lincoln welder

[tmiller]

Guy wants to trade me this welder for an older lawn tractor. Cant find much about it. What can you tell me about it? How it works? can i do thick metal? What would something like this be valued at? Thanks
Also what are the two wires sticking out the left side?

 

[Zrexxer]

Those were three phase, better make sure you have the right kind of power to run it. It's a pure DC generator, the arc's as smooth as butter.

Here's the manual: http://content.lincolnelectric.com//pdfs/products/navigator/im/IM132.pdf

 

[stricht8]

That thing is freakin cool.

 

[Zrexxer]

p.s. the good news is that those things are about as simple as it gets; no printed circuit boards or transistors - it's a 3 ph electric motor driving a DC generator, so any phase converter that will start and run a 3ph motor that size will operate the welder.

 

[tmiller]

sorry i dont know but what exactly will three phase do for me?

 

[69supercj]

Cost you a buttload of money to run it to your shop if you dont already have it!!

 

[Zrexxer]

And if you don't know what 3 ph is, chances are you don't have it...

 

[MattT]

so any phase converter that will start and run a 3ph motor that size will operate the welder.

There's the problem. A VFD or phase converter large enough would likely cost way more than the welder is worth.

 

[Rory Bellows]

I don't see any leads. Pass.

 

[bayou985]

Great welding machine... 40yrs ago