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Re: What Welder do you have? Wed, 04 February 2004 05:02 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Greg,

The TIG is a pulsed DC welder. The ARC is a AC welder if you where to try and convert the arc welder like this I think the weld quality would be fairly poor.

You can by an inverter unit which is what TA22 GT is talking about that does the AC/DC conversion and pulsing. The cheapest I have seen these for is around $800 with arc gear but a measely 80 Amps. Good for car stuff but heaver welding it is a bit average.

You can convert you ARC into a Tig type thing by using two carbon rods and creating an arc between then. How good the weld is? and how thin you can weld? you don't have the gas flux so some type of flux would still be needed. Don't know much about it really just seen it for sale
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