Just Looking around on ebay and came across this
Generator
Would this be able to run a clark 150te mig welder??
TIA
Jim
and the rest of ya house
or 28x100 watt light bulbs.....or a kettle or a toaster or hairdryer stuff like that....
At full whack, no, at a lower level, not sure if it could cope with the sudden pulse of power drawn (i'm not a sparky).
My issue would be the noise level - it would be very tiring.
It should be OK
Check the rating plate on your welder or the instruction book to see that the maximum wattage is.
If it's 2800 or less then your OK.
Should be ok!
Anyway your welds will suffer because the generator needs to respond to the powerdraw.
the engine needs time to accelerate to the 1500rpm again.
Any way if any one fancies making his own generator.
You could use a normal 3 fase engine and add 10% to its rpm wich is called the slip rpm, then the engine generates power for ya!
offcourse buying one is much easyer
Tks
According to the Machine Mart website the 151EN (wich replaced the 150) requires a 30 Amp supply. Now I'm not sure I belive this as my 150 runs
from a 13Amp plug (with a 13Amp fuse) but I reckon it's probably exceeding 13Amps under full load.
I would exepct that generator to struggle if you want to use full output, especialy as the 2800kVa is a "maximum" rating which in the
context of cheap generators appears to mean "instantaneous peak cuurent rating, downhill with following wind"
likewise, my old clarke 150 te never blew a 13 amp fuse even when used flat out for ages.
My Clarke 150 Turbo does when used on full power and thick metal.
13A fuse typically lasted between 2 and 10 seconds...instruction manual recommends a 16A supply.
[Edited on 24/5/06 by stevebubs]
Don't think it'll be up to the job to be honest. I tried to run my little migmate 130 off a genny that size and it was useless. Could
barely put a tack down so we gave up.
2.8kVA is the max rating but you'll get much less KW into an inductive load like a welder (unless it has power factor correction). But most
importantly a genny has no headroom for sudden short term demands that a welder needs - the engine will just splutter.
I dont reckon a genny this size will power a welder at all well, but if you want to buy one to use in an unpowered garage i'd highly recommend
hiring one with the same rating for a day first to see if it will work.
Liam
[Edited on 24/5/06 by Liam]
Thanks for the replies....
Looks like I will still be travelling between home and my garage with bits that I have welded
Times like this you wish you had a garage on the side of the house
Cheers
Jim
quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
My Clarke 150 Turbo does when used on full power and thick metal.
13A fuse typically lasted between 2 and 10 seconds...instruction manual recommends a 16A supply.
