Can This Portable Generator Run A Welder And Compressor?
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Maxspeedingrods 4500i generator review, Let's have a look at this petrol generator and see if it will power a 50 litre air compressor and my Clarke TS135 Turbo mig welder.
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I was waiting for that glass table to shatter 😂 one strong table you got Martin
Muchasglasseseas
I did wonder if the table would survive but our man is not a dope.
I thought the exact same thing, if it wasn’t the weight I was half, expecting the heat to crack the table at least.
Very helpful review as always thanks look forward to more,great to know that you can take your air fryer anywhere along with the suitcase generator now that brings a whole new meaning to having a picnic.
I'm very tempted by that Generator. I've got a glass coffee table that would be perfect for it, Although it did look like it was trying to attack you towards the end.
Hi Martin ive got a few generators you can tell if its a good generator try a house kettle if it boils ok its a good genny
The most useful channel on TH-cam. Won't be long before we are watching on the TV.
should do a review of glass tables, 2 jennys on them and a bit of welding
Great review. To be honest, I was amazed that it could handle the welder at all. Pretty impressive results like you say for welding car bodywork.
Marvelous generator is that, perfect for a shed or garage without mains power, great video Martin, would'nt mind one myself, 👍🏻❤
Martin thank you so much for this review. Don't know if you remember but I asked you exactly this on your original review of original generator the other week.. literally a 50 litre compressor and a mig welder I'm blowing away by this like seriously.. wow.. thank you so much.. excellent review my friend.. keep up these awesome videos.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing this with us was interesting to see what it could do. Take care and have a good weekend
Good Review Martin
Really good review Martin good handy generator to have
Great review Martin , great generator for a home workshop.
Thanks for sharing, catch you on the next one
Strong patio table 👍
Thanks 👍
Great video as usual 👌 even though you sent my anxiety levels to maximum working on that glass table 😁😁
Really good review Martin, good handy generator 👍
As a whole house electricity back-up if the power goes out. Don't want the frozen stuff in the freezer to thaw out. And it'll run a gas fired furnace we have in Canada in the winter so we don't freeze to death. Just need a hook up to the breaker box (electrician work) I wouldn't attempt it myself. Great video and for the size I think the db is reasonable.
I’ve got a Honda Generator with the Choke sign the wrong way round Martin. The designers mustn’t use them so think it’s stands for engine on. 👍
Welding on Sharon’s glass top patio table…😳😵💫
LEGEND!!! 😂😂😂
Great review martin , i know what ill be getting now
Seems a decent machine No problems with welder on the thin metal compressor was fine. struggled there on max power its probably not going to do it for thin car stuff it be ok
Martin I was using a hired petrol generator Welder the other day on site its,was a mosa welder generator so I plugged our 240 volt sealey 200 arc welder in and it would not have it my mate said you have to go for 7kw
Awesome review Martin you always go into Great detail Spot on 👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much 😁
Good review., thank you..
Nice bit of kit. The only thing I would say is that the better more expensive ones ARE A LOT QUIETER! -)
I think the running time on that generator would be worth testing at maximum load. The tank is bigger than a standard honda type and reminds me of the lighting generators we used on the railway.
Great product for the price, thanks for sharing. 👌
Thanks for watching!
Martin they don’t make glass like that now ,that a great little generator and great output for the price stay safe 👍👨🏻🏭
Thanks 👍
bloody good table that
Good video on channel thanks lee
Thank you for sharing 🎉 👍🏾🙏🏾💥💥
Having worked with a million small honda engines (as well as briggs etc etc) i feel that this is a close copy. The sound it makes both on and off choke is very distinctive.
The choke is definitely the same..
Love both of my ‘One Pulls’..
Although one lives in Spain whilst the other lives in my van…
👍👍👍 Thanks Martin
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The anti vibration feet are a great idea. (mine wonders all over the place)
Nice review, it would be a good generator for small, one machine use like the grinder, welder, lights etc. Could it power an arc welder - farmers always use them a lot on farms..?? And, is it powered by a Honda clone engine..??
Would also love to see a series of clips on 'Clarke' branded machines. This UK brand has been around for decades and serves the home DIY, hobbyist.
Martin, I was looking at the sticker for the choke, I realized it was backwards. I recently replaced the carburetor on my generator, and that was fresh in my mind. My workshop is on a farm with no electric power, so I use solar or a generator.
I'm looking to get a belt driven generator that cannot power most of my tools from a diesel engine.
I have an engine, and will look at a generator a guy has on Monday.
I've had the same on a few tools from Asia with the sticker back to front.
