systems and we’re both in the danger age group. Our friend is about to lose both her mother and father, they are both quite aged and her sister is also very, very sick (described as critical). We still have our grandkids et al with us and we expect to catch it some time this year when the kids return to school in a week. We’ve been lucky so far but the inevitable is ahead of us. And we’re fully vaccinated, but our docs said that only drops our chance of fatality from 100% down to 90%.
Ah well, had a good run, looks like this is my year.
Cheers bud, glad to hear you are doing fine.
👏👏👏 👋👋👋
@Pilot McBride Hey hey hey none of that! I expect you to contiue to watch and comment on my channel. You know the history with my mom and she is in that catagory also. In fact last month we found out the cancer returned and it's inoperable so we will be starting the Bean Town trips again real soon for Chemotherapy. She got really sick 3 weeks ago (not hospitalized though) and she felt terrible for 2 days and after 3 days she started feeling better. She said she has never been so sick feeling or cold in 71 years. Hang in there brother. I have faith! If it makes you feel better, about 6 months ago I got the J&J shot no booster (my mom got the J&J also about 2 months prior to her getting ill) neither of us got boosters. I know you've had some medical stuff but so hasn't my mom. I have faith you guys will pull through just fine and I'll be saying a prayer for your family as well. Stay safe buddy and feel free to reach out to me anytime! 👊👍🙏🥂
I'm serious Bran. Last Doc visit she went through her usual blurb about zero mingling etc etc. If covid enters our household the wife & I are screwed if we catch it. We're not hiding under the bed or anything, we're living our lives but not socialising as much as others.
My heart goes out to your Mom, terrible news, I sincerely hope the newer chemo drugs are more patient friendly and better targeting these days. I kept (most of) my hair but lost my fingernails, toenails and teeth and my beard never recovered to pre-treatment length.
And I forgot to comment on the welder, very nice box of tricks. That one would cost us somewhere between 1 and 1.5G, out of my range atm, 😂. They could've at least put more dials and buttons on it just for show, 😉. I really need some manspace dammit! My welder(s) have seen the light of day in over 12 months mate, really giving me the sh*ts.
Anyway, enough of the chitchat, now get back to work!! More vids!!! 🤣🤣
Thanks buddy. It was good hearing from you. I always enjoy our conversations. Now you rest up and stay healthy! Cheers my friend 🙏👍👋
Hi Brandon, glad you survived Covid. Thanks for this video! Very informative! I have a couple of questions: 1. What size circuit breaker did you use for connecting this welder? 2. Are YESWELDER welding helmets pretty decent? Thanks.
@Eddie Agha i run a 30 amp breaker for all my 220 volt machines and a 20 amp breaker for all my 120 volt machines. As far as the helmets, i can only speak of their true view model that i have and they are very nice. They actually have the highest rating for clarity that any lens can have 1,1,1,1. The headgear has lots of adjustment that takes some time to adjust to get everything perfect. I hope this helps :)
@@BrandonLund absolutely helps! Thanks so much! One more: I'm wiring in 240v for the device in my shop right now. How long is the input power cord? Can't find that in the specs.🙃
I believe mine is 6 feet
@@BrandonLund thank you!
Thanks Brandon. Bt, does changing the arc length do anything in short circuit welding or is it only for spray and globular transfer? Also, is r.i.n. Just for staring the weld?
Thx
Yes and yes. You can manipulate your "temperature" by manipulating your arc length. A tight distance will cause a hotter weld and it decreases as you extend outwards
Hi Brandon,
glad you feel better now. Don't feel bad for something getting called placebo effect. Placebo effect IS real. The difference between placebo effect and a real effect isn't that one doesn't work. The difference is that for placebo effect the treatment doesn't matter. I've been with the volunteer firefighters for more than a decade. When handling kids we would often give them O² with a respirator. This does absolutely nothing from a medical perspective. But it absolutely helps those kids cope with their situation and made them feel better.
There is also the inverse: nocebo effect. There's been a new study which found that 50% of the COVID vaccine side effects are actually nocebo effects. Of course, when you have some blood clogue, or some heart issues, this is a real effect. But many of the headaches, shivers and fevers people experience are actually just nocebo effects. In that study many of the people who didn't get the vaxx, but didn't know, experienced them.
