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Allan

12-25-2003 04:19:23

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Hi All,

I've got an old Century 250 Amp arc welder that has been in storage for almost 21 years. It is one of those old dark red units, with the rounded front upper corners and black cast iron wheels and moving handle. It was really a good old welder.

Without going into all the gory, nasty details, back in 1983 when things weren't going all that well, the bank was calling my paper and I was headed for the financial tumble of my life, I put it under a plastic sheet and stored it in an old shed.

I dug it out the other day and it looks just like it did the day I put it in there.

Do you 'spose I can just plug this thing in and go? Or should I have someone test it and look it over first? Whadda think?

Thanks,

Allan

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Loren

12-25-2003 10:03:15

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Re: Bringing out of Storage in reply to Allan, 12-25-2003 04:19:23

That may depend on where you live. Here in the NW it's so wet that things with windings should be dried well before flipping the switch. I restarted an old Cinn. mill after sitting for 13 years inside a good shop and as luck(?) would have it had to do some repair to the motor before running. The shop said the thing was so damp inside the windings it'd smoked for sure.

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Hay Sam

12-25-2003 07:24:02

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Re: Bringing out of Storage in reply to Allan, 12-25-2003 04:19:23

You need to get dem dirtdobbers out.

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john

12-25-2003 08:28:58

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Re: Re: Bringing out of Storage in reply to Hay Sam, 12-25-2003 07:24:02

This is the only problem I would have.

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greenbeanman

12-25-2003 05:33:08

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Re: Bringing out of Storage in reply to Allan, 12-25-2003 04:19:23

If you have a heated shop I would store it there for a few days to drive out any moisture that may have collected anywhere.

Otherwise I think it should work just fine. I use a Westinghouse welder that is nearly as old as I am (I think), and I'm just days short of being 57.

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Chris

12-25-2003 05:26:18

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Re: Bringing out of Storage in reply to Allan, 12-25-2003 04:19:23

Allen, If it has been kept dry and the mice have not made a nest in it it should just work. I might take a look inside and blow it all out with compressed air just to make sure there are no new residents! Snap the amperage selector thru all its settings a few times to clear any oxidization off the contacts. Inspect the power cables for deteioration of the rubber and corrosion on the plug contacts. Otherwise the welder should pretty much just work. Glad to hear things are better. I love the smell of Ozone in the morning... It smells like ....victory!!!

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