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Subject Author Date Generator SteveB 08-17-2008  Re: Generator Mike923 08-17-2008  Re: Generator RoyJ 08-17-2008  Re: Generator SteveB 08-17-2008  Re: Generator Gunner Asch 08-17-2008  Re: Generator Private 08-17-2008  Re: Generator etpm 08-17-2008  Re: Generator Private 08-17-2008  Re: Generator etpm 08-17-2008  Re: Generator Curt Welch 08-19-2008  Re: Generator Steven Saunders... 08-19-2008  Re: Generator SteveB 08-21-2008  Re: Generator Ignoramus15257 08-21-2008  Re: Generator Curt Welch 08-21-2008  Re: Generator SteveB 08-21-2008  Re: Generator Ignoramus1214 08-21-2008  Re: Generator SteveB 08-21-2008  Re: Generator SteveB 08-21-2008  Re: Generator Martin H. Eastb... 08-21-2008  Re: Generator RAM³ 08-22-2008  Re: Generator SteveB 08-22-2008  Re: Generator RAM³ 08-22-2008  Re: Generator Ernie Leimkuhle... 08-17-2008
Posted by SteveB on August 17, 2008, 2:22 pm Please log in for more thread options I need to power my Lincoln SP 175+ in a remote location without bringing in a line off the pole. ($$$) It calls for 220v and 22 amp in. What would be a good size generator to look for that would run the unit, not get over heated, yet not be overkill? Some of the 220 plugs I've seen on generators look wimpy, too. I have a dryer plug on mine. Are the smaller plugs any the less capable? Steve -- "...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done." Theodore Roosevelt 1891 Posted by Mike923 on August 17, 2008, 2:08 pm Please log in for more thread options > I need to power my Lincoln SP 175+ in a remote location without bringing in > a line off the pole. ($$$) It calls for 220v and 22 amp in. What would be > a good size generator to look for that would run the unit, not get over > heated, yet not be overkill? Some of the 220 plugs I've seen on generators > look wimpy, too. I have a dryer plug on mine. Are the smaller plugs any > the less capable? > > Steve This may help out some. http://www.frentzandsons.com/Hardware%20References/plugandreceptacleconfiguratio.htm Mike Posted by RoyJ on August 17, 2008, 4:39 pm Please log in for more thread options 240 volts at 22 amps is 5280 watts. For welders, that calc is not quite right since welders are notorious for having weird phase angles. That means that means you cannot be absolutely sure things will work correctly before you try it. A big question mark is if you need to run it at max amps or settle for something less. My 225 amp buzz box welder runs fine on a 4 kw gen set but not at full power. There is a good chance you can run the unit with a standard 5kw el cheapo set from the big box stores. These run in the $500 range on sale, $700 or so full price, $300 to $400 is a fair price on a modestly used unit. Going up to the 7200 watt base load size units would be a good bet but more money. This is the size I would think about for serious use. For the generator head alone see this: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=45416 If you are going to do semi production welding for hours on end, the little one lunger powered units are just not going to hold up. The recepticals on the generators are usually the minimum NEC rated size. Barely enough but good enough. SteveB wrote: > I need to power my Lincoln SP 175+ in a remote location without bringing in > a line off the pole. ($$$) It calls for 220v and 22 amp in. What would be > a good size generator to look for that would run the unit, not get over > heated, yet not be overkill? Some of the 220 plugs I've seen on generators > look wimpy, too. I have a dryer plug on mine. Are the smaller plugs any > the less capable? > > Steve > Posted by SteveB on August 17, 2008, 9:31 pm Please log in for more thread options A big question mark is if you need to run > it at max amps or settle for something less. My 225 amp buzz box welder > runs fine on a 4 kw gen set but not at full power. Most of the MIG welding is done at 50-60% power, and if it's thicker than that, I fire up the SA 200 and pull out the 7018. I like overkill, and really think that 5kw would be adequate. That said, I like quality, and would buy a good generator, and if I could find a used one, would probably even buy one more than 5kw at a good price. steve Posted by Gunner Asch on August 17, 2008, 8:36 pm Please log in for more thread options wrote: > > > A big question mark is if you need to run >> it at max amps or settle for something less. My 225 amp buzz box welder >> runs fine on a 4 kw gen set but not at full power. > >Most of the MIG welding is done at 50-60% power, and if it's thicker than >that, I fire up the SA 200 and pull out the 7018. > >I like overkill, and really think that 5kw would be adequate. > >That said, I like quality, and would buy a good generator, and if I could >find a used one, would probably even buy one more than 5kw at a good price. > >steve > Check wrecking yards that handle motorhomes. Lots of Onans etd stuck away in the bellies of motor homes. Gunner The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality", John F. Kennedy. Similar Threads Posted Generator? November 20, 2008, 3:49 pm Adaptation of Golf Cart Starter Generator May 26, 2006, 2:56 pm using a DC motor as a generator, for an AC motor-driven DC welder (pix posted) May 21, 2008, 4:34 pm