From: null@void.com
Snag writes:
> On 2/19/2025 3:11 PM, Richard Smith wrote:
>> I'd be laying-down
>> (* 270 29.5) ;; 7965.0
>> 8kW
>> at the arc.
>> (actually I was using 28.5V (?) in that weld pictured, to avoid
>> toe-groove on the vertical plate, even though there was onset of some
>> "misting" (not full spatter))
>> That's 10kW at the wall with an inverter, or probably 16kW with a
>> traditional transformer machine.
>> (/ 16e3 240) ;; 66.66666666666667
>> Which would be 67Amps at the wall on 240V.
>> I wanted to speak with people who have a machine they plug in in a
>> shed,
>> probably from an "extension lead" from the house.
>> Happy times everyone.
>> Rich Smith
>>
>
> Well , I'm one of those "shed" people ... but my power feed to the
> shop is 2/0 aluminum fed by a 100A breaker . I do sometimes use a ~15
> foot 8ga extension cord for the 220V Lincoln WeldPak 175 or the 50A
> plasma cutter . I haven't done any vertical up with this machine ,
> last time I did it was with the 110V Weldpak 100 using .035 flux core
> . The work was a bush hog mower deck top of 2 layers of 11 ga
> steel(IIRC) , it was adequate to the task . Welds weren't pretty but
> that was about 3 years ago and if there were any problems I'd have
> gotten a call - the job was to replace fatigue cracked top deck
> plates where the gearbox mounts . Neither welder is a pro grade
> machine , the 100 is a basic hobbyist unit IMO and the 175 is a bit
> more serious but not quite pro grade . For stick I have the usual
> 225A AC Lincoln tombstone and an Everlast EX250 TIG/stick machine
> . The TIG machine will do AC and DC up to 250 amps . I've never used
> it for stick . I suck at stick welding . Anything under 1/4"/6mm gets
> done with the MIG , over that it depends on the material - I'm a
> better TIG welder than stick , and I ain't that good at TIG .
I'll come to you if I want a practical "take" on something.
Best wishes,
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