ESAB’S NEW PORTABLE MIG/MAG WELDING MACHINE

ESAB has introduced a new addition to its popular Caddy family of welding machines, namely the Caddy Mig C160i, which has been optimised for welding mild steel with 0.8mm wire. Suitable for assembly, maintenance and repair operations in fabrication or repair workshops, as well as on site, the Caddy Mig C160i is compact, lightweight (12kg) and rugged. It features a built-in wire feeder that accepts 200mm spools (approximately 5kg) and the polarity can be changed to enable operators to use either solid or gasless cored wires.

A notable feature of the new Caddy is its simplicity of operation, the user simply sets the plate thickness between 0.5 and 4mm, selects the wire feed speed, and a heat adjustment knob enables welds to be made hotter or colder if desired.

Operation from either a single-phase power supply or a generator means that the Caddy Mig C160i can be used virtually anywhere. Thanks to careful attention being paid to power factor correction (PFC) and harmonics during the design of the electrical circuits, the Caddy Mig C160i delivers 30 per cent more power despite still being equipped with a 16A fuse. At a 35 per cent duty cycle the machine delivers 150A/20.5V; at a 100 per cent duty cycle it still achieves an impressive 100A/19V. The current setting range is 30-160A and the speed of the integral wire feed can be set from 1-13m/min.

Each Caddy Mig C160i is supplied complete with a 3m torch, 3m mains cable, 3m gas hose with two hose clamps and quick connectors, a 3m return cable with clamp, and a simple shoulder carrying strap. 1kg OK Autrod 12.51 wire will be included as an introduction offer.

Email info@esab.co.uk for your local stockist.