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Premier
has been making these things for years. They're
not the only ones, but their package is proven
and works as advertised.
True,
it's not cheap (about $700 USD), but it's controlable,
easy to mount under your hood, protects your
rigs vitals and gives you shop-like welding
ability as long as the motor runs.
The
basic design of the Premier Power Welder has
a track record of over 26 years. Proven in a
number of high-demand, none-failure-tolerant
applications including military, municipal,
farming, off-road, rescue, construction &
maintenance uses. It is designed to be simple,
reliable and functional without any unnecessary
gauges, dials or lights.
Mount
it up, wire it in, start welding - it's that
simple.
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OK.
This one falls under the catergory of "Only
if you must". It is a truly viable option,
and the chances are good you'll have everythnig
needed to manage it if you're out with a couple
buddies.
- Two,
preferably three, automotive batteries - check
- Jumper
cables - check
- Vise-grips
- check
- An
old peice of metal, like maybe a coat hanger
- check
- The
guts to jury rig enough amps to kill a guy,
but in this case will save your bacon - check
The
basics of welding still aplly - you're going
to make a basic arc-welding setup using the
voltage/amerage from the batteries to fuse metal
together. While this is a 'trail-saver"
technique for sure, I've seen welds done this
way that were solid enough to not need attention
when we got home.
Be
careful you don't overheat the batteries - no
one needs an acid bath
Be careful to let them rest, or re-install them
in the rigs and run the motor for a while to
recharge them periodically if you're welding
takes a while.
It
sure would suck to fix the broken frame rail...only
to be stranded by dead batteries.
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