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21st June 2015, 06:35 PM
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unipower welder-anybody fitted one?
i'm not to sure if this fits here. Has anybody fitted a unipower welder(south african) to any 4wd? It involves putting on a high powered altenator to run it.
if anyone has done it, how good are they?
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21st June 2015 06:35 PM
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21st June 2015, 07:12 PM
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Moderator
We have used a 24v welder in remote situations to weld the bottom of a Shock back on. Two batteries from under the bonnet got it done easily. Not sure what your product is but a basic 24v setup got the job done with ease.
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Originally Posted by
Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
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21st June 2015, 07:14 PM
#3
Patrol Freak
Originally Posted by
MudRunnerTD
We have used a 24v welder in remote situations to weld the bottom of a Shock back on. Two batteries from under the bonnet got it done easily. Not sure what your product is but a basic 24v setup got the job done with ease.
It's was the ready welder 2
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21st June 2015, 07:16 PM
#4
Moderator
Originally Posted by
liftlid
It's was the ready welder 2
Cheers mate, even without that jumper leads and some welding rods will be a winner. If using jumper leads hold the arc rod in the Negative clip.
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!
....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
Check out my Toy -->
MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up
Originally Posted by
Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
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21st June 2015, 07:18 PM
#5
Moderator
Its a Nissan! =====> Its a Keeper!! ....... Got a TD42 in it BONUS!!
....... I'm a lucky bugger! I've got 2 of em!
Check out my Toy -->
MudRunnerTD's GQ From the Ground Up
Originally Posted by
Rogue Dung Beetle
Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
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22nd June 2015, 08:17 AM
#6
Thankyou for that. I haven't seen that welder before.how long would the 24v setup last ie how many 2.5mm rods?
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22nd June 2015, 09:03 AM
#7
Patrol Freak
Originally Posted by
robewott
Thankyou for that. I haven't seen that welder before.how long would the 24v setup last ie how many 2.5mm rods?
It's a mig welder, has a .5 kg gas less spool or you can connect to argon.
Not sure how long you can weld, depends on how good your battery's were. I welded up my brake shaft on my high mount winch after a night of winching and it welded fine.
The post Darren mentioned above used my starting battery and the car started.
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22nd June 2015, 09:14 AM
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Patrol God
My BIL had one on his 75s ute years ago, great for remote work like weld gate hinges back on.
He is an Auto lec so he converted an alternator some how. I would love one too.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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22nd June 2015, 01:23 PM
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Unipower have been around for years.
We hand one on an F truck when Off Road Racing and they work great.
But if you just want to do small repairs on the track to get you home 2 batteries and 2.5 satin craft rods will work great.
As said above positive earth.
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22nd June 2015, 03:00 PM
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Patrol God
You can use XD or XC type alternators and remove the regulator,
More suited to a dual alternator set up like some GQ have ,,,, you'll want to use it everyday
its that good as long as your leads reach the job.
The Mig welder is a seperate unit all together, Id rather use batteries before gasless Mig
Last edited by threedogs; 22nd June 2015 at 03:02 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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