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(Bob) wrote:

I am looking for a used generator/welder. Any advice on what to look
for. I do mostly mig and some arc. Generally 1/4" or less.

I want to justify as a back up generator for home here in rural
Wisconsin.

There may be such a beast, but all the G/W I know need accessories to do
MIG (ie, it may have a CV mode, but usually won't include the whole
wirefeeder, gas solenoid, etc...). I suspect you can get a Genny that
will run a MIG, and the MIG for less $ than a G/W + Mig Accessories,
since I priced the MIG setup for my G/W and it cost more than an average
MIG. As Ernie frequently says, you could always get a ReadyWelder
instead, and I just might do that eventually, since it's 1/3 the price
of the factory MIG setup.

Having bought an Air-Cooled Gasoline 3600 RPM G/W, I'd stongly suggest
trying to get a watercooled diesel 1800 or 1200 rpm unit if you expect
to run it much - the gasoline is inefficient, aircooled 3600 rpm is
loud, even with an extra muffler on it. Unless you have Natural Gas and
don't plan to move the setup, in which case watercooled low speed NG
would make sense. Costs more, of course.

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