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we had a thread up about these not long ago

My Miller Digital Elite,....after 6 years of loyal and trouble free service started flattening it's twin 2450s if they were left in the module.Damned expensive, and annoying as hell, having to screw around with the fussy little battery holders daily. It occurred to me that leaving the module open in a windy shop environment was probably just letting more atomized metal and dust in onto the board,too. The design of the battery holders indicates that they were engineered to SEAL the module / case, against just that. I got hold of an engineer at miller and he squared me away on the power supply circuit,....2 3V bats in series for 6VDC,....
Though about it for a day or two, and than went diggin' through my junk boxes, and came up with this setup, remote "power adaptors":

...Once the 2 2450s (pictured in their kluged "Battery pack" are defunct, I'll use a WAY more affordable set of rechargables with gonga Amp Hours,in a proper housing.

There's a ton of room for the lashup above the where the module fits into the hood.Will also need to fit a little more elegant switch. Our Radio Crap store went belly up, so will have to scout on line, I guess. Any suggestions for a good quality SMALL switch appreciated.

GTC

Greg,

I don't have a current paper catalog on hand, but these folks are my go-to for any electronics needs:

ALLIED ELECTRONICS

They will also have some cool little batteries and holders you can use.

Ed

im to lazy to mess with them after they break. ive got a miller elite i use for shop welding, but when im in the nuke plant, overhead/upsidedown/curled in a ball, i wear an optrel e680. the curved glass is awesome for over head cause nothing sticks to it.

Nice of ya to give ol Abe an honest job.

"So, other than that,.......
how did you enjoy the Play, Mrs. Lincoln ? "

"Mrs Custer, Would you care to donate to the Indian relief fund"

Hey, Greg, where are those Deringers?

Ed

http://www.digikey.com/

Poke around there. Not feeling all that swift, so I can't dig in deeper myself. I will respond further if you can't find what you need. Just let me know.

Been in the same S.C. family since purchased as a new matched set from Deringer's shop in Philadelphia in the 1850s.

They tell me the original buyer carried em' all through the war of N. Aggression, and used em' on occasion.

I made a replacement hammer and retention screw (the lower piece), and a spring,....they were going to handle the engraving on their end.
Never heard back from them about that.

GTC

I remember you talking about them, I was hoping you had managed to snag them.

Ed

My grandpa used to use the auto darkening hoods. He also worked for the Army Corps of Engineers (Govt.), so they had all the fun toys. I'm old school and don't use them. . Good luck with your set-up MacGyver...

I use a flash hood now because the outfit I'm working for supplies us with a Jackson nex-gen. For most welding i prefer a simple light weight flip lens hood.

The better flash hoods are truly great for buddy welding or heliarcing in tight spots