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  1. Default Powerarc 200ST 120v

    Hi everyone. I bought this machine about a year ago and have mostly used it for tig. It has been a great machine for that but when it comes to stick welding on 120v I'm not sure what the problem is or if this is normal?

    I have welded out a whole 6" sch.40 pipe with tig on 120v without much stopping other than to get new filler wire between 100-120 amps the whole time without any issue.

    On the same 120v circuit (which has a 20amp breaker), I cant even burn a single rod of 3/32 7018 without the breaker tripping I've tried between 70 and 90 amps, different hot start settings, different arc force settings and still can only get about half a rod to burn.

    Is this normal for this machine on 120v? What could possibly be wrong?

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    Gee,

    Have you tried it with Stick on 220/240V first, just as a baseline.

    Otherwise, I took a quick look at the PDF manual.

    https://www.everlastgenerators.com/s...es%20200ST.pdf

    See here:

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    Maybe a 20 amp 120V breaker is problematic with Stick though. I mean, I TIG with my 210EXT on a 120V/20amp breaker up to 125 amps with no tripping at all. But maybe I’ll try Stick on 120V sometime. I hear my 210EXT welds well on Stick, but after owning it for five years now, I've never gotten around to burning some good ole rods with it.
    Last edited by christian; 04-27-2020 at 05:10 PM.
    Everlast 210 EXT (2015)

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    I dont have any 240v welder plugs readily available, I'll try to use it on a 240v at work some time soon to test it out.

    At my work we have a miller maxstar 161stl that we use for anywhere only a 120v outlet is available and it can run rod after rod pretty well at 90 amps (1/8" 6010) on a 20 amp breaker. That's why I was thinking something was wrong with the everlast only burning about 1/2 a rod before cutting out since those 2 machines seem to have fairly similar specs.

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    The arc voltage for stick is much higher. It has a much higher inrush. You need a 30 amp breaker to take advantage of the arc force control, which can exceed the maximum amperage of the machine.

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    Also each time your breaker trips it gets weaker and weaker.

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