preeceplant
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hi looking to weld a new deck in a boat 4.5 mm alloy will a 160 amp mig be upto the job
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malcolm
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Do you have the welder already? If so which one is it?
Miller MIG calculator suggests you'll want to be in spray transfer at 23-24V and maybe running around 150 amps. The voltage will be important to get into spray transfer, and getting them will depend a lot on the welder. I assume they mean open circuit volts (OCV). Boats are quite big, so duty cycle will come into it's own. A hobby MIG would be frustrating as it would keep cutting out, and it might not run at those volts. You can use quite a thick wire so I don't think you'd need a spool gun.
Not a lot of help. A lot of people who would know for sure will be on their holidays for a few days.
Miller MIG calculator suggests you'll want to be in spray transfer at 23-24V and maybe running around 150 amps. The voltage will be important to get into spray transfer, and getting them will depend a lot on the welder. I assume they mean open circuit volts (OCV). Boats are quite big, so duty cycle will come into it's own. A hobby MIG would be frustrating as it would keep cutting out, and it might not run at those volts. You can use quite a thick wire so I don't think you'd need a spool gun.
Not a lot of help. A lot of people who would know for sure will be on their holidays for a few days.
