At certain times, I would like to do some small amounts of welding away from the shop, house, etc. which is on grid power. I occasionally use one of the HF 80 Amp, 120V inverter welders around the shop for quick, small jobs not requiring a lot of output.
I have a small chicom generator, surge 3500W, regular output 2600W. It only has 120V outlets, and I don't know what the rating is...but probably 15A. Would it be possible to run the HF 80Amp inverter off of it? I would like to just toss the generator and the welder in the back of the pickup and go. I realize to maximize the output of the welder, it really needs 20A, which I have in the shop.
If I assume the welder is running, say, 20VDC output and max 80 Amp, that would be the equivalent of 1600 watts (DC) required to run max. The generator supposedly would have more output (2600W AC) than needed by the welder, but it would be AC wattage. not DC. Would the inverter welder pull 1600 watts from the generator and therefore be usable as a portable setup? Watts should be watts, right...AC or DC? Power=volts x amps.
I have a small chicom generator, surge 3500W, regular output 2600W. It only has 120V outlets, and I don't know what the rating is...but probably 15A. Would it be possible to run the HF 80Amp inverter off of it? I would like to just toss the generator and the welder in the back of the pickup and go. I realize to maximize the output of the welder, it really needs 20A, which I have in the shop.
If I assume the welder is running, say, 20VDC output and max 80 Amp, that would be the equivalent of 1600 watts (DC) required to run max. The generator supposedly would have more output (2600W AC) than needed by the welder, but it would be AC wattage. not DC. Would the inverter welder pull 1600 watts from the generator and therefore be usable as a portable setup? Watts should be watts, right...AC or DC? Power=volts x amps.
