[TheForge] Inverters & MIG Welders

[Terry]

And then there's a third option - buy another welder!  In this case, 
it would be the ReadyWelder.  It is designed to run off 1, 2, or 3 
batteries depending on the thickness of the metal.  It's popular with 
the off-road crowd.  And judging from the web site, it's used by NATO 
troops.  I've got one, and am still trying to get the hang of 
it.  (I'm running mine off a stick / TIG machine and the voltages are 
rather high.)

Terry

At 12:12 PM 5/25/2007, you wrote:
>There are a couple routes to portable welding that are a lot less 
>likely to damage your vehicle. Buy a generator with the capacity to 
>run your welder would be my first choice. Second (by quite a ways) 
>is buy a welder alternator for the truck It's a replacement 
>alternator that will double as a welder. They're expensive to buy 
>and repair though.
>
>Come to think of it I'd rent a portable welder before having one of 
>the welder alternators installed.
>
>Frosty
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