from the little bit of mig welding i have done, I can certaintly say that the antispatter paste does work.
Also.. as you point out.. welder duty cycle makes a difference. For instance.. on my stick unit.. I'm doing alot of angle iron welding.. 1/4" stuf, and similar.. most of my welding is done at 90-110 amps. 100a is right at 100% duty cycle on that 235a unit.
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Originally Posted by Sully2
Well...luckily ..in a way...the handbook for the HH140 is the same booklet for the HH180...so I can direct compare specs. The HH180 of course runs on 220V.
From what I can see..using the same wires and speeds..etc...the HH180 will weld SLIGHTY thicker material in a single pass ( not a big deal for me personally) but the DUTY CYCLE at "usable" amperages...say 90 amps..etc...is MUCHO MUCH greater.
Whereas with the 140 ( and Im not looking at the book presently..so dont directly quote me here) the duty cycle with mine at about 80-90 amps..is 20%. With the HH180...its close to 85% duty cycle! Means MUCHO more welding without a cool down / time out.
If..IF I already would have had a 220 outlet in my garage ( which I estimated would have set me back another $120 bucks to do) Id have sprung for the HH180...but I was looking at cost..and also the jobs I intend on doing.
And then to boot...I had to lay out some hard earned $$ for a good AD helmut ( which I absolutely adore now that I have it)
I would never "talk down" a 180 or so amp model..not by any means...but it just didnt fit into my games plans at this point!
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