cheftrd Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 WooHoo! Just ordered my new welder. Been using a Panasonic WP300 for the last 10 years. It was starting to sugre and having difficulty holding an arc under 10 amps, so I decided to upgrade to the Panasonic BP2. Fully digital. Twin inverter. 50-400Hz for AC welding. 50 Channel weld setting memory. And it looks cool! http://industrial.panasonic.com/ww/i_e/29865/fa-awm_e/fa-awm_e/tig_e.html#bp2 Had to tell someone... That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Very nice welder Matt. Are you going to have it to use over there, or wait till your back here? BTW, when are you returning stateside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Since Ive never used a welder over seas, and I know american appliances generally won,t work on non-usa power connections,(I don,t know how japans power is, but I know some european stuff a total non-useable deal in the USA) Ive got to ask, just curious.....can you USE a welder designed for plugging into over seas power inputs once you move here and the power is differant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getZ Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Since Ive never used a welder over seas, and I know american appliances generally won,t work on non-usa power connections,(I don,t know how japans power is, but I know some european stuff a total non-useable deal in the USA) Ive got to ask, just curious.....can you USE a welder designed for plugging into over seas power inputs once you move here and the power is differant? I'm not sure what the frequency in Japan is, a lot of European countries use 50Hz instead of 60Hz. AC motors don't typicaly like the frequency change, they overheat. I can't say what an AC welder would do, but I wouldn't recomend using a different frequency unless the device was made to do so. It's usualy labled on the device somewhere. If you have a device labled 220V 50/60Hz you would be good here and a lot of Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Eastern Japan is 60Hz, Western Japan is 50Hz. Household mains are 100V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 That looks expensive.... I'm very jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheftrd Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 Most high-end machines like the Panasonic and Miller Dynasty series self adjust power input. 50-60Hz and 200-400V. Panasonic sells this welder in the US and Australia, as well, but mostly it's used in production robotic welding. It was around the same price as a comparable Miller Dyansty series with all the bells and whistles. I'm always having to reconfigure the machine, and the 50 memory settings sold me; you just push one button and turn a dial. That, and the fact that the two Panasonic tig machines I've had in the past went 8 and 10 years each before needing ANY maintenance. 400Hz AC wave is sick for welding thin aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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