How To: MIG Weld on Battery Power

I've spent a lot of time trying to make my portable welding setup more practical, and I think I've found the solution. Best of all, it's less than a grand!

[MosaicHomestead]

I ordered one of those power stations...This has been one of the most impressive illustrations of what that power station can do, great video.

[TsaWind]

I'm looking to get into welding for hobby, and misc fix-it jobs while on the road, me and my significant other do travel nursing with a truck and small trailer. We already carry that invertor pack, this video is great showing the power of having a small welder! Nobody likes dealing with big generators, the noise, the fuel, and the exhaust.

[weldmachine]

The Battery Pack.
Was especially good for tacking up a job.
As you did towards the end of the video.
Thanks for showing us a great idea.
Peter.

[qyrgntl]

I rewired an old Sears MIG welder that bit the dust to run on 2 Optima Deep Cycle batteries. That thing was a beast. No problem welding a trailer hitch together out of steel.

[_doomzday]

You can also use a 12v-120v inverter that runs off your car battery. Just start the car, plug in the flux core welder and you’re good to go

[mega-hbre]

I've done it with the new 60v amp batteries but it can't push no more than 75 to 85 amps for a certain amount of time before shutdown, maybe an HR.and half which is plenty of time to complete a small job. I love mine and yes I know it was an expensive set up ( about $ 1400 with the new 60v flexvolt batteries), but don't care since I'm a dewalt cordless tool owner and this type portability with out the gas and noise of a generator is priceless to me. Looking to get the cordless battety welder from dewalt but is too expensive right now ( about 5 k) so I'll wait until they go down in price eventually.

[AntonioClaudioMichael]

That's crazy that your getting the dewalt inverter generator off flex volt batteries is running that mig machine

[octaviorn-ee]

how long you can welder with MiG welder

[iginiobluevest]

EASB VOLT welder, powered by DEWALT 4x flexvolt batteries

[BillyHardcase]

pretty coool. I havent seen the DeWalt power station in europe. There are a few videos of people (mag) welding using car batteries. Never tried it my selfe.

[lylegrenoble]

FR stuff is easier to wash also. Just pitch in the washer like laundry!!! That's why I switched

[davidoleary]

nice video Rich now i want 1 of those invertors

[favourjjonathan]

Need help, can I power a Clarke 135TE Turbo MIG Welder With a Clarke IG2200 2.2kW Inverter Generator ? I’m working from my garage but scared I’m going to blow the place up

[TruthSeekerAi]

do you think it will work better if you use stick ?

[ethantroy]

What gas generator would you recommend to run a welder off of?

[itonjoans]

that's cool but, for the price I would rather get a cheap gas powered generator.

[iginiobluevest]

Not good with Miller mig weld but why cut-off circuit breaker again with flash led indicator

[JosStrange]

That’s awesome man. I have one of those, but I’d never have guessed it would chooch just that Skookum. We’re those 9ah batts or 12s?

[JoeOBremski]

Not too bad.... another option is the Karnage Welder :)

[ethantroy]

Cool idea man. Do you do much tig welding or mainly mig?