Not with you previously you thought you needed 250 for them ?I burn 60 13 all the time. Would a 160amp not be at its limit with 4 mill rods
Entirely depends on the machine in question.160A is on the limit for go at 4mm I'd be wanting to punch it in a little hotter. Vertical up is a different story. Plus some eletrodes will want to be run a little hotter than others. If your planning on running 4mm then minimum of 200A machine or you'll be gunning it all the time.
Pointless getting a 250A machine if you're only on a 16A breaker, you'll get 160A out of that, 200 at a push depending on breaker type / how generous your electrickery is.It would be running them all day but not constant id maybe burn 3 or 4 and id be able to let it sit for ten min If needs be. Id be running it off a 16 amp socket with a 25amp breaker switch
I think you misunderstood, a 16a plug is just a plug.it can supply almost double that output without failingPointless getting a 250A machine if you're only on a 16A breaker, you'll get 160A out of that, 200 at a push depending on breaker type / how generous your electrickery is.
If you're running 4MM rods and need a half decent duty cycle but only have a 16A supply, i'd be looking at the GYS E200. 60% duty cycle @ 200A, will burn a 4MM rod happily and due to its power factor correction it'll run at 200A on a 13A plug.