headers 110 welder

[Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you have a wire feed 110  no gas do not dispair. use Lincoln NR211 wire .030. (Regardless that you welder is for .035) You will be amazed at the result. Nothing else seems to come close. 
Also is you 110 welder limited because of light duty cycles. (Overheat light comes on just when your in the groove with your welding.) Buy an 8 inch computer fan (110 volt)from a surplus store and install it in the back blowing on your transformer. Drill some vent holes for it if necessary but many cases already have the hles. Wire it to the off on switch. Your overheat light will probably never have to come on again. 
I bought a real cheap weder of Ebay  a dual mig 110  Chicago E. It was a warranty return so i got it for $90. 
Nothing significant was wrong with it just appearance problems so i took a chance. I used no gas  a lot because bottles area pain. I very quickly discovered the NR211was far superior but the overheat thing was bugging me. Everyone told me oh you need a 220 model to get decent duty. I am a Ham radio operator and the son of an electronic engineer and i knew that whether it was fed with 110 or 220 the output would need to be the same so that was not true. I looked at a bunch or 220 welders and then one lucky dayfound a expensive model  on sale in a shop for $700 . I loked it over real good. it was the same case and sameset up as mine except it was 220 and had a better torch and cable. As i looked I noticed the fan inside the slotted gril. i went home and checked mune Identical except no fan. I went to the local surplus store which here in Canada is Princess Auto and spent 5 bucks for a 110 volt 8 inch computer fan. I installed it in the space and wired it up. In my case my switch even had a spade free for the fan. I have never had an overheat light since. Now you might wonder why dont I have a better welder. Normally i dont need one but I had a special project that called for that. I have an very good arc welder AC DC and I am very good gas welding with a torch since i was taught to gas weld by my uncle who was a top notch welder  and did many unusual projects both got himself and professionally..I had not needed a wire feed unit till now and probaly wont ever again so i wasnt going to break the bank to own one. Anyway I now have a good working mig and it has a very long duty cycle. 
Yes I have used it with gas  but mostly i dont. Watch the puddle and metal colour when you weld. If the weld is good the both pieces will be well heated and the same bright colour and the puddle clearly exists on both pieces. That is the key. 
Don

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