The welder is as high as it will go on amps. It has a high and low it's on high. Lol. The steady hand thing is on me it was burning the f@$k out of me with all the damn splatter. It kept sputtering out bad especially after about an inch or so it's like it would loose ground then spark back up. That would explain why it was cold. I couldnt even see a puddle for most of it.