[TheForge] Inverters & MIG Welders

[Tod Estes]

If you have 3 or more batteries and jumper cables you really do not need to buy
anything else except welding rod. Wire the batteries in series. Add a stick and
WaLa you can weld, aint pretty; aint precise; but if you are looking just to get
youself out of a pinch then this is a good alternative. I personally witnessed a
weld done this way and it held for a full half day of trail ridin and it was
still together when she was drove to the garage for a better fix.
If you are looking to do more than an emergent repair then I would go with a
good generator /  welder combo. I have mine on wheels for use in the shop (not
used much since I got that Mig welder) but when needed it just wheels over to
the lift and goes in the truck trailer or back of tractor.
Tod.

Quoting Terry <mail4t at gmail.com>:

> 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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> >it ain't real.
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> >
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Tod Estes

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