On 2018-05-24, wrote:
On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 11:11:41 AM UTC-4, Dave, I can't do that wrote:
Hi Guys,

For reasons yet to be understood, {grin} yesterday I got to reading the back panel and it stated 50A-Outlet. Holy **** Batman! But nothing even gets warm at the outlet or the wires leading to it.

I set it up with a clamp meter on one wire and my phone recording video of the meter and it peaked for about 1/4-second at 23.7A. But it mostly stayed around the 20A - 22A marks. Obviously that was not enough to trip the breakers under intermittent load, thus never having had a pr
Two Welders:
Welder 1: Weld-pak100.
Is there any way to convert this to 220v? They make a similar 220 version and I am wondering if it is just a wiring thing to the transformer. The wiring diagram -- Page 47,
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/asset...or-publicither.

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Helpful thoughts other than mindless cautionary trolling?

The wiring diagram only shows two connections for the power coming in.
That pretty much says the only way to convert it to 220 is to replace
the transformer or sell the welder and buy one that is 220 v input.

And -- if a new transformer, you would also need a third tap ont
he transformer, so it could drop the 240 VAC to 120 VAC for the fan and
the gas solenoid, both of which are rated at 120 VAC.

You would also need a step-down transformer for the feeds to the
control PC board, too, to keep from frying it.

Lincoln would be advertising it as being good on 120 and 220 if it were.

Some where in the electrical code is a paragraph that says that
welders can be used on circuits that are not rated for as much current
as the welder uses at full output. I don't have a copy of the electric
code so can't quote the exact verbiage

So -- if you don't use full output current, you can get away
with lower input current. The real clue that you need more input
current is if you trip the circuit breaker. :-)

Dan.


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