I did some experiments today with E6011, E6013 and E7018AC with my AC welder that has taps for 40, 50, 75 & 100A taps.
At 75A, AC- 3/32 E6011 has a lot of spatter, but seems to penetrate quite nicely.
At 75A, AC- 3/32 E6013 welds quite nicely.
At 100A, AC- 3/32 E6013 was welding fantastic.
At 100A, AC- 3/32 E7018 did beautiful welds, but I couldn’t keep the arc going and the longest bead was maybe 1.5”.
So today, with my AC welder, my favourite rod is E6013.
Here’s my experiments:
And now I’ve selected my “favourite” rod, I’m just running beads to practise:
At 75A, AC- 3/32 E6011 has a lot of spatter, but seems to penetrate quite nicely.
At 75A, AC- 3/32 E6013 welds quite nicely.
At 100A, AC- 3/32 E6013 was welding fantastic.
At 100A, AC- 3/32 E7018 did beautiful welds, but I couldn’t keep the arc going and the longest bead was maybe 1.5”.
So today, with my AC welder, my favourite rod is E6013.
Here’s my experiments:
![8B0EF849-AA64-49F1-AF9D-7C695832BC3D.jpeg 8B0EF849-AA64-49F1-AF9D-7C695832BC3D.jpeg](/data/attachments/38/38580-7123aaaf086a63524bad05b34b60ce3c.jpg)
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And now I’ve selected my “favourite” rod, I’m just running beads to practise:
![44F6FB9B-BAA6-4459-B5A1-B756A04EF8F6.jpeg 44F6FB9B-BAA6-4459-B5A1-B756A04EF8F6.jpeg](/data/attachments/38/38582-17ff98aba699d348673caf61f7043348.jpg)