On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 11:11:31 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:32:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, August 30, 1997 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, mlightner wrote:
I recently acquired a DC welder with the name H C Scott Industries on it
- it has what looks like a car alternator mounted inside an 8" x 8" x12"
frame, and has an outlet for
plugging power tools into125VDC, (rated at 12 amps). The welder portion
of it consists
of two terminals for the leads and a dial that selects from 35 to 135
amps. I had no luck
finding the manufacturer of it, though there is an address still
readable (a po box in New Mexico) on the housing.

Has anyone out there had any experience with one of these? The unit
didn't come with
a motor, and has a few wires I need to ID, but all the diodes seem to
read ok. The bearings also seem allright, does anyone out there have
any suggestions (or better yet
technical literature on it) as to rpm or hp needed to run it?

Thanks for any light shed on this subject.

josh

Yeah, it take a 8HP. I have the same thing.I put a Brigg&Statton engine


Larry..you have one of these as well..pay attention...

I did, and I gave him the link to a manual. (Now who's not paying
attention?) What all can I run on a DC gen like that? I've never
really looked into it. I plan to build a 12v regulator to charge my
batteries with it as a backup charger.

One of these days, after the retirement, someone in Grass Pants will
mosey down to Glenn's in Medford and we'll rig up a triple mount
platform for my spare Briggs 2100 (13hp) so I can switch off from the
little Scott generator/welder to an air compressor to a trash pump.
HF's 5hp head can put out 15.2 CFM @ 90 PSI, up to 145psi, and runs at
655rpm. http://tinyurl.com/7b9n3ch

Gonna sell my old pressure washer to finance the twin cylinder cast
iron compressor head. I already have the 2" motor-driven trash pump.

This project happens after I sit down and figure out ratios so we can
turn a triple sheave drive pulley. He doesn't have a shaper, but I'm
pretty sure he has a set of broaches for cutting the keyway. Tubal
Cain has a good video on it. http://tinyurl.com/qxblhz4 Last year, I
found a $12.50 electronic tacho for fine tuning. Glenn has a little
forge set up, so we can actually cast this beastie in aluminum.
_BILLET_, BABY! g

Lots of figuring and logistics to go yet, but it will be a fun and
useful project.

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