On 2011-09-27, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:24:10 -0500, Ignoramus21395
wrote:

Here they are in my garage.

http://goo.gl/o6s7l

The on on the far right is the best, TIG/MIG/Stick welder Thermal Arc
400GMS, with 14 and 17 pin control receptacles.

The rest are stick/TIG welders ("lift arc" TIG), Model Thermal Arc
LS-300.

So far only I turned on the 400GMS, it seems to power up and respond
to buttons in a way that I would expect a CC/CV welder to do. I will
test each by burning a whole rod of 1/8" 6013 with every one of them.

These are great homeowner welders.

240v single phase, I hope?

They are for both 1 phase and 3 phase, with comparatively reduced duty
cycle on 1 phase. As far as I understood the diagram, you can weld
with 120 amps at about 75-80% duty cycle, on single phase.

How much are you going to sell them for to us, your family? wink

I will try to figure out the price shortly. Maybe I will sell one on
ebay and sell others for 25% less if for cash, 15% less if for check.

I hate the scratch-start feature on my li'l HF sweetie, but she purrs
once that's done. Lift-start sounds better. Relay-switched HF start?

I doubt that it has any HF built in.


I shudder to think that I could have only gotten only one.

How'd you end up with all of them?

They were sold at auction, but the auction was conducted in another
place. If this sounds kind of stupid, it is because it is so.


How do I clean them safely?

How dirty are they _inside_?


Probably not as dirty as on outside.

Keep in mind, I have not tested them yet to the full extent (burn one
1/8" 6013 rod at once with each), so they might have undetected
problems. I will test them in a few days due to being busy with
something.


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