To Todd

[Todd....!!]

Thanks for the info as well Bob!

Will take this into consideration....

REALLY appreciate it, probably saved me COUNTLESS hours of sittin around
waitin for equipment to cool down!  YUK!  What a WASTE that would
beeee....

LATER,

Todd....

rr wrote:
> 
> Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
> <snip>
> > have a lot of tubing to weld together and panels, firewalls, etc, so
> > something more heavy duty was important.  These things are not only
> > rated in voltage/current output, but also duty cycle... keep that in
> > mind.  If a particular unit can give you 30A at a 30% duty cycle, that
> > means you can weld for a minute, then wait three.  Stepping up a size,
> > could be rated at 50A at the same duty cycle, which means if you only
> > need 30A, you now have a much higher duty cycle.
> >
> 
> Apologise(sp!) in advance for the interruption, welder duty cycle is
> based on
> a ten minute period. 30% gives three minutes of welding to seven minutes
> of
> cool down time. The real duty cycle is typically a taper, like 20% at
> max
> output, to 100% at 1/3 of the max output, or something like that.
> 
> BobR.
> 
> (Who him-self couldn't find out this info for a looonnnggg time...)
> 
> <snip>
> > few people to weld little trailer brackets back on, etc, mostly minor
> > stuff.  No one's been brave enough to bring by a rust-bucket that
> > needs its quarters cut and welded.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Frederic Breitwieser
> > Bridgeport CT 06606
> >
> > 1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
> > 1989 HWMMV w/turbocharged 500cid Caddy
> > 1975 Dodge D200 Club Cab soon to have 431 stroker + turbos
> > 2000 (I hope) Buick GTP (Mid-Engined Sports Car)