I've taken the metal housing off the welder so that I can paint it prior to
sale. (20± years old, total on time, less than 1 hours). I moved on to mig
and tig shortly after buying this unit. It is the AC and DC± 225 amp
version.
Two questions:
1) I passed the cables through the housing and need to know which is which.
The electrical diagram shows a "work" cable and an "electrode" cable. Can I
assume that the "work" cable is in reality what most people call the
"ground" cable. It is the shortest of the two.
2) In selling this, I don't think I will get much extra money for the extra
length leads that I have attached to this machine. Total reach is 50 feet.
I called my welding supply place and they told me that 60 feet of cable (30
feet for each leg) would cost $230!!! Yikes!!! The connectors would add
another $25± to the cost. So you see, this unit will probably sell for
about $150 max but I don't want to give away the extra leads. How would you
guys market this? (I'm going to use Craigslist). With the extension leads?
List them as an optional extra? Or should I simply keep the leads and use
them on my tig?

All advice appreciated.

Ivan Vegvary

Ivan Vegvary wrote:

I've taken the metal housing off the welder so that I can paint it prior to
sale. (20± years old, total on time, less than 1 hours). I moved on to mig
and tig shortly after buying this unit. It is the AC and DC± 225 amp
version.
Two questions:
1) I passed the cables through the housing and need to know which is which.
The electrical diagram shows a "work" cable and an "electrode" cable. Can I
assume that the "work" cable is in reality what most people call the
"ground" cable. It is the shortest of the two.


Yes, that is correct.

2) In selling this, I don't think I will get much extra money for the extra
length leads that I have attached to this machine. Total reach is 50 feet.
I called my welding supply place and they told me that 60 feet of cable (30
feet for each leg) would cost $230!!! Yikes!!! The connectors would add
another $25± to the cost. So you see, this unit will probably sell for
about $150 max but I don't want to give away the extra leads. How would you
guys market this? (I'm going to use Craigslist). With the extension leads?
List them as an optional extra? Or should I simply keep the leads and use
them on my tig?


These welders came with permanently mounted cables - no connectors. The
'work' lead was about 10 feet, the 'electrode' lead was 15.

I'd cut them back to the 'factory' length and keep the extra cable for
your future welder repair/extension.etc.

You won't get back the value of longer cables when selling the machine -
why give away valuable copper that you'll have to buy again when you
need longer leads yourself?

Carla


All advice appreciated.

Ivan Vegvary

Agreed. You are almost better off getting a new short lead, keeping the
long lengths intact. The stock ones are #4 IIRC.

Carla Fong wrote:


Ivan Vegvary wrote:

I've taken the metal housing off the welder so that I can paint it
prior to sale. (20± years old, total on time, less than 1 hours). I
moved on to mig and tig shortly after buying this unit. It is the AC
and DC± 225 amp version.
Two questions:
1) I passed the cables through the housing and need to know which is
which. The electrical diagram shows a "work" cable and an "electrode"
cable. Can I assume that the "work" cable is in reality what most
people call the "ground" cable. It is the shortest of the two.


Yes, that is correct.

2) In selling this, I don't think I will get much extra money for the
extra length leads that I have attached to this machine. Total reach
is 50 feet. I called my welding supply place and they told me that 60
feet of cable (30 feet for each leg) would cost $230!!! Yikes!!! The
connectors would add another $25± to the cost. So you see, this unit
will probably sell for about $150 max but I don't want to give away
the extra leads. How would you guys market this? (I'm going to use
Craigslist). With the extension leads? List them as an optional
extra? Or should I simply keep the leads and use them on my tig?


These welders came with permanently mounted cables - no connectors. The
'work' lead was about 10 feet, the 'electrode' lead was 15.

I'd cut them back to the 'factory' length and keep the extra cable for
your future welder repair/extension.etc.

You won't get back the value of longer cables when selling the machine -
why give away valuable copper that you'll have to buy again when you
need longer leads yourself?

Carla


All advice appreciated.

Ivan Vegvary