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- - By lift mechanic (*) Date 05-16-2005 04:26
I am thinking of buying a Lincoln Idealarc 225/125 AC / DC welder for my garage. I will mostly use 7018 1/8" DC reverse. Will 125 amps be enough on 1/8" rod? I know the duty cycle is only 20% but that should be good enough for my home projects. Thanks in advance, Mark
Parent - By sparx (**) Date 05-16-2005 12:26
the best way to ballpark the amps required is do the math.
1/8 electrode- 1 divided by 8 = .125 -125amps
3/32 electrode- 3 divided by 32= .094 - 94 amps
5/32 electrode- 5 divided by 32= .156 - 156 amps

you get the picture.......
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