Our mind is a powerful tool and can do many great (and bad) things. So, whether you experienced a placebo effect or a real treatment effect doesn't matter. The important bit is that you feel and are better now. Don't get worked up about a name.
Another corollary of this is that placebo effect is even better than actual treatment, if it works. Because treatments without actual effects also have no side effects 😉
@Kommentator that was interesting thank you for sharing! Yah it was really weird. I felt sick but tested negative. A few days went by then I tested positive with a high fever then I felt better without symptoms but felt like I was not myself. This weird feeling went on for a few weeks. After I had the accupunncture I learned about that long term covid thing I mentioned but what I forgot to mention in the video was that Anxiety is one of the listed long term side effects that someone could experience. Lucky for me all of those side effects went away. I got vaccinated earlier this summer but I think I actually got Covid right before we were told about it on the news around late 2019 I got real sick too. Probably the sickest I have ever been but we didn't know what we know now so I'm 2x covid and vaccinated lol. Not sure how that falls on the immunity scale but I think i'm safe. Take care brother and thanks for sharing! 👍🙏
@@BrandonLund I'm definitely not a professional, but 2 vaccinations plus 1 recovery definitely trumps having only two vaccinations. In Germany they don't give a second dose on top of a recovery and instead call the second dose a booster. I think there are no official guidelines yet whether to give the booster or not when being fully vaccinated and then getting infected. Either way, I'm glad you made it through. You are a great guy and have inspired me a lot since I discovered your channel in 2021. I only picked up welding as a hobby March 2021, and it has kept me sane during those luls when we had lockdowns ...
Thanks man I truly appreciate you watching and commenting and I'm glad i have inspired you. Welding is a great hobby and it's definitely good for the body and mind during these hard times. Take care buddy and stay healthy!
Noticed you are back to your old welding hood. Something happen to the yes welder one you had?
@Christopher Salisbury it's kinda like an old pair of boots. I love the yes welder hood but my fronius is all broke in and super comfortable so I usually end up grabbing that one. Old habits are hard to break.
As All the others have said I am glad you beat the Covid, My wife is a RN and she has Covid twice. And yes she had the jabs for the job! early on. Me I am retired and I have had the Vax x2 but not the booster and I do not plan on it! It effects all of us different. I am guessing those of us in good health it has a less effect on us.
I am a 65 year old Kid I guess I have been lucky However I do live in a free State. Texas.😀🛫
Don't want to spin this into a discussion, but I wanted to let you know that for some infections there is a thing called a cytokine storm. It's essentially the immune system going mad when fighting the virus. The stronger your immune system the worse it affects you. That's why the Spanish flu killed so many young soldiers and spared many older people back then. COVID isn't as prone to do this, but it has been observed as well.
The jab is like a gym, it pre-trains your immune system. Even a strong immune system profits from knowing the enemy well beforehand.
And, as with many other vaccinations, we today know that COVID requires a three dose vaccination. They call it the booster, but effectively it just completes the treatment. It's just that nobody knew, and nobody could know, that this was required for full effectiveness when they applied for CDC approval.
You do you, but don't let "them" brainwash you with scare tactics for political reasons. I've had the booster roughly a month ago and it gives me the peace of mind to know that I'll have an even better chance to be there for my kids when Omicron inevitably has gotten to me sometime in the future.
Greetings from Europe, where this is much less a blue/red issue (we don't even have blue/red) and much more a trust issue, which is why the vaccination rate goes down, the more you go to the east into former communist countries. Stay safe ...
Lol @TheFalconJetDriver your last comment gave me a chuckle....Maine, not so much. Our govenor likes the power 😁. I think I've had covid 2x also. The first time being the sickest I have ever been. It was late 2019 but that was before we knew about Covid. I didn't have any lasting effects though. It just hit like a frieght train for a few days with a fever over 103 and then it went away quickly. My wife and I got vaccinated late this summer (J&J) The only reason I got vaccinated was because my wife was required for her work so I wanted to support her. We are both pretty healthy also. This second time hit like the first but it was the lasting side effects afterwards that worried me. It was the odd sensation of foggy head, extreme tiredless and lack of interest to do anything that really worried me. THEN i listened to my wife and saw the accupuncture guy. I'm hooked now! No more side effects and it was almost immediate. Pretty strange how our bodies work but I'm glad to be feeling normal again.
