![]() The 100 foot length will allow me to use the range plug instead of the dryer and still make it to the garage. Do you think that it will be necessary to go with the 8/3? I've read that 10/3 SOOW would be sufficient for the wire but I'm leaning toward using 8/3 instead so that I can use 100 feet of cord. This weekend I'll get the cable and parts for an extension cord so I can fire it up. Everything in that $100 range around here is typically AC only so finding one with DC for that price was a huge bonus. From what I've read, the Lincoln would be the better welder but for what I'm going to use it for, the Century at 1/3 the price (plus gas and time) was a better deal. Pricing the leads out it looked like they would ad another $100 for just a pair of 10 footers plus the Lincoln was 70 miles away and the Century was only 5 miles. Heck, the welding leads alone are worth that.Īt the time I was also considering a Lincoln IdealArc that was going for $200 but it had no leads. I also got a nice little 1/2 ton chain hoist from the guy for another $35. It was just $100 and at that price I'm very happy. Sorry, I forgot to put the price in the original post. It's good to hear from someone who's actually used one of these. I've sent an email to Lincoln to see if they've got any info on this welder. It's model 110-178 and has a date code of 082581 which I would read as August 25, 1981? If so, it's about the same age as my Yanmar 1510D I've had a look around for a user's manual but Lincoln doesn't seem to have one for this welder. If anyone has any information on this model, I'd appreciate it. It came with a few 7018 rods and some rods that I can burn up to play with. It came with a pair of 15 foot leads so once I've made an extension cord and found some scrap steel to practice on, I can give it a try. Pushing the knob back down locks the setting. The amperage adjustment is made by lifting the knob on the top and turning the knob. I took the back off to clean and took some photos of the 'guts'. :thumbsup: That, and some cleaning, is as far as I've gotten. So far I know that the fan runs and there was no magic blue smoke or unusual noises when it was fired up. It's a bit rusty here and there but the previous owner assured me that it worked. When I tried to research this model, information was a bit sparse so I thought I'd post some photos in case anyone else runs into one of these. I found a good Craigslist buy and picked up my first welder, a Century 5 Star AC/DC 295/250 Amp. ![]()
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