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Bought myself a VTL (Vehicle to Load) lead for the EV....planning to use it as a power source when I'm at the allotment/boat yard. I'll be interested to see if it can run a stick welder!
MG4 can sustain 7.2kW all day long….Bought myself a VTL (Vehicle to Load) lead for the EV....planning to use it as a power source when I'm at the allotment/boat yard. I'll be interested to see if it can run a stick welder!
thats pretty impressive!MG4 can sustain 7.2kW all day long….
Was it an invertor type welder?@HughF might be of assistance here, hes off grid.....
If it helps we've done a fair bit of welding at my lock up, off my little baby 'silent' (lol) diesel generator, pretty sure its one of these https://www.generators-direct.co.uk...Qok70kY-HygLTfjcktpE_6D_E69AmcRhoCH9AQAvD_BwE and it seems to work just fine.... thats not to say id recommend it, but it works ok!!
maybe a different AVR set up, i know that warrior welders generator i have claims to have a "modified AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator) that reacts to an inductive load, delivering a non-fluctuating current; ideal for running a Warrior single-phase machine, particularly the Warrior 250 Single-Phase MIG Welder."No idea how the 10 hp Yanmar L100 powers a 180 amp welder generator but only 6 kva on a 240 v generator which doesn't power my inverter stick welder very well at all, 50 amps bogs it down on mine ( and that has very high compression its not worn out )
Just as a matter of interest, what is the capacity of the battery?MG4 can sustain 7.2kW all day long….
51 or 64kwh….according to mr google.Just as a matter of interest, what is the capacity of the battery?
Yeah, I know, but how good is your 7.2 times table?51 or 64kwh….according to mr google.
I'll let you know when the cable arrives and I've tried it. I think second hand mg4s are so cheap it might be viable to just use one as overnight storage.Most EVs, I would guess, won’t provide VTL below a minimum percentage of charge. Mine doesn’t.
They have a 15hp uprated Yanmar L100 knock off engine in that.maybe a different AVR set up, i know that warrior welders generator i have claims to have a "modified AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulator) that reacts to an inductive load, delivering a non-fluctuating current; ideal for running a Warrior single-phase machine, particularly the Warrior 250 Single-Phase MIG Welder."
compared to a more basic capacitor based voltage regulator that some of those brushless alternators have maybe that makes all the difference,
I have found that it will run my mig at 200+ amps without breaking a sweat, but stick welding at 115amps does make it sound more like its working! not sure why?
I believe there is a 77kWh too51 or 64kwh….according to mr google.
Yep, Paton VDI-250... It gets run of any old generator. The input rectifier is rated to 415v and the caps are good for 440 - you'd have to try really hard to blow it up.Was it an invertor type welder?
I have the same generator, it's a few years old now, doesn't get a huge amount of use but it is useful
I did use it in work one evening to power a comms room with a few cabinets. Was concerned about the quality of the power coming out of the genny so we fed 3 separate UPSs 1st and then the IT kit from the UPSs. Thinking was, if the generator output was dirty the UPS would clean it up
It all worked, was pretty close to the limits of the generator. The UPSs weren't happy, lots of warnings about the quality of the feed from the generator but they kept going
I've been reluctant to plug my RTec welder into it in case it goes pop
yeah its quite a beast! much bigger physically,They have a 15hp uprated Yanmar L100 knock off engine in that.
Let’s investigate this a bit further. You claim to use 50 units during the peak charging times? Fit solar panels and quite a fraction of that can be reduced.Charge overnight...use during the day. I think the night to day difference for me is 23p per kwh...maybe save £10 per day.
We'll find out when the VTL cable arrives.The claimed 7.2kW needs some evidence, please.
Further, I would expect the instantaneous strike-load would likely cause the EV circuitry to trip?
It is, it’s the onboard charger being used as an inverter. Different to v2g which uses an off-board inverter and grabs pack voltage though the ccs connector (or more commonly chademo, as ccs v2g support is poor)We'll find out when the VTL cable arrives.
I think mg say 2.2kw...but I've read on the forums people saying they're good for 7kw....only one way to know for sure I think.
7kw does not seem unreasonable given it can charge on AC at 7kw...I'm guessing it's the same tech being used in the opposite direction!
I'm not sure what taper the Chinese use on their generator builds.New plan forming ,
Stick a 170 DC Zanardi welding alternator in this Yanmar L100 Diesel I already have
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And get TIG off it with one of these
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New plan forming ,
Stick a 170 DC Zanardi welding alternator in this Yanmar L100 Diesel I already have
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And get TIG off it with one of these
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