My trusty hobby MIG welder gave up the ghost after 17 years. My wife bought
it for me as a present ( gotta love a women who buys you tools ) from
Harbor Freight when they were still Harbor Salvage freight.
It was a 115 volt model that did about 120 amps at most but served all my
needs and did everything I needed.
Looking at HF catalog it appears they now only offer 220v MIGs. I've also
checked Northern Tool and they still offer a 115 v MIG.
Question : Is there an advantage to a 220 v vs a 115 v model? I have both
220 and 115 in the shop so could go either way. If there is no difference
the 115 v would be more convenient since I could use it in any of the
outlets as apposed to moving the work to the welder.
Thanks for any advise .
Bob Nogueira
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