A while back I purchased an Onan welder.
It came with 20' 2 gauge leads. Wonderfully flexible and light.
I have done a fair amount of welding with it but it takes considerable caution. If I was still feeding a family welding I would invest in new leads but I am not. Looked all over the web and the cheapest 2 gauge I found was $1.39 per foot bring your own couplers. I decided on repairs.
Stripped the old insulation off and pulled the remaining wire through 1/2 OD 3/8 ID pvc tube I had laying around.
Didn't have enough tube to Finnish the job so will need to buy more. This was more or less a proof of concept test. I don't see any problems so I guess I will proceed. I have other leads around that can benefit from this treatment but will require different size tubes. I may try heat shrinking the tube at some point.
Don
It came with 20' 2 gauge leads. Wonderfully flexible and light.
I have done a fair amount of welding with it but it takes considerable caution. If I was still feeding a family welding I would invest in new leads but I am not. Looked all over the web and the cheapest 2 gauge I found was $1.39 per foot bring your own couplers. I decided on repairs.
Stripped the old insulation off and pulled the remaining wire through 1/2 OD 3/8 ID pvc tube I had laying around.
Didn't have enough tube to Finnish the job so will need to buy more. This was more or less a proof of concept test. I don't see any problems so I guess I will proceed. I have other leads around that can benefit from this treatment but will require different size tubes. I may try heat shrinking the tube at some point.
Don
