ZeusDriver
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Being juvenile, I was going to title this "Pro Power Sparks". But I knew some would find that triggering, and I am already skating on thin ice here.
I am not surprised that the 20A 120V outlets on my truck (no 220 outlets) would power a welder. My surprise has more to do with the tiny, inexpensive welder I got from my favorite place to buy cheap stuff. I was once a competent welder, but my eyesight is not what it used to be. Finally, I found a helmet that works better, and used a friend's extremely nice Miller ($5000 or so) as a MIG welder to weld up a trailer recently. Even it could be plugged into 120, and worked so much better than the equipment I used to weld with that It made me feel like a welding hero.
But:
Turns out this little cheap inverter works really well too. By sticking the wire once (which it is not at all prone to do) I was able to trip the Lightning's circuit breaker, but mainly, it just kept on trucking. This little welder (Titanium Easy Flux) makes it easy to weld anywhere in my yard, without the need to find a huge extension cord. I have also powered a compressor for some spray painting. And I have the bed to use as a work bench.
There are, I'm sure, loads of you who are well aware of the capabilities of Pro Power, but I have used my truck mainly as a daily driver and for towing a boat, not as a "work truck"... so the utility of Pro Power is new to me. Makes me think I should start up a handyman business: "Feeble old fart with bad eyesight will fix your stuff!!"
Do you have interesting uses for Pro Power?
I am not surprised that the 20A 120V outlets on my truck (no 220 outlets) would power a welder. My surprise has more to do with the tiny, inexpensive welder I got from my favorite place to buy cheap stuff. I was once a competent welder, but my eyesight is not what it used to be. Finally, I found a helmet that works better, and used a friend's extremely nice Miller ($5000 or so) as a MIG welder to weld up a trailer recently. Even it could be plugged into 120, and worked so much better than the equipment I used to weld with that It made me feel like a welding hero.
But:
Turns out this little cheap inverter works really well too. By sticking the wire once (which it is not at all prone to do) I was able to trip the Lightning's circuit breaker, but mainly, it just kept on trucking. This little welder (Titanium Easy Flux) makes it easy to weld anywhere in my yard, without the need to find a huge extension cord. I have also powered a compressor for some spray painting. And I have the bed to use as a work bench.
There are, I'm sure, loads of you who are well aware of the capabilities of Pro Power, but I have used my truck mainly as a daily driver and for towing a boat, not as a "work truck"... so the utility of Pro Power is new to me. Makes me think I should start up a handyman business: "Feeble old fart with bad eyesight will fix your stuff!!"
Do you have interesting uses for Pro Power?
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