Ok so im looking into possibly buying a tig for my build and plus to just have around the home.Is there anyway to some how buy a converter to use the HF tig on a 120 outlet , thats all my house has except for in the laundry haha. Also i looking into a 120v unit from northern tool its made by ThermaARc and is a 120 or 110 Tig / stick welder for 579.00 anybodu have experience with that brand/unit. Also any problems with the cheapo's or they still doin good?
I tried pushing a hint to my Girl that i wanted that for xmas haha.
HF Tig Welder ?
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Re: HF Tig Welder ?
some time ago i bought one of the hf tig machines--works great
i wired it in my garage---i only have residential power---i think that if you measure the voltage across your dryer connection it will be 208/240v single phase----i think the welder you are looking at is single phase --which means it will work on the power you should already have
maybe someone that has more knowledge will chime in
just my .02
waffen
i wired it in my garage---i only have residential power---i think that if you measure the voltage across your dryer connection it will be 208/240v single phase----i think the welder you are looking at is single phase --which means it will work on the power you should already have
maybe someone that has more knowledge will chime in
just my .02
waffen
Re: HF Tig Welder ?
You can not convert 120 to 240 volts. Find a 220 volt as stated before dryer is a good one. Make a 12 gauge extension cord with a dryer plug on one end and a 240 volt socket on the other to match the plug you are putting on the welder. I have the HF TIG welder and like it alot. My first project I used it on was the MG42. Since than I have used it on several other projects.m1-dan wrote:Ok so im looking into possibly buying a tig for my build and plus to just have around the home.Is there anyway to some how buy a converter to use the HF tig on a 120 outlet , thats all my house has except for in the laundry haha. Also i looking into a 120v unit from northern tool its made by ThermaARc and is a 120 or 110 Tig / stick welder for 579.00 anybodu have experience with that brand/unit. Also any problems with the cheapo's or they still doin good?
I tried pushing a hint to my Girl that i wanted that for xmas haha.
The dryer plug is what I run mine off of.