Welder off of m35a2

[TxFireDeuce]

Has any one setup a welder off is the alt. on the multi fuel I did a search no luck

 

[gimpyrobb]

Search threads by sewerzuk.

 

[wb1895]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3vs7WCtRWE

 

[TxFireDeuce]

Anyone tried a zena welder http://www.zena.net/htdocs/welders/weldinf.shtml#Top

 

[sewerzuk]

Has any one setup a welder off is the alt. on the multi fuel I did a search no luck

The welding process I used in the video isn't quite as versatile as the weldernator...but it is almost free. Hard to beat that!
I carry a Ready Welder with me that covers about 90% of any field welding that I need to do; it runs perfectly off of the deuce's 24v electrical system. Any bigger jobs get completed with my Lincoln Ranger.
www.readywelder.com

 

[TxFireDeuce]

I was looking at the ready welder to I may go that way

 

[TxFireDeuce]

Do you have any issues with battery life welding with jumper cables

 

[nf6x]

Hmm, that Ready Welder looks interesting! Naturally, I'd want the one that they won't sell me for my wrecker:

http://readywelder.com/products-page/welders/10000mdp-cs
"NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE - ONLY SOLD TO MILITARY"

 

[sewerzuk]

Do you have any issues with battery life welding with jumper cables

I typically use the jumper cable stick welding only as an emergency trail repair; I've never burned through more than a couple of electrodes on any single project. The batteries hold up fine for those shorter jobs. Using this method of welding uses about the same amperage as a starter turning over a large diesel engine...so the batteries are capable of welding for about as long as they would be able to turn an engine over. Good healthy ones will give you a few minutes of welding, old worn out ones will give you under a minute.
I've actually used this method a lot out on the trail...at least a few dozen times. It does work great, but it is a little different than conventional stick welding (which is normally a constant current process). Even an experienced welder should practice this if he intends to rely on it in an emergency situation. And, even though I believe it is safe, there is certainly a slight risk of damage to batteries and possibly even battery explosion. Exercise caution

 

[welldigger]

There is a way to modify a standard automotive alternater into a tig/stick welder...but after seeing that ready welder I have to say for the money I would rather go that route.