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StickTIGLiIon4
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StickTIGLiIon4
1y ago
Batteries in series, typical stick welding voltage is ~27v. You might be able to light up on one battery, but you will quickly learn why it's called "stick" welding. I wouldn't arc weld with any number of pairs of sungla
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StickTIGLiIon4
1y ago
Heh, I'll have to watch for that sale. 4x12AH batteries, that's gonna be over $1200. I doubt you could charge them faster than the welder can run them down, so you might want three sets and two gang chargers if you want production
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StickTIGLiIon4
1y ago
Hearing about it did ruin the "cordless welder" jokes my coworkers used to share.
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StickTIGLiIon4
1y ago
A 5lb bottle of Nitrogen would do the trick.
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StickTIGLiIon4
1y ago
Yeah, fair enough. Two car batteries in series is even better. Not easy on the batteries, but it will get the jeep out of the bush. You can also make your own stick electrodes from coathanger wire tightly wrapped in paper. I couldn't t
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StickTIGLiIon4
1y ago
Like muffler fluid, the battery powered welder has gone from a joke to reality recently. Not a plasma cutter, but same power class, and certainly able to heat a padlock shank to melting. https://www.dewalt.com/product/0