Deckman001
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 posted on 8/3/06 at 08:22 PM |
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Genny size required ???
Hi all, what sized genny will i need to power a 130 amp mig which normally plugs into the house ring main ??
Cheers
Jason
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Browser
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:24 PM |
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Dunno whether you'd get a genny to do this mate, if you did it'd have to be quite hefty as the start currents on welders can be quite
high.
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:25 PM |
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a big one! At a guess, (since ive blown 13amp fuses with mine) peak draw is at least 13amps, hence around 3-4kws.
You can get generator/welder combinations, not cheap though.
on machine marts site, there is a 5kw generator for around £600. However, the petrol powered welder have 13hp/20kw output! Thats nearly £2k though.
Maybe my sums arent enough.
[Edited on 8/3/06 by JoelP]
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Deckman001
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:27 PM |
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A friend of mine has a 5kva one for his welder, but I'm not sure what size his welders is, it is on the big size but it's burried at the
back of his garage so we can't get to it for a while 
Jason
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Deckman001
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:28 PM |
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Am thinking of hiring a genny to get a bit of welding done on the car 
Jason
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NigeEss
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:28 PM |
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BIG !
In the region of 3kw.
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:29 PM |
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edited above ^
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Deckman001
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:30 PM |
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Like this then ?? http://www.hss.com/g/41105/Generator_4kva_Long_Tank_Petrol.html
Jason
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:31 PM |
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depends what you're welding i guess, specifically the settings.
[Edited on 8/3/06 by JoelP]
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Deckman001
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 08:33 PM |
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Harness mounts, and throttle pedal mounts ?? so nothing major
Jason
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quattromike
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 09:12 PM |
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I would say 4Kva would be ample.
But I'm no sparky
I will say I run a 150amp tig welder from a 110v 3Kva tranny in my garage. So if i can do that then surly you could get a mig to run from a 4Kva
jenny
Mike
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Deckman001
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| posted on 8/3/06 at 09:23 PM |
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Perfik guys, many thanks
Next job sorted !!
Jason
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