Posted by Stan in Oly, WA on November 19, 2012 at 09:59:09 from (174.31.198.12):
In Reply to: Lincoln AC/DC welder posted by OHIO5150 on November 18, 2012 at 18:14:17:
The DC settings are 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 90, 95, 105, 115, 125. Those appear to be 10 amp jumps to me, except in the highly useful 85 to 95 amp range where they are 5 amp jumps.
A 10 amp jump means you are never more than 5 amps away from the ideal setting. For instance, if 110 amps would be perfect for what you are welding, you have to do it at either 105 or 115. I don't not believe people here who say they can dial the arc in within an amp or two, but I can't. Since you're asking questions about a home shop quality welder, I'm assuming you're not a professional welder, or planning to take up welding as a profession. Maybe you don't need a welder with more fine tuning control than the Lincoln AC/DC. I've got an AC/DC Lincoln like you're asking about, and I've got a Hobart AC/DC Stickmate (and several better welders). If I had to choose one of those two to be my only welder, I'd probably flip a coin.
BTW, a few years back I e-mailed Lincoln Electric to ask when they had stopped using copper windings on the transformers of their 225-AC & 225-AC/DC welders. The person who responded was the Lincoln historian. He told me they had never used copper on those welders. But so many people swear that they have, or have seen, old welders of that model with copper windings that I'm forced to believe that Lincoln doesn't know what they're talking about. It's like my nephew claims to know a guy who picked up a hitchhiker who told him Jesus was coming soon, and then disappeared. You would have to be a total skeptic to not believe that.
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