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From: "Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Question about a Linde Utility Welder 230
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:32:42 -0400
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"David Billington"  wrote in message news:v5fb51$1mm17$1@dont-email.me...

On 25/06/2024 21:15, Shannon wrote:
> can you still get leads for these?
>
A quick look seems to show a quick connect but not enough detail to show
what type. Dinse are quite a common  fitting IME and readily available
from good welding suppliers and ebay. Make your own leads as they're
easy to fit and I've swapped some stud panel fittings for Dinse in the
past and they were a direct swap.

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https://dinse-us.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/DINSE_Plugs_Sockets_US.pdf

Dinse plugs are cylinders of 9mm, 13mm or 15mm diameter with a bayonet 
locking lug that enters a slot which pix of the 230 don't show. If you 
aren't comfortable removing a connector socket you could measure the hole as 
accurately  as possible, or shave down a wood dowel to a jam fit that shows 
the (likely discolored) contact area and take it to the dealer as a sample. 
Older plug types I've seen are a taper fit and split lengthwise for a spring 
fit. I had to make brass plugs to match the taper fit.

This gives the size of the lead cables. It looks like #1 for high and #2 for 
the low range only, 125 Amps has been enough for me to weld 1/2" steel plate 
with 1/8" electrodes.
https://www.directwire.com/resources/welding-cable-ampacity-chart/

Good luck with it, the old Sears welder I bought from a roadie for $30 had 
been patched with a steel connector panel that shorted the low winding, but 
not all the magic smoke escaped and I could make it work again. The other 
cheap welder I bought, a 50A buzz box, I turned into a high current battery 
charger.