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I am thinking about buying the lincoln 175 from home depot.  Would this be a good starter machine?  I don't want know lil junk machine thats why I'm picking the better welder from the depot.  I'm looking to do body work and possibly some light frame work.  What do you guys say?  By the way I do not have 220 running in my garage and this is a 220 machine if I'm not mistakin.  So would this be a good converter or would I have to run 220 anyway?   http://www.220-electronics.com/Trans.../simranreg.htm  Thanks for any info beforehand.Last edited by DetroitMuscle; 03-25-2007 at 07:31 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by DetroitMuscleI am thinking about buying the lincoln 175 from home depot.  Would this be a good starter machine?  I don't want know lil junk machine thats why I'm picking the better welder from the depot.  I'm looking to do body work and possibly some light frame work.  What do you guys say?  By the way I do not have 220 running in my garage and this is a 220 machine if I'm not mistakin.  So would this be a good converter or would I have to run 220 anyway?   http://www.220-electronics.com/Trans.../simranreg.htm  Thanks for any info beforehand.
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Reply:You will be worse off using the 220V welder with the converter than using a 110V unit. The reason is that the converter is not 100% efficient and since you will be limited by the current of the 110 circuit anyway, you will be better off with a 110 unit.Also, since a welder produces such a high inductive load, I have a feeling you would need one of the largest converters that these people offer.Last edited by bruceb; 03-25-2007 at 11:40 PM."Common sense is not very common"http://www.tahoekeyshome.com
Reply:If body work and light frame welding is what you plan to do, The 3200 HD, as mentioned above, will do just fine, and you won't have the added expense of having to have 220 installed.If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!Red Green
Reply:Well I just wanted to do it right.  I wanted a nice enough welder so it'll never get boring when I become more advanced. I'm not sure how long I'll be at this house.  But the extension cord idea is not a bad one by no means.  My laundry room is in the back of the house by the garage also.  I think that's what I'm going to do.  Thanks for the help guys I really appreciate it.