Well I was talking to a couple of guys around here about setting up my own truck for around my home town for a while (ohio). And something I wasnt taking into consideration was all the dump trucks running around here for the coal mines. Could a SA-200 or a similar dc only machine be able to run a spool gun for aluminum? And what would I need, besides the machine and spool gun, to run it? Thanks,
Chris
I run a lincoln spool gun off my sa 250 classic II in cv mode, works fine. allso ran cobra push pull. I have heard the sa 200's dont cv as good but cant vouch for that have not tryed one.
Tom
Most spool guns will need 115 VAC to run the controll box. There are some older ones that will work with DC input power.
Some time back [4/12/08] a guy who posts as sierraville was selling a unit like this on this forum, I don't know if it is still available. It was an Airco, military surplus.
One work around I can think of for the sa 200. The amp load is small on the 115 VAC control boxes for spool guns. If it has a 12 volt DC charging and battery why not hook up 12 V to 115 VAC converter? Then you could run the newer ones
Tom
Ok thanks guys. I have never thought of that tazmannusa. Thanks for the info guys