I had a stupid fit :)

[f2036]

Well, I think I had a stupid fit today. I ended up hauling home a Miller Dialarc HF setting on a 4 wheel cart with tank rack and a tig set up with foot pedal and all that stuff. It was very clean, the paint and decals were also in good condition. 
I have been hunting for a welder with DC capabilities. It seems that they were all many miles away, on facebook market place one showed up about 15 miles away from me. 
Yea, I either got a good deal or bought a piece of junk.
The fella selling it didn't have a 220 hookup for me to try it out where it was at, but said if you don't like it I will buy it back, so I felt a little better about the deal.
I know it is an old dude and weighs a  bunch, but hopefully it will be a good one. Now I will probably have to up date/up grade my breaker box in the shop. 
Oh ya and the price was $300   I know I have spent more money on worse things in case this one doesn't work.

[billinohio]

I would think that was a heck of a bargain. It might be interesting to learn it’s history, if the guy selling it did not have electricity to run it, where did it come from?
The neighbors have a welder like that (I think) and it welds like a dream compared to the normal things you run into.
I would expect a lot of copper windings in it, you might even make a profit by scrapping it!

It is not a 3 phase machine, is it?

[f2036]

billinohio, it is single phase, there was a sticker on it that leads me to think it started out in a sheet metal training school.
it has a twist lock plug in, where my other welders are three pin push in plugs. Im not sure how he ended up with it, he said he was tired of pushing it around in his garage.
I will have to get my oldest granddaughter to show me how to use the tig part.

[kevinj54]

Most of the dial arc we had at work were single phase also.

I have one here myself that calls for 90 amps @ 220-1

I run it on a 50a just fine, I do not need anything over 150 amps anyway.

It is more welder than I need here but mine was $100.00 when the shop sold off some older welders.

[kevinj54]

Apr 9, 2024 20:05:23 GMT -6 billinohio said:

I would think that was a heck of a bargain. It might be interesting to learn it’s history, if the guy selling it did not have electricity to run it, where did it come from?
The neighbors have a welder like that (I think) and it welds like a dream compared to the normal things you run into.
I would expect a lot of copper windings in it, you might even make a profit by scrapping it!

It is not a 3 phase machine, is it?

I think those have aluminum windings???

I have repaired loose connections in several of them over the years.

I would recommend opening it up & check all the connection & cooling fan.

[f2036]

I just got flat out lucky ! We switched the twist lock plug for a push straigt in kind. Then we plugged it in,fliped the switch and the cooling fan started working, not very fast but at least working, and I couldn't get an arc started.
Well ain't that just dandy,
I figured that I had probably bought a 300 dollar boat anchor. I know a fella that is an electrician and he had his son stop by and look at my welder, he figured it out that it was set up for 440/480, after he changed something around to 220/240 the cooling fan ran a lot faster and I could get an arc started.
This week has been great, Monday I went to renew my CDL and I don't know how I got by without glasses, but I did, and now the welder works.

Should I go buy a lottery ticket ??

[olfolks]

Yes and buy me one too

[504]

I went for my 6 month checkup and all is good! Great week to end the week!