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facade wrote: 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:
I have heard this before. Often when houses burn down due to electrical fires its because of extensions wound up.
Biasmechanic wrote: Agree with all the comments above. I recently bought a mig to teach myself to weld, as all my cars need welding.
How did you find the learning curve on getting the Amps/wire speed right for the metal thickness?
its just practice. one of the most important things when i first learned to weld was moving at the correct speed and its a lot slower than you think. too much power and you will blow holes, too little and the weld will just sit on top like bird sh**e. like i said before, when you think you have got it right, cut a weld and make sure you have good penetration. when you have learned to weld on the flat you can then have fun welding vertical welds and welding from underneath. its all different but a great skill to learn. the metal has to be clean . all paint and any galv should be ground off. galv fumes will make you real ill. if you dont get an auto darkening mask you should also factor in a few trips to a and e for when you get arc eye too
standard jimny - for now
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steffan wrote: 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
^This is true. I run mine on a 13A plug but I don't do thick stuff so no problems. I think the real problem with welding a Zuk is getting a welder that can go down to a low enough power for the thin body panels.
steffan wrote: 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
^This is true. I run mine on a 13A plug but I don't do thick stuff so no problems. I think the real problem with welding a Zuk is getting a welder that can go down to a low enough power for the thin body panels.
we have struggled on bodywork with the 3 phase kemppi's at work but a 140amp hobby welder should be fine
It's basic electronics if you have a 16 amp ring then brilliant if you have a 32 amp cooker point then perfect hey if you have 3 phase then your on top of the WORLD!
But the MIG plant at work takes 220 amps to happily weld 6 mm
Where if you burn a 2.5mm electrode at 100 amps you will get the same penetration
Why do you think high pressure pip work it ether stick or TIG?
