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I really do not like the LWS around here so I am hoping for some information. The Community College that I am getting my AWS cert from in the spring is not much help either.I have a older Lincoln Weldanpower 225 for portable stick that works find. I am trying to figure out the best method for me to go portable with Mig. I do not have a quality mig for my home shop so I am looking there also. Can I make use of a Ln-25 or the newer model type suitcase? I am not sure how they are powered.Would a suitcase mig be usable in the shop? I have a line on a Miller 251 that is in good shape he just needs to drop his price a few hundred but that machine is not portable.
Reply:I believe the Weldanpower is an AC machine. To use a feeder you need a DC machine.While you can use a voltage sensing feeder on a DC CC machine they run much better on a CV power source. Even better if you can get a CV power source that takes a remote. The you can use either a VS or RC type suitcase feeder.Yes you can use a suitcase feeder in the shop..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:If your Weldanpower has enough generator output, it would be better to use it as a generator to run a seperate portable mig welder. You can do alot with a Millermatic 140 or 211 running on 110 volts. If it has 20 amps of 220 volt power, that's even better, you can run a 180 class portable mig, like a Millermatic 180 from it and that will be enough mig power for most general welding purposes.If you need to weld more than a 180 mig can handle, then the 251 would be a great choice, for use in the shop only.I agree with DSW, if your Weldanpower only has AC output, you're dead in the water as far as running any kind of wire feeder from it. Even if it does have DC output, constant-current is not a good choice for running small wires or solid wire and gas. Large dia fluxcore wires are ok, but the Weldanpower probly doesn't have enough amps in DC to burn big wire very well, if it has DC output at all. A 225 amp AC machine usually only has about 150 amps output on DC. That's not enough to run anything bigger than .035 wire.MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op
Reply:Thanks for the help and information. I am just trying to weigh all the options versus costs.I really would not mind a dual shield setup but then again I still need a power source.
Reply:As far as cost, you'll find that a portable mig is significantly cheaper than a wire feeder, for new equipment.MM350P/Python/Q300MM175/Q300DialarcHFHTP MIG200PowCon300SMHypertherm380ThermalArc185Purox oaF350CrewCab4x4LoadNGo utilitybedBobcat250XMT304/Optima/SpoolmaticSuitcase12RC/Q300Suitcase8RC/Q400Passport/Q300Smith op |
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发表于 2021-8-31 23:41:52