Powering a PA300 off a Winco 12KW PTO generator

[newbury]

I've a 12PTOC-3 Winco generator.

I'm assuming it's got greater than 5% THD but cannot find any specs on it.

Can I run the PA300 off it WITHOUT endangering the PA300? I don't want to fry the electronics. If it's hard to strike an arc or the electrode sticks that's OK but I don't want to damage almost $300 worth of welder.

[DaveO]

Welcome, Newbury!

I googled but did not see any references to your model number. The Winco website does have a contact number on the home page, as well as sales and service pages: http://www.wincogen.com/

...so a quick phone call to speak to one of their techs would probably yield an answer. Probably safest to assume it is NOT <5% until you find out specifically.

What kind of work do you do with the PA300?

[newbury]

Welcome, Newbury!

I googled but did not see any references to your model number. The Winco website does have a contact number on the home page, as well as sales and service pages: http://www.wincogen.com/

Thanks for the quick reply.

It's an older model. Here's the manual page:
http://www.wincogen.com/files/downlo...25ptoc_opm.pdf

...so a quick phone call to speak to one of their techs would probably yield an answer. Probably safest to assume it is NOT <5% until you find out specifically.

Assuming it's not <5%, again

Can I run the PA300 off it WITHOUT endangering the PA300? I don't want to fry the electronics. If it's hard to strike an arc or the electrode sticks that's OK but I don't want to damage almost $300 worth of welder.

I've mainly seen references to insufficient power, but the amount I know about the sensitivity of inverter welders versus transformer welders is nil.

What kind of work do you do with the PA300?

none yet, but I'm anticipating a lot of outside, farm related stuff. I need to weld on the trailers and tractors.