I've been in the market for a MIG welder for a number of years, and have been waiting for a time when having the money and the time to look for one crossed paths.
A couple of years ago, I picked up an IdealArc R3S-325 with an LN-7 wire feed on it for about the price of the 100+ feet of big azz cable it has on it. There's enough cable to weld about 130' from an outlet. The R3S-325 is three phase, though. I had a big cord like that for a Miller atic I had in the '80's, and it was great, so I wanted the setup again.
My original thought was I'd keep the 'extension cord', sell the welder cheap, and look for a welder I could actually use. I then found out the LN-7 could be paired with a DC welder, and looked into that. It seemed fairly straight forward, from what I learned at the time. Then life, and rebuilding the roof on my house from the joists up got in the way, and I am just now getting some time to look at the welder again.
My memory is not the best due to a brain injury, but what I thought was the basics was I needed a DC welder, and then 120v AC for the LN-7. The way it was explained made it seem straight forward, and rather simple. At least that's what I recall.
As I started looking into the project again, I was recently told I actually needed a special power supply for the LN-7, and would need to install some other components in the welder so it and the wire feed would work together. The person who told me this had never done it, though.
So, I'm looking for someone who has put an LN-7 together with a welder. Either a non-Lincoln, or with a Lincoln. Not a theorist, somebody who has done it, and used it, who will let me pick their brain until I have a handle on what I need to look for &/or need to do.
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who can help me sort this out. I struggle with things since the brain injury, and reading manuals isn't enough for me to fully understand the in's & out's.
GeoD
A couple of years ago, I picked up an IdealArc R3S-325 with an LN-7 wire feed on it for about the price of the 100+ feet of big azz cable it has on it. There's enough cable to weld about 130' from an outlet. The R3S-325 is three phase, though. I had a big cord like that for a Miller atic I had in the '80's, and it was great, so I wanted the setup again.
My original thought was I'd keep the 'extension cord', sell the welder cheap, and look for a welder I could actually use. I then found out the LN-7 could be paired with a DC welder, and looked into that. It seemed fairly straight forward, from what I learned at the time. Then life, and rebuilding the roof on my house from the joists up got in the way, and I am just now getting some time to look at the welder again.
My memory is not the best due to a brain injury, but what I thought was the basics was I needed a DC welder, and then 120v AC for the LN-7. The way it was explained made it seem straight forward, and rather simple. At least that's what I recall.
As I started looking into the project again, I was recently told I actually needed a special power supply for the LN-7, and would need to install some other components in the welder so it and the wire feed would work together. The person who told me this had never done it, though.
So, I'm looking for someone who has put an LN-7 together with a welder. Either a non-Lincoln, or with a Lincoln. Not a theorist, somebody who has done it, and used it, who will let me pick their brain until I have a handle on what I need to look for &/or need to do.
Thanks, in advance, to anyone who can help me sort this out. I struggle with things since the brain injury, and reading manuals isn't enough for me to fully understand the in's & out's.
GeoD
