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[RobWilson]

No bought it from Germany.

Nice one , My forge is still under construction .


Rob

 

[Airplan111]

Th

If your not looking for speed a stick plant is just fine. A little DC inverter that can also support lift of hf tig is the best choice as tig is cool for those little things like key ring sizes or tiny weld beads on candle cups etc.

Mig is way to go if your looking to do long shifts with the visor down butt up doing gates and railings

Look for 160 amps ish in an inverter stick or as suggested an old oil cooled Oxford if it's real tidy and cheap

I haven't a clue about the silverline but thier tools ain't normally up to much. Depends on who actually made it

Thanks, I always avoid silverline but it was bought for me as a gift, if the welder is rated a 160amps will it be a three phase.

 

[Kent]

Th

Thanks, I always avoid silverline but it was bought for me as a gift, if the welder is rated a 160amps will it be a three phase.

Do you understand that three phase is 415 volts? I can't see it being at all check out the wire how many connections? Live neutral and earth it's single phase
I doubt anyone makes a 160 amp three phase. More chance it's 110v so check out the panel info if there is a std three pin household type plug it's obviously single 240 v

Don't be put off giving it a go it's no more scary than a microwave oven

 

[daleyd]

Th

Thanks, I always avoid silverline but it was bought for me as a gift, if the welder is rated a 160amps will it be a three phase.

The 160 amps is on the outlet side, not the incoming supply. It's likely you could run that on a 13 amp supply, 16 amp better, 32 amp would be more than adequate. It will almost definitely be single phase.

 

[Airplan111]

Do you understand that three phase is 415 volts? I can't see it being at all check out the wire how many connections? Live neutral and earth it's single phase
I doubt anyone makes a 160 amp three phase. More chance it's 110v so check out the panel info if there is a std three pin household type plug it's obviously single 240 v

Don't be put off giving it a go it's no more scary than a microwave oven

Sorry I don't know much about welding or welders but I am a industrial electricaian and a house hold incoming fuse is 100amps, so if some one says that something is rated at 160amps then I think it is three phase.

 

[Airplan111]

Is 160amps is the current used to produce the arc then.

 

[Airplan111]

The 160 amps is on the outlet side, not the incoming supply. It's likely you could run that on a 13 amp supply, 16 amp better, 32 amp would be more than adequate. It will almost definitely be single phase.

Thanks.

 

[daleyd]

Is 160amps is the current used to produce the arc then.

Yes, that correct. The welder will take an incoming supply, and transform it down to a lower voltage but higher amps, so the 160 refers to output current.

 

[Airplan111]

Yes, that correct. The welder will take an incoming supply, and transform it down to a lower voltage but higher amps, so the 160 refers to output current.

Thanks

Th

Thanks, I always avoid silverline but it was bought for me as a gift, if the welder is rated a 160amps will it be a three phase.

Yes, that correct. The welder will take an incoming supply, and transform it down to a lower voltage but higher amps, so the 160 refers to output current.

Thanks for clearing that up for me.