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OK so I'm confused. Did you have a century 131b welder, then get the hobart flux wire later? What was wrong with the century? Or was it the other way around? What do you gain by mixing and matching parts?

I had some money burning a hole in my pocket. The 131 still works well....but the unit is mainly plastic...I see some issues with pieces breaking off potentially.
Don't get me wrong, the 131 is kick-ass but I have been toying with the idea converting a 120vac flux core version to 24vdc....and if it would even work. I have been thinking about this ever since I bought the 1999 red TJ brand new.
Well, I now know it works well. It's possible to get the MIG100 on a real sale for 70 or 80 bucks.....and order 2 SLA 12 volt batteries for 30 each on-line.
The 131b is no longer available from harbor freight($299).....I checked last year and the it can be found on the internet for about 500~600. ZUK

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