[TheForge] welder/generator

[Andy Gladish]

I've never tested to be sure, but always assumed that it was DC from the
lovely smooth arc that it produces.

>
> If you are up to doing the inverter thing, fire up the welder,
> set it to max
> amps and volts. Take a volt meter and read the AC volts at your lead
> connection posts. That will tell you what you have for voltage. Probably
> around 90 volts. Choose your inverter to match.
> You could also do a motor generator setup using a DC motor to drive a
> generator. The trick with that would be speed control.
>
> Darrell
>