Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] TIG Welders

Woody,
I've had mine for 3 years now and always running from the dryer outlet. I've never had any problems ecept my wife yelling at me
cause she want's to use the dryer. I've used my 175 all the way up to 150 amps with stick welding. I rarely get above 75 with the
TIG though.
Now I also have a ProCut55 plasma and it WILL trip a 30amp breaker if you're cranked all the way up and using a heavy duty
cycle.
I made an extension cord with the welder plug on one end and a dryer plug on the other. It's about 16 feet, 14 ga. 3
conductor. Never had any problems.


Woody wrote:

> OK, I know this isn't quit the correct forum for this question
> but I've seen similar topics bandied about here before so
> I'll go ahead & ask.
>
> At some point in my future I'm going to buy a welder. My
> main concern is Aluminum welding so AC is a must.
> >From the list, it seems the welder to have is the Lincoln
> Squarewave 175. Seems reasonable.
>
> The problem I'm having is the spec'ed input and out put
> ratings. The manual says the service feed must be 65A
> breakered at 125A on a 230V line.
>
> This seems like allot for a 150A welder. The output of
> 14.8V at the rated 150A is about 2.2KW. The input
> requirements of 230V @ 65A is almost 15KW.
>
> That means almost 13KW dissipation in the welder.
> Now, I'll admit I've probably got VA, Watts, RMS and
> the like all screwed up, but 13 KILOWATTS?
>
> The manual ALSO says this thing can be run on
> 8AWG Cu wire and a 50A plug.
>
> Come on!!! Somebody help me out here.
> What am I doing wrong...
>
> Has somebody actually got one of these things and
> if so what service are they using, what's it breakered
> at and is working with out setting anything on fire?
>
> -G
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