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110 volt wire welder

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PJW

11-04-2003 18:50:01




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Any one out there have a 110 wire welder? My wife tells me the lights flicker in the house when I use mine. My shop is wired for 220 (100) amp service. I have a 220 compressor, mill, lathe and a stick wire. The lights do not flicker when using the 220 equipment. I also have woodworking equipment that is 110 volt. Nothing seems to flicker the lights except the wire feed welder. Is light flickering with a 110 welder normal? If not what could be the cause. I do not use an extension cord when using the welder and the circuit it is plug into is a 20 amp line.

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Chris Brown

11-05-2003 16:37:12




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 Re: 110 volt wire welder in reply to PJW, 11-04-2003 18:50:01  
I wouldnt worry to much about it. In my shop the flourescent lights go out for a second when the air compressor comes on. Of course it has a 8 hp 220 volt single phase motor and it draws a whole bunch of amps on start up.A 3 or 5 hp would have worked but the 8 was free.



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Jim WI

11-05-2003 14:51:03




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 Re: 110 volt wire welder in reply to PJW, 11-04-2003 18:50:01  
At my mom's house, the streetlight outside used to dim when the well pump kicked in. They used to be on the end of the feed from the power company and the line sure wasn't very stiff.



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John K

11-05-2003 09:39:32




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 Re: 110 volt wire welder in reply to PJW, 11-04-2003 18:50:01  
Check for a loose or corroded neutal connection, could be any where from supply pole to the house or shop. When you use the welder at a high setting and if the neutral is poor, it causes voltage fluctuations in the other hot feeder line. Remember that the neutral carries the unbalanced load between the two hot wires. Had a customer that when the furnace motor kick in, the microwave was getting 160 volts. I had a washer that when the motor would start, the lights in the house would flicker. Told the electrical utility about it , ssaid nothing was wrong with their wire. Problem was a corroded neutral in the under ground line. Replaced the line and ever thing is well.

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The Warden

11-05-2003 03:50:35




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 Re: 110 volt wire welder in reply to PJW, 11-04-2003 18:50:01  
If you guys think your "flicker" is bad,you should be here when we use the chair,at "The Bighouse".....The Warden



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John

11-04-2003 21:28:33




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 Re: 110 volt wire welder in reply to PJW, 11-04-2003 18:50:01  
i bet the lights flicker every time you turn on one of the 220 machines. however, they only do it on startup, so it is not annoying. on the other hand, each time the welder makes a spark it like turning it on and off, and the lights flicker. because this is happening hundreds of times a minute, it is more noticable than the flicker when you start the compressor



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toolman

11-04-2003 21:06:57




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 Re: 110 volt wire welder in reply to PJW, 11-04-2003 18:50:01  
my lights flicker when my well pump kicks in been doin that since 87 when the old house was here , now the same with new house , new pump does the same,start up current i don,t know ,but a nusance.



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