Another great comment @Kommentator! I think I first got Covid in late 2019 before we knew about it. I got really sick (fever over 103) but recovered fast. For that reason my wife and I never really wanted to get vaccinated because we both consider ourselves fairly healthy people. We both get yearly checkups and we both have all of our immunizations. On a side note (to your heathy immune system comment which might be why I got so sick both times), I have done lots of work in sewer treatment plants and many will tell you that people that work in sewer treatment plants are some of the healthiest people on the planet because their immunie system becomes very strong. I actually fell into a sewer tank probably 25 years ago. I went completely underwater while working out of state and came close to dying from a muscle eating bacteria that was spread through my bloodstream so my body has a fairly decent immune system but I dygress, My wife and I were both leaning towards natural immunity only because nobody knows what the side effects of these medicines could be in 20 years. Then it became mandatory that my wife get vaccinated for her work so I got it the same day to support her. The second time I got Covid was like the first except once I felt better I would get these sudden feelings of foggy head and extreme tiredness. I was falling asleep in the afternoon. I had no motivation and things just felt weird. My wife convinced me to see the accupuncture guy and it was almost instant relief. The one thing I didn't mention in the video that I wish I did, Anxiety is one of the LONG TERM side effects associated with covid. To my surprise you can collect long term dissability benifits because our government has listed COVID as a dissability. Thankfully after seeing the accupuncture guy I feel great now. It was pretty much instant relief. And yes I get so irritated how this whole thing has become political because it really can effect how people make their decision on how they want to care for themselves.
Have you welded any 1/4" thick steel? The synergy setting seems off to me. Pops rapidly like the wire speed is low. Rin on 10 didn't help. I tried manual settings recommended same results. Tried different speeds but In Manual mode 20.6 to 25 volts is the only thing that helped. I was using .030 wire and argon/co mix
I have not tried 1/4" with this machine but i suspect because the .030 is on the outer parameters for welding 1/4" that the machine isnt optomized for this diameter wire and material thickness. This thickness would require multi-pass The better choice would be .035 and i'm guessing the machine would be able to handle this much better.
I just bought this unit and I bought a roll of flux ,035 and solid.035 .I want to learn to weld I have a gas bottle with co2 which do I need to start with flux or mig gas.
@Herman Pierce this is very subjective but I personally would start with flux core wire. You will want around 5/8" to 3/4" contact tip to work distance angle, make sure you are dragging rather than pushing your weld (to avoid slag entrapment) and it will help save the expensive gas during the learning process. With gas you can go in either direction (push or pull) and your contact tip to work distance is reduced to around 3/8". Congratulations on your purchase!
@@BrandonLund thanks Brandon I watch all your videos it's very informative to me thanks again
I appteciate that man! Thanks! 🙏👍
Meant to say starting the weld
Maybe you should do review after few monts using it.I am on second one.First one quit third time I used it.Also just because it show 250 amps doesn't mean it weld 250.Check the actual amperage.
My weekly videos pretty much speak for themselves. I've been using it daily and on the channel for more than 8 months with zero issues. I also have videos of how to test output amperage vs displayed output. Mine were all within 10%. You can see the results on the channel for yourself
I can't find part 2?
I'll have to check. It's been a while
Has your wife asked when your selling the old one yet? Never can have to many tools in my opinion 👍
@Guy Anderson Not yet. Like you mentioned you can never have too many tools lol
Lets's Go Brandon :)
Hahahaha You know it brother! @brykam71 👍👊
Too bad this machine won't weld quarter inch steel. I think it's capabilities of 0.1 9 0
It will easily weld quarter inch. You can weld any thickness you want, you just have to multi-pass
Had it 37 times 🥱 Doc said asymptomatic
What!
Yep 👍
Wow!