This is the second part video where we clean, prime, paint and finish the wiring on the Idealarc 250. Afterwards we try welding with this baby! Fun stuff!
Seeing this machine looking like new takes me back in time when I bought mine in 77- when you buy a welder and a torch set you find out that you have way more friends than you ever thought 😂😂👍Great video Thanks for sharing it with us!!!
Thanks for a fascinating look into this welder, the restoration looks fantastic, anyone would be proud to have that in their shop. The design looks so simple, and from an era where the extra expense of thick metal didn't seem to be a factor. Get a load of how thick those gears are, holy smokes!!
Nice restoration! Thanks for sharing it. The strange looking capacitor may be to protect the DC side from one of Lincoln's TIG add-on's that they called a "High-Freq". In the documentation for those it mentions the requirement to add a filter capacitor to protect the welder from the high-frequency signal that gets imposed on the output to allow for non-scratch starting TIG. The big capacitor that looks like something you would see on an AC compressor unit is likely a power factor correction capacitor that will make these old transformer based units less wasteful, and not require such a high ampacity circuit and large input wire size. It's not surprising to find it on one of these as they were often used in factory settings, where the utility would penalize the factory for using equipment with a poor power factor. For us on regular single phase home 240v circuits, there is no such penalty by the utility -- we don't get charged for the power wasted by a poor power factor, but we still pay a price for it by having to run this stuff on 100amp circuits, and having to run 4 gauge or bigger supply wiring from the panel. While the welder isn't "using" the extra amps flowing due to a poor power factor, those extra amps are still flowing to and from the welder on the source wiring. Correcting the power factor generally corrects this so only the power being "used" by the welder is flowing on the source wiring, and so also can be run on a lower rated circuit breaker. This also will make the welder less likely to cause a 50amp breaker to trip. I hope this helps, Philip
I really appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing all the details of this restoration. I bought one of the from the State of Kansas surplus property about 20 years ago and have never gotten around to replacing the damaged power cord and using it. However, i think i will dig into it now that you have shown me what i need to look at and possibly restore.
Please do get it up and running they are so worth it! These are simple machines and remember they have an electrical schematic on the inside cover that show where all the connections are to be. Most general electricians should be able to navigate it. Thanks for watching and your comments!
Michael, this was a great video. You are very informative. I really appreciate how you explained everything. The welder is just beautiful! Liked, commented, and subscribed. Please keep making content. I think you have something good going on here!
Seeing this machine looking like new takes me back in time when I bought mine in 77- when you buy a welder and a torch set you find out that you have way more friends than you ever thought 😂😂👍Great video Thanks for sharing it with us!!!
You bet, thanks for the comments! And yes it’s funny how many of your friends come out of the closet when they need some welding!
Thanks for a fascinating look into this welder, the restoration looks fantastic, anyone would be proud to have that in their shop. The design looks so simple, and from an era where the extra expense of thick metal didn't seem to be a factor. Get a load of how thick those gears are, holy smokes!!
True…….a time when making tools with quality was the goal.
Nice restoration! Thanks for sharing it.
The strange looking capacitor may be to protect the DC side from one of Lincoln's TIG add-on's that they called a "High-Freq". In the documentation for those it mentions the requirement to add a filter capacitor to protect the welder from the high-frequency signal that gets imposed on the output to allow for non-scratch starting TIG.
The big capacitor that looks like something you would see on an AC compressor unit is likely a power factor correction capacitor that will make these old transformer based units less wasteful, and not require such a high ampacity circuit and large input wire size. It's not surprising to find it on one of these as they were often used in factory settings, where the utility would penalize the factory for using equipment with a poor power factor.
For us on regular single phase home 240v circuits, there is no such penalty by the utility -- we don't get charged for the power wasted by a poor power factor, but we still pay a price for it by having to run this stuff on 100amp circuits, and having to run 4 gauge or bigger supply wiring from the panel. While the welder isn't "using" the extra amps flowing due to a poor power factor, those extra amps are still flowing to and from the welder on the source wiring. Correcting the power factor generally corrects this so only the power being "used" by the welder is flowing on the source wiring, and so also can be run on a lower rated circuit breaker. This also will make the welder less likely to cause a 50amp breaker to trip.
I hope this helps,
Philip
Wow! Thanks for that extra information! Other viewers will definitely find some benefit in knowing this information. Thanks for watching as well!
I really appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing all the details of this restoration. I bought one of the from the State of Kansas surplus property about 20 years ago and have never gotten around to replacing the damaged power cord and using it. However, i think i will dig into it now that you have shown me what i need to look at and possibly restore.
Please do get it up and running they are so worth it! These are simple machines and remember they have an electrical schematic on the inside cover that show where all the connections are to be. Most general electricians should be able to navigate it. Thanks for watching and your comments!
Michael, this was a great video. You are very informative. I really appreciate how you explained everything. The welder is just beautiful! Liked, commented, and subscribed. Please keep making content. I think you have something good going on here!
Wow, the welder looks good like brand new. Thanks Michael
Thanks! Turned out really good.
Looks incredible, way too nice to weld with now, ha ha.
nice job,let's get some more Champ videos,lol
Definitely! Come spring I’ll be back up there. Working on my ground school right now.
@@shopdoc not sure if I told you,sold my Champ 22yrs ago and hadn't flown since.Bought it back last month and back in the air
That is fantastic!
I just picked one of these up yesterday. It’s also from 1969. Do you know where I might find the Lug Stud Assembly replacement?
Pretty sure you can get them new from Lincoln Electric still. Also ebay will likely sell them.
Is it for sale?
No, sorry, it sold shortly after completion. These usually do not last long once posted for sale.