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Default Stick welding revelation

williamwright has brought this to us :
On 29/07/2020 02:06, John Rumm wrote:

So moral of the story, I wish I had gone for something like it years ago,
and I now have a new found respect for IGBT inverter arc welders - they
make the whole process quite civilised!


Tell me exactly what to buy. Seriously. The welder I bought for £50 in 1976
is beginning to get on my nerves a bit.

Bill


I added a 240v cooling fan to the case of mine, plus a handy 13amp
socket. The fan runs whether or not it has thermally tripped. It makes
a lot of difference to the run time before tripping and to the recovery
time after tripping.