On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:21:33 +0000, Rich Jones wrote:



Is the intent to draw less wall power?


Not exactly. The intent is to keep the arc from drawing more current than
the house wiring can take. Thus the max available amps are limited by the
breaker rating, in my case 50 amps.
Obviously this is an atrociously innefficient way to get an arc for
welding but its the only one that can be had for $0, which is the amount
I can spend for now.

The easy answer is to weld at less amperage. Reducing the imput current
won't help any; all you will get is an underpowered welder.



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Regards,

Mongke