Welders (2 Viewers)

[FJBen]

Pretty new to welding. I have just a cheapie HF 110v mig I inherited from my dad but it’s S you can imagine, not very good.

I found this just up the road from me at a garage sale.

Powercon 300SS

It’s setup for 3 phase 460 at the moment, but you can switch single phase 230.

I got it for $50. He said if it doesn’t work, bring it back. Seems fair to me.

It needs new leads so what is everyone going with or buying from? I don’t need super long cables.

Already have a nice auto dimming hood.


Any other must haves?

 

[Waorani]

PowCon was the first of the commercial inverter welders. Supposed to be good welders. Great deal for $50 if it works. Not sure what connector type they have but may be worth borrowing some to test before buying new. Quality copper welding cable gets pricey.

 

[e9999]

does look retro all right, but dang that is some current there for the apparent size...
Hope it works for you!

 

[EWheeler]

Pretty new to welding. I have just a cheapie HF 110v mig I inherited from my dad but it’s S you can imagine, not very good.

I found this just up the road from me at a garage sale.

Powercon 300SS

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It’s setup for 3 phase 460 at the moment, but you can switch single phase 230.

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I got it for $50. He said if it doesn’t work, bring it back. Seems fair to me.

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It needs new leads so what is everyone going with or buying from? I don’t need super long cables.

Already have a nice auto dimming hood.


Any other must haves?

What kind of welding are you looking to perform? That is a Constant Current machine, so you aren't going to be doing any Constant Voltage MIG welding with it. You'd need a separate wire feeder to do so anyhow. Do you know how to stick weld (SMAW)?