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Default Stick welding revelation

On 29/07/2020 15:38, newshound wrote:
On 29/07/2020 11:25, wrote:



I did something similar a few months ago and wish I'd done it much
earlier. I'd had a large'ish transformer-based MIG welder for a looong
time, it worked well-enough but I used it so rarely that my welds were
always a bit embarrassing, which meant I used it less. I took the
plunge and bought a 180 inverter MIG/MMA from R-Tech and using it is a
totally different experience to using the old welder, I also switched
from using CO2 pub gas to an Argon mix. Welding is so much easier and
gives excellent quality, plus the box is much smaller and lighter.
There are cheaper units out there but R-Tech were helpful on the phone
and have a long'ish warranty. They aren't cheap, but I sold the old
welder so the upgrade cost was affordable and well worthwhile. I
thoroughly recommend R-Tech and the 180 MIG welder.


And that is fine on 240V? I have a SIP 240v MIG that feels underpowered,
as does the cheap Lidl MMA inverter.

Yes, I'm running it on a 13A plug and welding up to 3mm MS. The
manufacturer says a 16A plug will be needed to use the highest settings
but I'll deal with that when I need to.
It looks like JR and I bought the same model welder so maybe he can
report on using it with thicker steel.
The only thing I don't like is the display of current, which works
(apparently) when welding ... but who looks at a display when they're
welding?

And if I could do a trade I would actually be reducing my tool count!