Help any suggestionsto over come the following;

When I am welding SWMBO complains that the lights etc in the house flicker even when I am using it on the minimum setting as it is only a 150 amp Snap On I don't think it should be drawing any significant spikes.

turn the lights off

buy her some candles and tell her they are romantic

Unfortunately her fix is to switch the welder off

normal

All my neighbours moan when I'm welding, 'it's like a disco in here, bla bla'

To simulate this effect try turning the kettle on & off really quickly...

It's Christmas. Shouldn't be a problem this time of year.


Paul G

Its also really good for your computer if its turned on at the time...

Give her money to buy shoes, usually fixes it.
Steve

I though it was the wind, could blame it on that!

Edinburgh hogmany cancelled

get your self a seperate electriy surply coming from a nearby 10kv pole this way it won't affect anyone, would require a bit of money tho

or just put your foot down

My SIP 150 causes the same flickering even though the garage is on a separate feed. I just try and do any welding during daylight hours

I had womdered if a screening transformer would be beneficial but then the welder has a fairly substantial transformer in it anyway

its an annoying problem that one. My table saw causes the lights to flicker and its only 2kw! Basically a voltage drop as the motor/transformer coils fill up.

You think you've got probs

You ought to see my spot welder... 6000 amps for 0.2sec

That makes street lights dim; or it would if we had any.

Paul G

but you have to remember your paying for it and its not your problem its the electrity surpply companies