Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Lidl inverter welder

  • 09-05-2018 11:07AM
    #1
    10pennymixup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 517 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    Has anyone ever used one of the Lidl inverter welders with a generator?
    https://www.lidl.ie/en/special-offers.htm?articleId=9056

    Mate of mine was thinking about buying one of them tomorrow and using them with a generator. He was thinking they would work together, but I thought that the generator would need an auto voltage regulator and have to have a fairly decent output.

    What do you think?


Comments

  • #2
    chuck eastwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 533 ✭✭✭chuck eastwood


    Its an absolute nightmare trying to weld with fluctuating voltage and amperage. Long story short i wouldnt use that welder with a geni unless the output volatge was regulated


  • #3
    Doctors room ghost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,853 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    chuck eastwood wrote: »
    Its an absolute nightmare trying to weld with fluctuating voltage and amperage. Long story short i wouldnt use that welder with a geni unless the output volatge was regulated

    They tend to overheat every 3 minutes aswell.might be alright for a small bit of cobbleing but the cooling fan is tiny and they cut out regular


  • #4
    Jackdaw89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭Jackdaw89


    Absolute crap max 80amps so 3.2 rods are a non runner, even 2.5 rods at 80amps means your gonna get caught on duty cycle. An apprentice at work bought a nice little inverter online for not much more than that. I think it’s called par weld, I think it was 160 amp so 3.2 rods without duty cycle being a big issue. It will run off your house at 120amps without tripping to.

    If your gonna run it off a generator it could be a pain with rods sticking while the genny ramps up to meet the load.


  • #5
    xDerp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 90 ✭✭xDerp


    Jackdaw89 wrote: »
    Absolute crap max 80amps so 3.2 rods are a non runner, even 2.5 rods at 80amps means your gonna get caught on duty cycle. An apprentice at work bought a nice little inverter online for not much more than that. I think it’s called par weld, I think it was 160 amp so 3.2 rods without duty cycle being a big issue. It will run off your house at 120amps without tripping to.

    If your gonna run it off a generator it could be a pain with rods sticking while the genny ramps up to meet the load.

    Parweld xts142 is about 150 quid on wholesale welding supplies. Haven't used it with a generator but it ran 140 amps handy enough from 13A plug. It's smaller than a toaster. Duty cycle is 20% at 140A so it's not a monster but way better than the lidl machine. I think the 160 is about €200 but runs 160A at 20%.


Advertisement