MAC702
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Last Activity: Yesterday, 11:29 PM
Joined: 09-24-2003
Location: Clark County, NV
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Once you use the door chart to find a setting, that's just to get you close enough to test it. Always plan on adjusting to get what you need. I'm sure every one I've ever run has been about 241 - 244 V input, which will be a very typical American supply. I don't even look to see what the settings... -
I'm not referring to the exact 10-min duty cycle rating of the machine, nor its cut-off. Just the principle of a duty cycle.Leave a comment:
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Yep. The current model (11 kW) is 490, dry. Plan on over 500 with fuel. And with all the stuff attached to it, and in the trailer for it, don't skimp on capacity!Leave a comment:
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It's all about the duty cycle. Premises wiring and welding machines are different worlds. Look at the cable on a car battery. This can deliver 600 to over 1000 amps, but for a very brief period of time.Leave a comment:
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After the tacks, I use a tape measure and measure the diagonal measurements. That gets me closer faster than using a square.Leave a comment:
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I wondered why they were spelling it differently these days. I only just recently bought some "MAP-Pro" and used it for an HVAC brazing job when my oxy-acetylene rig wasn't with me at the time.Leave a comment:
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You need to stop and sit back and get realistic with your plans for the machine. 1" possibility? Even 1/4" is significant. More importantly is WHAT is being welding at those thicknesses. Trying to hold up a bridge? Car suspension? Or just a gate? Full penetration welding, or making it airtight?...Leave a comment:
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The same size electrodes can have different amperage needs for different types of coating. 6010/6011 electrodes need fewer amps than 7018 electrodes, so they can't just say what size you can run.Leave a comment:
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It's almost never the liner. Odd thing to replace before diagnosing the problem. Definitely start with testing the motor with 12V. Do you hear the welder power contactor and gas solenoid clicking when you pull the trigger? These machines have a weak wire connection at the trigger in the gun, also....Leave a comment:
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It's a CV (constant voltage) power source, but it's still completely relative to the input voltage, which is also a constant voltage source, which is what makes the MIG a CV source as well, relatively speaking, compared with some components that make the stick welding power sources a relatively CC (constant...Leave a comment:
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Yes, perfectly. I don't bother with the labeling if the breaker is the appropriate size for the wire for other types of equipment. You are good to go.
To clarify terms, you are using 12-2 cable, not wire. It should contain three wires, the two insulated conductors, and probably a bare...Leave a comment:
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Biggest two issues were mentioned. Secure it so it can't tip over, and make sure they aren't going to leak flammable or oxygen-displacing gases into living quarters. I'll bet I'm not doing everything OSHA would mandate, and I'm not even going to look at what they do.Leave a comment:
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Size the breaker for the wire. And welders have the additional exemptions of Article 630....Leave a comment:
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