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It will even toast deep cycles. Learned this 15 years ago when I replaced this guy's AGM batteries several times that he bought from me. Come to figure out he was welding with them. You just can't put this kind of short into batteries without toasting them in very short order.Two big name flavors for this are
Millermatic Passport
and Hobart Trek
Direct shorting batteries will adversely effect their performance. Keep a pair of deep cycle laying around for this.
I was just at the wrong end of that deal, having guaranteed the batteries. After that it became a discretionary thing as to replacing the battery. No telling what they do to those things sometimes! Now they pretty much go to solar projects where this kind of thing isn't a problem, but I do run a couple of AGM's in my deuce.Awesome Possum, I keep a pair of deeps around for alot of things winches power and more. I only use this form of welding when absolutely necessary. I've maybe done it twice in the last 6 yrs. Once just to make $100, and a point when someone said it couldn't be done.
The OP I think doesn't expect this to be used very often.
The ready welder is a great tool...I've owned one for about 8 years. I find that I use it more as a spoolgun for welding aluminum with my MIG welder than on the trail. Unless you're carrying a bottle of shielding gas, you're just using it as a flux core wire feeder. While it is a little better than the stick method, I personally choose to leave it at the shop when I hit the trail. A few welding rods take up less space and save on weight...
Excellent! That is exactly what I was hoping for in this thread
Hot metal and sparks...leather gloves have almost no electrical insulating properties. Welding occurs at relatively low voltage (24 in this case) and that voltage doesn't pose an electrocution risk
I have no certifications related to welding...but I have been welding for a little over 25 years (since I was 10). I currently have 2 MIG welders, 1 TIG, my ready welder, and Oxy-fuel. I do weld at least once a week; I have scratch built several trailers, bumpers, rollcages, etc. I built the bed on my deuce (i have lots of pics of it on SS). So, I do have some self taught experience. But, I keep finding pro welders who teach me tricks and techniques fairly often...I'm sure there are quite a few guys here who have more experience than I do.
