Bill Edwards
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In anticipation of building a MIG with a decent wire feed unit that will require a Eurotorch I've looked on eBay.
I intended to get a 4m torch as they seemed cheap (£35), but then noticed that for another £8 I can get a 6m one.
Apart from getting it tangled more are there any disadvantages to them? I realise it'll be further to shove 0.8mm wire, but with a good 4 roller wire feed unit I don't anticipate problems. Replacement liners won't be as easy to come by, is there anything else that could be a problem?
I like the idea of being able to go further from the welder, rather than dragging a welder, wire feeder, gas bottle and transformer round, even with it all on a trolley.
I notice they have a low duty cycle (60%) and a maximum current of 150 amps. This is fine for the welder I have (150A) which isn't likely to be used at full whack all that much. Presumably if I ever found another power source and upped the amps I would just need to fork out money on a better quality one. For instance I found one for £47 that takes 230 amps (4m).
I'm not looking to spend any more than I need to, but I'm mindful that buying cheap often leads to buying twice. If I buy the more expensive one I'd be more future proofed, but I've no actual plans to upgrade (but if I found a better power source at the right price I could).
Will I lose power using the cheap ones? Is the build quality OK? Should I go for a shorter but heavier duty one? If I do, will it be adding unnecessary weight and bulk?
I intended to get a 4m torch as they seemed cheap (£35), but then noticed that for another £8 I can get a 6m one.
Apart from getting it tangled more are there any disadvantages to them? I realise it'll be further to shove 0.8mm wire, but with a good 4 roller wire feed unit I don't anticipate problems. Replacement liners won't be as easy to come by, is there anything else that could be a problem?
I like the idea of being able to go further from the welder, rather than dragging a welder, wire feeder, gas bottle and transformer round, even with it all on a trolley.
I notice they have a low duty cycle (60%) and a maximum current of 150 amps. This is fine for the welder I have (150A) which isn't likely to be used at full whack all that much. Presumably if I ever found another power source and upped the amps I would just need to fork out money on a better quality one. For instance I found one for £47 that takes 230 amps (4m).
I'm not looking to spend any more than I need to, but I'm mindful that buying cheap often leads to buying twice. If I buy the more expensive one I'd be more future proofed, but I've no actual plans to upgrade (but if I found a better power source at the right price I could).
Will I lose power using the cheap ones? Is the build quality OK? Should I go for a shorter but heavier duty one? If I do, will it be adding unnecessary weight and bulk?