Buggerlugs
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This isn't a review of the welder, just some random beginner trying out a refurbished MMA inverter welder.
The machine is sold as professionally refurbished stock and looks practically new. It's claimed amperage range is between 10-160 Amps. It also claims to have hot start, arc force and anti stick. As I've no experience on these features, I can't really comment up on them.
I bought it from Inverter Fusion Ltd in Honiton, for about £120.
I ran three separate beads on a 4mm piece of mild steel plate. The one in the foreground is 2.5mm E7018 @ 90 Amps, the second one is 3.2mm E6013 @ 110 Amp and the last one is 4mm E6013 @ 160 Amps. The first weld was wobbly, my own fault.
I just wanted to see what the welder was capable of. I did notice some arc blow (I think), towards the ends of the 3.2mm and 4mm beads. There are appears to be some deep cratering at the ends, even though I hovered over the ends and went back over the last half inch of the bead. This welder seems to run the rods a bit more fiercely than the Impax welder. The arc seems to be more active and throws out more sparks than the Impax, even at the same settings.
The machine is sold as professionally refurbished stock and looks practically new. It's claimed amperage range is between 10-160 Amps. It also claims to have hot start, arc force and anti stick. As I've no experience on these features, I can't really comment up on them.
I bought it from Inverter Fusion Ltd in Honiton, for about £120.
I ran three separate beads on a 4mm piece of mild steel plate. The one in the foreground is 2.5mm E7018 @ 90 Amps, the second one is 3.2mm E6013 @ 110 Amp and the last one is 4mm E6013 @ 160 Amps. The first weld was wobbly, my own fault.
I just wanted to see what the welder was capable of. I did notice some arc blow (I think), towards the ends of the 3.2mm and 4mm beads. There are appears to be some deep cratering at the ends, even though I hovered over the ends and went back over the last half inch of the bead. This welder seems to run the rods a bit more fiercely than the Impax welder. The arc seems to be more active and throws out more sparks than the Impax, even at the same settings.
