a stick welder needs to replace his electrode regularly and the flux coating is on the outside while a tig machine constantly feeds the wire and the flux is produced by a filler gas
The wire feed welder is a MIG welder.
Yes it can. I use flux core wire because there is no need for gas with flux wire.
No, the wire will overheat.
If the welder does not list the input amperage, jyou can always refer back to the math that you learned in school. A simple algebraic formula will help you figure out the amperage: Amps * Volts = Watts Since you already know the Volts (use 240 for calculation), you should be able to calculate the amperage that is used by the welder. Up to about 12 Amps, use a 15 amp breaker and 14 AWG wire. Up to about 16 Amps, use a 20 amp breaker and a 12 AWG wire. Up to about 24 Amps, use a 30 amp breaker and a 10 AWG wire. You should have a qualified electrical professional perform any wiring changes if you do not have an adequate circuit already available to where you will be using the welder.
A #8 aluminium wire with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 45 amps.
The wire feed welder is a MIG welder.
sure but it will probably take longer than if you use a wire feed. you might have to cut the rod in half to get to tight places. and a stick welder might be to hot and burn through the pipe you use for roll bar
Depends on a lot of things. Slickest work, but most expensive - TIG. Cheapest - arc (stick) welder. Reasonably user friendly and inexpensive - wire-feed arc/ MIG welder.) Most versatile - Oxyacetylene. Oxy will give have the biggest heat affected zone and is the hardest to use (IMO). If your kart is really thin wall tubing you can forget about the stick welder and even the MIG will be quite tricky.
Mig (GMAW) has almost replaced Stick (SMAW) in industry. Small machines can weld thin materials and larger machines weld metals of unlimited thickness. Mig is easy to use and has less waste (no stubs) than stick. Flux core wire produces a slag covering but bare wire w/gas leaves a clean weld.
The wire size depends on the amperage, not the voltage. The fact that the welder runs on 440 volts does not affect the wire size! You need to ask this question instead: What size wire do you need for a three phase welder on an eight foot run if the nameplate amps are 45A?
The other welder will also fail.
25 percent larger wire for 50 feet.
that depends on the size of the welder. some welders can be used with a 110V outlet and others need a 220V. the size of the welder is the decider on that. Tech Ed Ted
Slag is caused by the flux in the wire or the flux on the welding rod.
there is no such thing as a gasless mig welder because mig stands for metal inert gas. you must have tubular wire which has the flux in the wire. i would say you should get some s wire to do the job
Yes it can. I use flux core wire because there is no need for gas with flux wire.
5 mm