Need help with a Miller S32S Welder.

[Certified]

Hello guys

I got this Miller S32S wire feeder welder for $5 from a local Auction, let me start by saying that I have almost no experience with welders and I am puzzled about how to connect this thing to power, I downloaded the manual and read it but it does not cover how this welder get power. it got a big connector in the back but I have no clue where this connects to, from what I understood it could be removed and replaced by a regular 110/220 volt wall plug, I have both in my garage.

(the connector I am talking about is in the top picture on the floor)

here are some pictures

I know it is missing the gun, that I can find but I just need to know how to get this thing working.

any help is much appreciated. I have contacted miller but no replies so far.

thanks

 

[crewchief888]

what you have is a "stand alone" wire feeder.


you need a power supply

ie: the welding machine

 

[Certified]

what you have is a "stand alone" wire feeder.


you need a power supply

ie: the welding machine

so this is not a welder? why does it have a welding gun connection and gas connectors then?

 

[Cope]

so this is not a welder? why does it have a welding gun connection and gas connectors then?

Because it is capable of feeding a longer gun that an all in one Mig welder, and can also be used in places where you can't use an all in one. It is not a welder, it is a wire feed for a welder.

 

[firemanmike69]

so this is not a welder? why does it have a welding gun connection and gas connectors then?

It is a welder but instead of using current from the wall it uses the constant voltage power from a welding machine to power it. It cannot be connected to wall power. I have a different model of the same family of "voltage sensing" wire feeders for my welder
You can see where I use the electrode holder to supply power to the feeder by grabbing into a lug at the back of the feeder

 

[Herod]

That thing capable of 500 amps at 100% duty cycle. It'an industrial application. Ready to run BIG wire. It's not a mailbox type Home Depot "ready mig". You need a dc power supply. It's already got a quick lug attachment on it. Just plug a DC welding lead into it.

 

[zkling]

There is a reason it was cheap. Get rid of it and get a compact 220v or 110v mig machine. It's a feeder not a welder. You need a large industrial mig power source to power that, all you have is the wire feed mechanism. The big twist lock connector in the back is the input power lead (other lead goes to ground from power source). It's an older voltage sensing feeder that will run off both constant current and contage voltage power sources. For the home user it is very impractical.