Cool Craig, Can I borrow your Mig welder? :)
> James,
> haha the idea of the biggest gas bottle works! I had a small one and
> the MIG would go here and there, now uses a big one and it hasn't left
> home since, funny thing that.
> I have a SIP Migmate 150amp portable thats only average I think. Its
> copper wound, fan cooled. The wire feed on it has been a problem, not
> very well designed. Other than that it works pretty good. It has a good
> amperage range for welding thin material.
>
> Craig.
>
> jamesf wrote:
> >
> > 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
> > > ===================
> > > Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 12:55:07 +1000
> > > From: jamesf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > ----------------------------------------
> > > Thanks for all the replies
> > >
> > > After a bit more research it is amazing what some of the
> > > manufactures claim.
> > > It seems the things to look out for are:-
> > > Copper transformer windings (the cheaper ones have aluminum wire)
> > > Cooling Fan (cheapies usually don't have one as standard)
> > > Argon Gas Regulator included (it's extra with the cheapies)
> > > and most importantly the Duty Cycle
> > >
> > > Most of the cheap 170A are lucky to be actually 150A
> > > The Duty cycle is the big thing.. A 170A welder with a duty
> > > cycle of only around 20% @ 150A .... means that you can use
> > > it for 2 minutes in every 10minutes at it's full power before it gets
> > > too hot and you have to let it cool down....
> > > So a high Duty Cycle is the most important thing to look at.
> > >
> > > Anyway the short of it is that I have to save a bit more money to
> > > get the one I want.
> > >
> > > Cya
> > > JamesF
> > >
> >
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