I would get a copper.. but to get one with the Duty Cycle at 215 amps
that this Autoplus has and with Spot timer etc would cost me $1600 odd
All the portable Migs with Aluminum windings seem to have only 2 year
warranty on the transformer... So with a portable the Copper is a must
But when you get into Non portable machines then the warranty on the aluminum
seems to be the same as for copper, 5 years.
I will rarely use it over 150amps but it is good to know that the extra is there
if I ever want to weld something heavier ... and it means that at 150 amp I am
hardly working the unit at all.
Duty cycle on the Coppermate is 25% at 150 amps
and the AutoPlus215 is 40% at 152 amps - with heaps more on tap
Also I want to be able to weld Aluminum, so I will need the extra power sooner
or later.
http://www.migwelders.co.uk/sip/autoplus.htm
It seems to be a machine aimed at workshops, so if they can give it a 5 year
warranty with an Aluminum transformer under those conditions then surely the
little of bit of use I will give it should be no problems?
definitely getting an electronic mask, been flashed before, never again :)
Re SANDOWN
I will try and get the head on the starion and have a couple of laps in that
as the 2 door is to far away at this point.
Cya
JamesF
"Pooley, Trevor" wrote:
> James,
>
> Yep it was a coppermate, 10year warranty on the windings. 170amp? not sure.
> It is over at my brothers house with the race car at the moment. I have not
> used it with gas, but it welds good with flux cored wire. I've gone through
> a few rolls of this. In the future I will go crazy with it when I rebuild
> the 1600 project car at home. I want to do a 2 door conversion + seam
> welding etc. I've been to busy with racing and maintaining the car to go ape
> with welding. I would suggest buying one of those electric helmets and there
> is a good book called "performance welding" in the Box Hill library. My old
> mans a mech eng and he looked into it for me. He suggested to go for the
> copper transformer not the Aluminium ones. Buy one with a trolley as mine is
> barely portable (read efin heavy). It will mean that your mates will be
> hassling you on the weekend, but they can always use it if they come over
> with beer I suppose. Do you think you can make it to Sandown on the 5/11/00.
> Your welcome to bring any car you want, even the Starion, but hopefully the
> 2 door (Z18T power?).
>
> Catch ya later
> Trev
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jamesf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, 11 September 2000 17:31
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: mig welder advice
>
> Hi Trev
>
> So how is the welder.... had a chance to use it yet?
>
> Is that a SIP Coppermate?
> if so then it would be about 170amp
>
> I am looking at the SIP Automate 215amp @$975 inc gst
> Aluminum transformer... but has 5 year machine and transformer warranty!
> It's Not a portable.... and I am going to put the biggest gas bottle on it I
> can find... that way it will stay at my house and not disappear for weeks
> while all my mates borrow it :)
>
> Cya
> JamesF
>
> "Pooley, Trevor" wrote:
>
> > James,
> >
> > I picked up and SIP mig from Alltools down in Ringwood. The one I bought
> is
> > still portable (bloody heavy), has copper windings, fan, reg, can't
> remember
> > how many amps 200? or duty cycle. Cost around $1150.
> >
> > Trev
> >
> > Topic: mig welder advice
>
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