Amp Setting

by Kevin Kelly
(San Diego, CA)

I have a Millermatic 175. The power levels are numbered 0 to 10 and labeled "Voltage" instead of amps. Is there a correlation between the numbers and amps?


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Amps come from wire feed speed in conjunction with enough voltage.
I have never understood why amperage is used when very few machines have an ammeter.

as a starting point , 200 ipm of .035 is about 125 amps

miller has a calculator that might help you

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/calculators/mig_solid_amperage_calculator.php

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