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What MIG welder is suitable for car repairs?

idiotmobil
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13 Apr 2014 17:37 #112094 by idiotmobil

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My electrics terible in my workshop and I weld all the time

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Dave cc
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13 Apr 2014 17:40 #112095 by Dave cc

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Exactly dont be put off by the rubbish people rite go do it and im sure it will be fine

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13 Apr 2014 17:50 #112096 by steffan

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Any welder will run off a 13amp plug but it will only run to a certain amp which is usually enough however it will work a lot better with a 16amp socket

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Dave cc
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13 Apr 2014 17:57 #112101 by Dave cc

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Agreed my lathe runs from a 13 amp plug thru an inverter that converts it to 240v 3 phase if i run it hard for more than a couple of hours the fuse becomes tierd and will sometimes blow but when would you ever run a welder that hard for that amount of time never if it need a 16 amp plug then the maker would supply it with that fitted

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13 Apr 2014 18:05 #112105 by Biasmechanic

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Agree with all the comments above. I recently bought a mig to teach myself to weld, as all my cars need welding. Ive started doing my van and have been running it via a standard reel extension lead. Haven't had any fuses blow or the thermal cut out go despite the the welder and grinder being used simultaneously on the same extension.

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13 Apr 2014 18:31 #112109 by facade

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I wrecked my first extension lead with a welder.

I unrolled it to the length I needed, and welded away. When I tried to reel it out a bit more. all the wire on the reel had melted into a solid lump :ohmy:

And that is the reason you have to unreel all of it when you are taking a high current :pinch:

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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