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[MAC702]

Looks like something the customer tells you will take ten minutes to fix.

[MAC702]

Don't forget to wipe or replace the really cheap plastic cover plate over the lens regularly. HUGE difference.

[MAC702]

That's deserving of two more bars right there.

[MAC702]

Which one's in Hawaii?...

[MAC702]

What is your level of welding experience?

Tell us all the details you left out. What wire and size? What gas and flow rate? What polarity on the welding leads?

[MAC702]

Does it have auxiliary power?...

[MAC702]

I assumed it was the drugs....

[MAC702]

Spooler?

[MAC702]

I think the connection was the danger of a tire or wheel failure, not that welding on the wheel will cause a failure in the tire. It is possible that welding a leaking wheel can make things worse. It's also possible that it can fix it permanently.

[MAC702]

This is why feeders are sold ready to plug in. For people like us.

Please edit your thread title. ALL threads here are "need help." It's a subject line. Please use the actual subject....

[MAC702]

Fun!

[MAC702]

Yeah, I'm lost, too. Welds can be watertight, and you understand disburs..., er, displacement. What's the question again?

[MAC702]

Didn't think about that. Thanks. I'm still used to my old Trailblazer 301G....

[MAC702]

And that is true at its rated output. If you are limited to always powering it with the Bobcat, then you are wasting money getting a machine as capable as the MM252. If you need more power at the arc and still using the Bobcat, then, yes, you can do it with a SuitCase RC feeder and not wasting another...

[MAC702]

Oh, THAT's what he meant by you can't weld a cell shut and it has to let air push out. Well, yes, you can weld a cell shut and watertight. It's just a matter of technique and practice.

There is also the option of sealing the end with a very tight rubber plug. In the HVACR industry we...

[MAC702]

No reason to "upgrade" until the old one breaks and parts aren't available.

HH135, Lincoln SP-125, and the old Millermatic 130XP are just some of the 120V machines that have been in my shop. I currently have the Lincoln on the truck for emergencies.

[MAC702]

Guess I have no idea what this thing does except be a hook. Instead of researching it, I'll let you supply the helpful information for your question.

[MAC702]

The Bobcat 250 is only capable of supplying 39.5A of continuous 240V power.

At its rated output of 200A, the Millermatic 252 needs about 42A of input power. It will need even more if using it at higher outputs. It is capable of up to 300A of output.

Glowzinsky85: It will only...

[MAC702]

Yes, a proper weld will be water tight.

Another idea to supplement the buoyancy would be a big cork (or similar) grip. It can be wrapped for abrasion protection and longevity.

[MAC702]

I find the subforums to be more trouble than useful. Too many topics are either in the wrong subforum or don't fit a specific forum and I can rarely find which forum a thread was in because it makes it more difficult to search for them, especially when someone uses a "subject" that doesn't...