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Old 09-10-19, 04:13 PM   #7
oil pan 4
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Welders use bigger transformers and bigger fans for more duty cycle.
The largest one I have seen was a 600 amp welder powered with 480v single phase. It would run continuous up to 400 amps. It weighed around a ton.
I don't event think it had a fan, just used convection.

Cheap little welders can have like a 5% duty cycle at full power.
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