FredH
Platinum Member
Few years back , Brother tried to run a Lincoln 255 off a Generac 10,000 watt + generator . Just turning the welder on would ramp up the generator to max throttle and regardless of welder settings , the led panel would also max out on the welder . Would not weld worth a cr** . The miller bobcat would handle the welder but only on limited power and wire feed settings , nothing in the upper section . Ended up selling the Lincoln 255 , returning the generator and got a Miller 212 instead . Now every thing is peachy .
From another board , was advised that any generator with Auto Voltage regulation was not a good idea since a welder actually does not draw a steady power but is more like 1000's of spikes per minute or seconds . Was explained that appliances draw a straight line of power were as a welder would look like thousands of spikes , very close together . The auto voltage regulator cannot keep up with that variance but like a bobcat which does not have auto voltage regulation can . Alternator type power or some thing like that .
Reason I post this , is if you look at a Lincoln 255 , you see led panels , controls , etc... and the miller 212 is just knobs . Not sure how if at all that would relate to your situation , just food for thought .
Fred H.
From another board , was advised that any generator with Auto Voltage regulation was not a good idea since a welder actually does not draw a steady power but is more like 1000's of spikes per minute or seconds . Was explained that appliances draw a straight line of power were as a welder would look like thousands of spikes , very close together . The auto voltage regulator cannot keep up with that variance but like a bobcat which does not have auto voltage regulation can . Alternator type power or some thing like that .
Reason I post this , is if you look at a Lincoln 255 , you see led panels , controls , etc... and the miller 212 is just knobs . Not sure how if at all that would relate to your situation , just food for thought .
Fred H.
