Stick Electrode Guide

[bobwills]

Hobart makes them too. And yeah a regular ol 7018 will work on either. Ive used regular ones alot on ac but the ones made for ac run so much better. They got much less spatter and just run smoother. Anyone ever run the 7018ac rods on dc though. I had to the other day. They run fine just kinda seem to have a funny smell while your burning them it seems

[SeanMurphy265]

I run the 7018ac on my power arc 200 and 140st. I like how they run, and they do not seem to be as sensitive to moisture as 7018. I got on a project back in the summer and my 7018 were old and I struggled getting the rods to run, I probably stuck 5lbs of rods. I switched to 7018ac and they ran like a champ. I'm not sure but I wondered if the 7018ac run better on inverter power.