On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:31:00 -0800, Gunner
wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:14:01 -0800, "SteveB" meagain@rockvilleUSA
wrote:

I found an older welding machine today in my current ad for a welding
machine.

It is a Lincoln Model DC 225-3-AS powered by an Onan CCK motor. This looks
like the same Onan I had on a Lincoln Weldanpower 225 and it ran just fine.
It has two 115v. take off plugs, no AC welding capability, and no CCV tap.
No 220 plug.

I told him a grand was high on that age of machine, and that I would get
back to him after I researched it. He was an old hippie intellectual type
who used the machine to make some fencing and a truck rack. I didn't go
look at the fencing and truck rack after looking at the welds he made on the
trailer.

What would you offer for it? Or would you make him give ME something to
haul it off? ;-)

I'm thinking $300.

400-600 in this neck of the woods.
$500 would be fair in most places, if it has good long leads and so
forth.
http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30858
Lincoln manual....
http://www.mylincolnelectric.com/Cat...t.aspx?p=28539
Same machine? Date on the manual is 1988
http://www.mylincolnelectric.com/Cat...ualsearch.aspx

$500-ish sounds reasonable to me if it is complete and in good
shape, the compression checks out OK, etc.

If he tries throwing "E-bay Pricing" at you, remind him that those
reported sale prices are often pumped up by bidders who don't know
what stuff is worth - I've seen stuff that is available new for less
than what the auction closed for if you know where to shop, with a
warranty and everything. And then you take ~12% off the top of that
reported price for seller's fees and listing fees.

Read the schematics, you might be able to make a simple rewire to
get 220V out of it if needed. They do make split-service straight
blade duplex receptacles with the top half NEMA 5-20R 20A 120V and the
bottom half NEMA 6-20R 20A 240V.

-- Bruce --