Looks like a nice bit of kit. School boy error getting the sticker the wrong way round 😂 I use hobby weld for food grade c02 for brewing from Skinns in Walcott but I know Bob Wildings also is a agent for hobby weld which do you use ? I’m definitely knocking on your door and running a extension cable if we get a blackout lol . Great vid as always 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Intrestimg generators with those you can blow up your inflatable spary booth and run the compressors from them saves from running extension cables through the house I do wonder why they supplied 2 plugs
Because there are 2, 13 amp outlets I suppose.
Hi what generator would I need to run a 100amp gasless mig welder for doing car bodywork panels will 3000watts be ok? Thanks
The way it powered the welder was impressive. Not sure if that is due to modern inverter circuits in the welder??
If they cant even get a lable right quality control must be good but good review Martin
Hi it Davy good tool to have
you should try an electric kettle which can put a fairly high load on a generator they usually max out the smaller ones 🤔.
I have one of those small 2 stroke jobs it powers a angle grinder no issues. I will try a kettle, I've been looking at the Honda's and Clarke do some decent ones but big money
Evening mate,
The only problem is when I'm charging my phone with mine , and it rings I can't hear what the person is saying at the other end lol, good riew as normal hope all is well with you all
All fine Phil Apart from a chest infection.
I'm using an 8.5 kw generator and mma and mig set up with a compressor set up as a pickup based mobile welding unit it works but i do also have OXY FUEL as a standby. i do try to avoid Oxy as the insurance costs etc are simply getting too costly. I do find that the generator does struggle when using a plasma cutter on 1/4 plate and upwards
Hi martin thanks for this review. I have the exact same welder as you have and I need to do a bit of welding on my Xr3i. What do you set your wire speed at and what do you have your gas at too?
Thanks
Ste
Wire speed always between 6-7 and I just guess the gas by sound.
Nice Martin it did abit of dancing lol
Most important test will it boil the kettle in the back of my works van?
I think needs at least 5000W constant to operate the welding unit in order to weld anything thicker than 1,5mm. Prices of generators go incredibly fast sky high when some power is needed! But for cars with 0,6mm sheetmetal, no big deal for sure.
I had been using a 2900 watt generator for my welder, so I'm moving up to a 3500 watt which should do better on the welder. When I go to use my plasma cutter, I'll use my 5500 watt as the air compressor draws 18 amps at startup. All of my generators came from a local scrap yard, and so far I've gotten all but two running. One was a bit out of my ability to repair, so I took it to a professional.
Hi Martin, I sent you an email on your retro restore address asking whether you could do a video on getting a lawn mower ready for spring, never done one before and could use the advice, thanks.
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Hi Mart, be interested to know what wattage the welder pulls when on max setting?
The reason I asked Mart was the kick in max of that gen was 3500w the run was 3200w so what did the welder draw?
You've got to have a very understanding easy going wife using that table, very lucky man. Do a review on table for company .
The back to front choke seems to be common thing on Chinese engines. I have a Clark generator and a wolf pressure washer and they both have the choke backwards, I also have a strimmer and a hedge trimmer both two stroke and again the chokes are backwards, I think it must be something to do with translation, maybe run in chinese translates to on if you use google or something along those lines and it has been going on for some time because there is at least 15 years between some of the equipment.
Noice!!
If you were running that in your shed, how many of those Db thingies would it take to get your neighbours complaining? 🤣
wow thanks Good video ,,,, Thanks Ed Loretto Ondario Canada
You are welcome!
Great review, dont you just love the Chinese, makes you wonder if they cant get a label right makes you wonder what else they dont get right, well I know quite a lot, something thats worth doing is ignoring the first oil change time and do it much sooner and several of them. I've got a cracking deisel 6.5KVa generator and it took 3 oil changes before I stopped getting swarf out of the engine 😮 Dotn get me wrong the chinese stuff for the money is great but its well worth doing multiple oil changes and run about making sure all the bolts are nice and tight 🙂
Well Martin you wont have to go to the gym you saved some money there
Any reviews on an inverter welder?
Don't have one, sorry.
Hi Martin. I was wondering... Is your welder supposed to take a normal 13a plug or is it supposed to use one capable of 16a? Only reason I ask is because I bought a 160a draper welder a couple of months ago and I'm supposed to use a plug capable of 16a but I was wondering if i could just wire a normal 13a one and use it at a lower power until I can get a 16a capable socket fitted?
