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General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: t_cel_t on August 14, 2010, 12:37:58 AM

Title: AC tig with ac arc welder?
Post by: t_cel_t on August 14, 2010, 12:37:58 AM

my current setup is an mma welder with a tig torch and a high freq box. the machine does output AC, but i dont know what kind of waveform.

anyone ever tried this, i did put the lead in the AC output and when i struck an arc it did act right but the welder was fucking screaming.

Title: Re: AC tig with ac arc welder?
Post by: toyolla86 on August 14, 2010, 09:25:32 AM

i have this whole setup however i never got to use it. since i didnt have 220 in my detached garage. how low does your arc welder setting go. since you have to manually adjust the output on it.

Title: Re: AC tig with ac arc welder?
Post by: t_cel_t on August 14, 2010, 04:36:03 PM

it goes down to 30 amps. i know if it does work the tricky part is going to be guessing the amperage as its just on or off.

Title: Re: AC tig with ac arc welder?
Post by: toyolla86 on August 15, 2010, 08:14:04 AM

exactly cause you cant just adjust it.

but youre saying that regardless it just screams at any amperage.
hmmm?