Please help. I have posted the same question twice now and zero replies. If somebody could help me I would really apreciate it (NEWBIE). I purchased a arc-140 welder (it was originally supposed to be a 120) and would like to know if wired for115, I could run this from my generator (2500watts/18 amps) if I keep the power down so as not to trip the ciriut breaker (18 amps). Or should I just buy a bigger generator like the one I saw in Harbor Freight, a 9hp/4500watts? Thanks
Is my newbie ? stupid?
Jun 24, 2004
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No, your question is not stupid ... but I for one have no idea of the answer. As far as the amperage is concerned, yes, you could probably run at lower amps ... but how exactly your generator will perform under heavy load, and how that welder will perform, I have no idea. It…
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It will run on a light load 15A. I have done that in the past.On mine I am going to make a pig tail so I can plug into the 20A side on my 5500 Gen. so I can kick it up. I run mine on 20A in the garage from the Washer hook-up and I can tell the difference running on the gen. at 15A. I would spend the money if you do not have 20A. You never know if you will need to kick it up a notch for thicker metal Just my .04 Keep the change on the .02 info. Don
Thank you for your help, I appreciate it.
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