Hello again, all;
My Hobart RC301 is still running strong after being converted... I even bought a new Miller R-115 wire feeder for it (the drive rolls for the L-Tec feeder are really hard to find/expensive).
I've acquired another welder I'm considering using for Tig and Stick... a Miller Dimension 452. This is another three phase welder that's a little newer design than most of the Miller welders I've seen converted here and elsewhere. It's a multiprocess box with both CC and CV modes, to make things more complicated. Controls are a digital/analog mix, but it runs on the same basic transformer and rectifier circuit that most other converted welders use.
I have two questions that I'm hoping someone here can help me with.
1) Has anyone converted this welder or a similar model using the Haas-Kamp method?
2) How can I estimate how many capacitors will be needed to convert a 452 amp (600 peak) unit? I'd like to use stud mount caps, which I don't have on hand and will have to order, hence my desire to estimate.
I've got a couple months before I start this most likely, both because I've got other projects going and because I'll need the ground to thaw before I can run a new feeder cable to my garage to power this sucker.
Thanks,
Erik
My Hobart RC301 is still running strong after being converted... I even bought a new Miller R-115 wire feeder for it (the drive rolls for the L-Tec feeder are really hard to find/expensive).
I've acquired another welder I'm considering using for Tig and Stick... a Miller Dimension 452. This is another three phase welder that's a little newer design than most of the Miller welders I've seen converted here and elsewhere. It's a multiprocess box with both CC and CV modes, to make things more complicated. Controls are a digital/analog mix, but it runs on the same basic transformer and rectifier circuit that most other converted welders use.
I have two questions that I'm hoping someone here can help me with.
1) Has anyone converted this welder or a similar model using the Haas-Kamp method?
2) How can I estimate how many capacitors will be needed to convert a 452 amp (600 peak) unit? I'd like to use stud mount caps, which I don't have on hand and will have to order, hence my desire to estimate.
I've got a couple months before I start this most likely, both because I've got other projects going and because I'll need the ground to thaw before I can run a new feeder cable to my garage to power this sucker.
Thanks,
Erik