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Posted by Ivan Vegvary on April 11, 2006, 1:05 pm
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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
>
> 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
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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