Harold in CR
100 kW
The power company down here keeps the voltage on the house side to around 108-112v. I keep after them to boost it up to 120v or so, where it should be. As long as I am the only one complaining, they just ignore me. As anyone with AC voltage knows, 108-112 is extremely low.
In my shop when I try to use my 120v Miller Mig welder, there is not enough voltage to activate the relay that starts the wire feed and amperage to start welding. Recently I did manage to get them to adjust the voltage to 118v. That is as high as they would go. I went to the shop and immediately I had the welder starting first click and laying a nice bead. Now, it looks like chikken shit globs and I may click the trigger as many as 30 times to finally get it to catch.
Is there any way for an electronics dumbass like me to come up with a boost circuit for the welder 120v feed ? I believe 30Amps would be sufficient as long as the voltage is between 120-125v.
In my shop when I try to use my 120v Miller Mig welder, there is not enough voltage to activate the relay that starts the wire feed and amperage to start welding. Recently I did manage to get them to adjust the voltage to 118v. That is as high as they would go. I went to the shop and immediately I had the welder starting first click and laying a nice bead. Now, it looks like chikken shit globs and I may click the trigger as many as 30 times to finally get it to catch.
Is there any way for an electronics dumbass like me to come up with a boost circuit for the welder 120v feed ? I believe 30Amps would be sufficient as long as the voltage is between 120-125v.