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Posted by Grant Erwin on April 11, 2006, 1:49 pm
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Ivan Vegvary wrote:
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>>Ivan Vegvary wrote:
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>>>>I picked up one of the cheaper HF units when it was on sale. Seems to
>>>>work just fine so far.
>>>>I have also used a stud attachment on my tig unit. The dedicated unit is
>>>>much easier and more portable.
>>>>--
>>>>Steve Williams
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>>>Hi Steve,
>>>Thanks for the above note. I looked at the HF units. Price seems great.
>>>Do I need to worry about the duty cycle? The $99 welder has a 1% duty
>>>cycle. The $134 welder has a 2% duty cycle. Does this mean that if I
>>>weld one stud (takes one second) that I have to wait 100 seconds in order
>>>to weld a second stud?
>>>Please advise.
>>>Thanks, Ivan Vegvary
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>>That's what it means, all right. Not too bad if you use that
>>minute-and-half to measure where you want your next stud, lay out the
>>mark, and reload the stud gun. In any kind of welders duty cycle is
>>something you pay for, if you want cheap you pay with your time, like so
>>many places in life.
>>
>>GWE
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> Thanks for your quick reply Grant. You always come up with the answers.
> BTW, I seem to remember that you are in the Northwest. I'm in Sandy, OR.
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Yup, I'm up just outside of Seattle, Washington, in a burb called Kirkland.
GWE
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