20-140A, 5kg, electrodes upto 3.2mm, now £69.99. Any opinions on it?


NT

On 26/09/2017 17:44, wrote:

20-140A, 5kg, electrodes upto 3.2mm, now £69.99. Any opinions on it?

looks ok as a replacement for a basic buzz box. The duty cycle at the
top end is pretty poor though. Its does not say if it has any active
cooling, but probably not.

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On 26/09/2017 18:20, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/09/2017 17:44, wrote:

20-140A, 5kg, electrodes upto 3.2mm, now £69.99. Any opinions on it?

looks ok as a replacement for a basic buzz box. The duty cycle at the
top end is pretty poor though. Its does not say if it has any active
cooling, but probably not.

Havn't seen that but I have the Lidl equivalent. As a complete novice at
stick welding (only tried one buzz box, but could not get that to work
at all) I have been quite impressed. Copes nicely with that inch square
steel tubing with a wall thickness of, what, 4 mm? Does things I
couldn't do with a much bigger MIG.

It certainly has a fan, does that count as active cooling? Don't have
the manual to hand but would not be surprised if the duty cycle is
limited at the top end, it is very small and light. Used about half a
dozen 1.6 rods yesterday, though not particularly quickly, without it
tripping out.

On Tuesday, 26 September 2017 18:20:30 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/09/2017 17:44, tabbypurr wrote:

20-140A, 5kg, electrodes upto 3.2mm, now £69.99. Any opinions on it?

looks ok as a replacement for a basic buzz box. The duty cycle at the
top end is pretty poor though. Its does not say if it has any active
cooling, but probably not.

it says it has


NT

On 26/09/2017 19:00, wrote:
On Tuesday, 26 September 2017 18:20:30 UTC+1, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/09/2017 17:44, tabbypurr wrote:

20-140A, 5kg, electrodes upto 3.2mm, now £69.99. Any opinions on it?

looks ok as a replacement for a basic buzz box. The duty cycle at the
top end is pretty poor though. Its does not say if it has any active
cooling, but probably not.

it says it has

In which case that's better...




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Sounds a bit dangerous to me.

Brian

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20-140A, 5kg, electrodes upto 3.2mm, now £69.99. Any opinions on it?


NT

On 27/09/2017 08:17, Brian Gaff wrote:
Sounds a bit dangerous to me.

Brian


Not a tool for you, Brian, but what sounds dangerous to you?