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for gates and fences you will need a lot more than 90 amps. I use a 160 amp stick welder for that sort of stuff.
So this http://******/1h8PrPV should be fine then as it's 185 amp?As BB says, you're going to want MUCH bigger than a 90 amp mig then, more like 180A.
So this http://******/1h8PrPV should be fine then as it's 185 amp?
Hi guys, a mate if mine has these 2 welders View attachment 43014
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Would any of these be any good for welding car body panels?
Also is it possible to install a bigger fuse? (My brother is a qualified sparky so he would be doing it)
Thanks for any help.
You won't increase the output of that machine by upping the fuse, it's only a small hobby welder which will run quite happily at full power on a 13A fuse.....albeit not for long as the duty cycle is very low.Cheers for the reply, I've heard of people up the amps by installing a bigger fuse I think... If it will do fine as it is I may just keep it that way
Cheers for the reply, I've heard of people up the amps by installing a bigger fuse I think... If it will do fine as it is I may just keep it that way
Thanks for your responses, decided to leave both if those and go for something like this if not this particular one... MIG MAG shielding gas Welder MIG-200 180 Amp Prime Tech http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002T4E58I/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_LLcvtb1PY0RZDAll installing a greater than 13A fuse in a 13A plug will do is risk the wiring on the way to the fuse. 13A standard cartridge fuses take something over 13A to blow anyway, which is something many rely on.
The arc welder looks like a Kende, which is Chinese tat which appears in that and many other guises and the duty cycle will be terrible. About the lowest cost bundle of parts which can be described as a welder while falling arguably within the Trades Descriptions Act.
The MIG welder will probably have a vanishingly low duty cycle at anything over 100A. I recall the rule of thumb is 1 amp per thou of steel, which means about 1/8th thickness is stretching it for that, especially as it can't weld for long at full bore.
Forget serious work on gates with either.
Is that a bad thing? As you can probably tell by this forum post I don't know types if welders etc but I can weld, reason being is I've only ever used ones in garages to do repairs...do you realise that the welder in the link above is a 3 phase 400V machine?
Is that a bad thing? As you can probably tell by this forum post I don't know types if welders etc but I can weld, reason being is I've only ever used ones in garages to do repairs...