I have the same as Martin and it came with a 13amp plug from factory fitted. I think yours needs to be hard wired. Maybe I’m wrong
@@thegreengrass6501 ahh ok. Mine needs to be fitted with one of them blue cylindrical 3 pin plugs that goes into a socket capable of 16a so I'd need to have one fitted to be able to use it. I do however have a converter I bought so I can use it on a normal 13a domestic supply I'm just sceptical on using it incase it causes a fire or what not so haven't tried it yet. But I was wondering if I use it at a much lower power than it's rated for just for light work for now would it be ok. I've had a few say they use theirs in a normal 13a supply on lower powers but I want to hear it from someone I trust which is why I asked Martin. Hahah 🤣 unfortunately as you have said yours/ Martin's one already comes with a 13a plug attached. Hahaha I guess I'll just wait until I can afford to get the correct supply fitted I'd rather not burn my house down. 😅
@@robertpotter2515yes, if you run it on the lower setting so as to not exceed 13 Amps it will be fine as a temporary solution. You won’t burn your house down, the most it would do is blow the fuse in the plug .
@@TheRCBiker ohh RC cars. 👀 You have a new subscriber. Hahah Sorry I got distracted. 🤣🤣 Thank you for your comment I may give it a go could do with welding the 3xhaust on my car for it's mot so I'll probably try that first. Hahaha
i’d look into solar generators no gas/oil to fool with. with gas you need to be able to drain the tank and run the carb dry for storage. and needs to be able run on camping fuel to. because during winter storms getting out to gas/or petrol station may have had a run on fuel trucks can’t re supply during icy conditions. these gas units need to be able to run on all grades of gas to even natural gas.
What weld wire size Martin? I guess 0.6 mm, OK with a Mig low current as you did, Don't use a stick welder ! you'll have some fun and games, well done.
Yes, 0.6 I think.
Don't try a fridge on these small genies you can do damage to the circuits. These are problem not pure sine wave models.
Apparently they are.
How much are these mate
There's a link below the video Kev.
Thank you and it's Kieran btw 🤣.
Crazy how a company can build an engine and get a sticker the wrong way round😂 must be a different department that sticks them on 🤪
That’s why I use honda
Godd machine cut the mustard.
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These are terrible generators... Once you get around the 100 hour mark, of running time.. The insulated copper windings start to burn up, pretty easily..
Even when you never pushed it close to its max rated wattage...
i had one, rated for "3000 continuous watts"... Used to take it to Motocross track days, To just power our 1.8kw kettle.... Really didnt last very long...
Luckily it was under warranty, and i got my money back...
Maybe you had a defective one. Not heard of anyone else experiencing this.
@@retrorestore If it was defective.. It would have failed immediately, or after a short time.... Mine was fine to begin with.. But after a fair amount of use, it failed...
Where as i have other generators that have thousands of hours on their hour meter, Still running flawlessly...
The insulated copper windings inside the power head, Usually burn up by excessive power draw... Mine did it without excessive power draw... So i'd call it "poor design or build".... Not defective from factory...
@@RGD-Repairs I would imagine if it was a design fault, there would be hundreds of complaints Just saying.
@@retrorestore oh yeah, for sure... But if you look at the publicly available information for MaxSpeedRods.. their Quarterly sales reports while remaining under the CEO of Henry Chen, Based out in Surrey........... Reports show, They dont sell too well.... Not many people are going to complain of faults... if hardly anyone has bought it...
And ofc, This is a paid promotion video, So i fully expect you to back up the brand...
But for an end-user such as myself, That has owned one for a period of time, and used it a considerable amount, to the point where a legitimate review can be given on it.... Unfortunately... Not something i'd rate... With a understanding on petrol generators, how they function, and how to repair them... The copper windings are not meant to burn out and short to the commutator within less than 100 hours of use 😊
The company were clearly (possibly) aware of this?!?!?! Hence why they didnt hesitate to refund me...
@@RGD-Repairs This is not a paid promotion bud, I got sent the unit for free but I am in no way paid. I am a full time TH-camr and this is a part of my job reviewing stuff that people want to give to me. If I do a paid promotion, It will say so in the video. You mentioned your personal experience with this model, why not make your own video (as I see by your channel) that you do make videos, I personally don't have the time for in depth communications with people with the amount of comments I have to deal with.
Your last comment has assumptions about me being biased about a product which is not true. As you probably saw in the video, I highlighted an issue with the choke label being the wrong way round.
You also assume in this following phrase
"The company were clearly (possibly) aware of this?!?!?!" Clearly and Possibly are quite contradicting and I won't make assumptions on your experiences when you use such uncertain quotes.
With all due respect, My comment section is not for people to vent their frustrations out. You have your own channel for that.
No offense meant or implied. Can we leave it there now. Thank you.