Spot welding add-on for Arc welder?
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From: Adrian on 23 Nov 2009 17:48 Folks, I can't weld. But I know a man who can. And he's coming over this weekend, to shove floors/sills/lower bulkhead in the 2cv van. Because we're putting a few new panels in, he's suggesting getting hold of a spot welder. No prob - HSS hire one, for about £50. Except whilst it likes 240v, it wants a bit more of it than is normally kicking about. Like 32A of it. Which, going by HSS' website, means a 10kva diesel genny... No. That's OTT. Massively OTT. Silly, silly, silly. A quick google suggests Frost do a thingy that attaches to an Arc welder. http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8342 Waste of time or worth buying?
From: David Billington on 23 Nov 2009 18:02 Adrian wrote: > Folks, > > I can't weld. But I know a man who can. And he's coming over this > weekend, to shove floors/sills/lower bulkhead in the 2cv van. > > Because we're putting a few new panels in, he's suggesting getting hold > of a spot welder. No prob - HSS hire one, for about £50. Except whilst it > likes 240v, it wants a bit more of it than is normally kicking about. > > Like 32A of it. Which, going by HSS' website, means a 10kva diesel > genny... No. That's OTT. Massively OTT. Silly, silly, silly. > > A quick google suggests Frost do a thingy that attaches to an Arc welder. > http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8342 > > Waste of time or worth buying? > Maybe check out the specs of the spot welder in more details, I have a spot welder capable of 2mm + 2mm that requires 20A IIRC and that should be fine for a 2CV from what I remember of them. That said I have the garage and its welders run from a 30A supply as would suit a cooker, so maybe look at sorting a suitable extension and fusing accordingly.
From: Adrian on 23 Nov 2009 18:07 David Billington <djb(a)djbillington.freeserve.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Maybe check out the specs of the spot welder in more details It's more a case of finding anywhere that'll rent one. > That said I have the garage and its welders run from a 30A supply as > would suit a cooker, so maybe look at sorting a suitable extension and > fusing accordingly. ....which is the other problem. If it's a decent day, we'll be working from extension leads in the drive. If it's manky, we'll be borrowing a neighbour's car port... When I do the garage properly, there will be a bigger feed in there. But that ain't by Saturday!
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 23 Nov 2009 18:30 In article <7n0hpkF3k0p06U2(a)mid.individual.net>, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I can't weld. But I know a man who can. And he's coming over this > weekend, to shove floors/sills/lower bulkhead in the 2cv van. > Because we're putting a few new panels in, he's suggesting getting hold > of a spot welder. No prob - HSS hire one, for about �50. Except whilst > it likes 240v, it wants a bit more of it than is normally kicking about. > Like 32A of it. Which, going by HSS' website, means a 10kva diesel > genny... No. That's OTT. Massively OTT. Silly, silly, silly. A normal final ring is rated at 32 amp, so although it's a bodge removing a socket and wiring it in directly via well tightened 30 amp connectors will be ok - as it won't be a sustained load. If possible make that a socket as near the centre of the ring as you can. -- *I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Peter Hill on 23 Nov 2009 19:24
On 23 Nov 2009 22:48:20 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Folks, > >I can't weld. But I know a man who can. And he's coming over this >weekend, to shove floors/sills/lower bulkhead in the 2cv van. > >Because we're putting a few new panels in, he's suggesting getting hold >of a spot welder. No prob - HSS hire one, for about �50. Except whilst it >likes 240v, it wants a bit more of it than is normally kicking about. > >Like 32A of it. Which, going by HSS' website, means a 10kva diesel >genny... No. That's OTT. Massively OTT. Silly, silly, silly. > >A quick google suggests Frost do a thingy that attaches to an Arc welder. >http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8342 > >Waste of time or worth buying? Disconnect the cooker at the consumer unit and wire in direct. -- Peter Hill Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header Can of worms - what every fisherman wants. Can of worms - what every PC owner gets! |