John,
Specifically, I don't know this unit, but in general, Lincoln welders are
very nice. Heck, the story was worth $100 C ($64 USA)
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Griffiths" <John.Griffiths@uregina.ca>
To: <owner-6pack@autox.team.net>
Cc: <6pack-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: Lincoln Welder: What have I bought?
> Hi Folks:
>
> This morning in a drowze I was looking through the local paper and
> noticed an ad for a Harley cover (which was what actually got my
> attention) AND then a Lincoln arc welder. The seller was only asking
> $125 Cdn (about $70 US). "Would he mind" I thought to myself "if I
> called at 6:00 AM?" I had seen your collective comments on Lincoln as
> being a good name in welders and I'd always kind of wanted one. I know
> NOTHING about welding though I have a few small jobs pending. I decided
> to wait a couple or three hours hoping that someone else would not be
> less considerate and beat me to the unit. I called at eight and heard a
> sultry lady's voice asking me to leave a message. I was very
> impressed that this was a Harley rider. Only after making some
> "Tooltime" noises and hanging up did I realize I had a wrong number. I
> tried again. No answer. I went to rehearsal (I'm a musician) and tried
> at break. No answer. Oh... MY... GAWD!!! I should have called at six.
> He must have sold it. I tried again after rehearsal. No answer.
> Despondent I went out with my son to look at Palm pilots. Finally I got
> an answer. The welder had not yet sold. I drove over there and under an
> old tv and a broken hassock in the garage I found the object of my
> craving: the Lincoln. I'd like to say it was glimmering but red was
> close enough for me. I got it for $100 Cdn (almost nothing US). Now...
> what have I bought?
>
> It's a Lincoln model AC 225-S, Type K-1170, Serial #88029 (if that
> matters...). It's a 220 current (I'll have to get it wired in) and has
> a range of 40-225 amps. It weighs a ton and strikes me as being unlike
> your average home machine.
>
> Clearly I'll git me some larnin' before I fire this puppy up **at all**
> but does anyone know if this (assuming it works as well as promised) is
> a reasonably good machine?
>
> Thanks for any comment.
>
> John
>
> '73 TR6 CF3396U
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