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10% duty cycle harbor freight deal (weld for 1 minute followed by 10 minutes not welding basically)


9 minutes actually <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> I agree, that is a real pain. Best to get a turbo welder.

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Another thing on cheap welders is that the trigger only controls feed, so your wire is always live and that sets to be a pain in the ass.


That's hasn't been my experience. On both of the cheaper welders I have owned the wire was not live unless the trigger was pulled. Otherwise it would be a real pain in the <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

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