Memmeddu
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We have a little solar system in our property, there's really nothing connected to it.
Just two wall outlets not even lighting wich will surely be a future addition.
We don't use it really as we spent very little time over there.
It's composed of 5x 400W panels an hybrid inverter and a lithium battery.
Very simple no strange stuff not even mains voltage completely off grid.
We already used it for small tools and a concrete mixer, I've digged the mechanics pit with the current generated.
Never actually connected a welder to it because I was seriously afraid about damaging the inverter wich is enough expensive.
Till today, I was supposed to complete a project for a friend but the bits are too long to fit on my car and my brother was using the van.
No help to load and unload the engine driven welder.
So I've spun a coin and gave a go
encouraged by my brother who always said me to do it.
And remembering my friends Chinese inverter has overload protections so mine would surely have them too (few thousand euro difference on the price tag).
Loaded my Fakita batteries, my old and thrusty little Stamos S-MMA 250, a square and tape measure in the trunk.
Arrived in my property at 9:30AM
Deburred all the parts previously cut with my Makita cut off, connected the welder and had a go.
I've used old 2.4mm E6013s cause easier on zinc coated since it's not something that requires a lot of strength.
Roughly 90A.
Struggled little bit at the starting of the rod but that maybe because of the zinc, or the rods most likely over 5 years old even though they are stored in a sealed container.
The welder worked fine no strange voltage drops.
And I felt pretty good cause I've used free and green power to weld something together.
In now recharging the fake batteries to get back there and finishing to weld everything.
I'll make a gantry crane in the future to move machinery around
Just two wall outlets not even lighting wich will surely be a future addition.
We don't use it really as we spent very little time over there.
It's composed of 5x 400W panels an hybrid inverter and a lithium battery.
Very simple no strange stuff not even mains voltage completely off grid.
We already used it for small tools and a concrete mixer, I've digged the mechanics pit with the current generated.
Never actually connected a welder to it because I was seriously afraid about damaging the inverter wich is enough expensive.
Till today, I was supposed to complete a project for a friend but the bits are too long to fit on my car and my brother was using the van.
No help to load and unload the engine driven welder.
So I've spun a coin and gave a go
encouraged by my brother who always said me to do it.
And remembering my friends Chinese inverter has overload protections so mine would surely have them too (few thousand euro difference on the price tag).
Loaded my Fakita batteries, my old and thrusty little Stamos S-MMA 250, a square and tape measure in the trunk.
Arrived in my property at 9:30AM
Deburred all the parts previously cut with my Makita cut off, connected the welder and had a go.
I've used old 2.4mm E6013s cause easier on zinc coated since it's not something that requires a lot of strength.
Roughly 90A.
Struggled little bit at the starting of the rod but that maybe because of the zinc, or the rods most likely over 5 years old even though they are stored in a sealed container.
The welder worked fine no strange voltage drops.
And I felt pretty good cause I've used free and green power to weld something together.
In now recharging the fake batteries to get back there and finishing to weld everything.
I'll make a gantry crane in the future to move machinery around
