My old CIG Transarc stick was getting tired so began looking around for a new welder. One that would be handy in the shed and one that was small light weight and could be taken away on our prospecting trips and be run using our Honda 3kva inverter generator.
This one works a treat.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Misht...YAAOSw-W5Utx2~
Strangely if I switched off the generator "economy" and struck an arc the welder tripped after a couple of seconds.
Switched back to "Econ" struck an arc generator came up to revs and the stick burned away.
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...lder%20007.jpg