barneybrendan Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My mobile welding business is starting to get busyier and i find myself needing my own power supply.My welder needs a minimum 8kva .Is there anyway of using the vans engine to make this sort of power . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Even at full revs it wouldnt come close mate. 8kva is a hell of a lot of juice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 bummer so it looks like a generator might be needed then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 8kva are you sure? That is a lot of power The lightweight field generators we use in the British forces are only 2 kva which ain't light by no means lol and we use generators that range from 5 kva upwards, and I've got an 8kva at work and it's a hefty lump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Yep my kempi needs an8 kva supply to enable full duty cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 we have an 8KVa in the back of a van - not cheap - £7500 plus vat! weighs around 310Kg too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 thats the problem i cant justify that sort of money at the moment.Will just have to hire when needed then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobUK Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Have you seen this... Not sure what budget you have ... http://bit.ly/LRkWDP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yes im watching that one.been trying to google reviews on it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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