welder question...

[stephen]

i'm not sure if this is even possible...but is there a way to modify a welder to make it stronger??? i've had this little welder of mine for about 6yrs, and never really use it because it's not too good with thicker metals. it's a mig welder. i don't think i've ever heard of anyone doing it...most people just buy better welders...but i'm just curious as to whether it's even possible. it operates off of a 110v outlet (which i'm assuming is why it's so weak). i've been searching around on google, but haven't hit anything yet.

[b17a1db2]

i've never heard anything like that to make one stronger. what kind of welder do you have, how many amps does it have?

[stephen]

yeah, i've never heard of it either...i was just curious. my max output amp is 130A. oh i forgot....it's a clarke 130EN mig welder.

[BanginJimmy]

You're screwed. Even if you up the amperage, the boards would not be able to handle it and you would just fry those.

[b17a1db2]

yeah, i've never heard of it either...i was just curious. my max output amp is 130A. oh i forgot....it's a clarke 130EN mig welder.

yeah, i know someone that has one of those same ones.. seems like they are good. yeah. something with more power would most likely need to be run off of 220v.