New 500a diesel driven welding generator

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Aug 3, 2007

Wilkinson Star launched a new MOSA 'DSP 500 PS' water cooled diesel driven welder generating set.

Wilkinson Star Limited, the Worsley, Manchester based industrial equipment supplier and sole UK representative for MOSA engine driven welding and generating sets has launched a new MOSA 'DSP (Digital Signal Processing) 500 PS' water cooled diesel driven welder generating set with chopper technology complementing MOSA's existing 400 A, 600 A and 2 x 400A Perkins powered 1,500 rpm machines.

This new multi-process (MIG, TIG and MMA) welder generator meets EEC directives and is designed for use on pipelines producing X-ray quality welds, arduous on-site fabrication, petrochemical plants, heavy plant maintenance, offshore operation as well as on-site general purpose welding and maintenance and is also suitable for the hire market.

It has multi-purpose DC ripple free welding capability including MMA, MIG, both solid and flux cored wire and TIG.

The constant current (CC) range is 10 - 500A at 35% duty cycle for MMA and TIG welding, whilst for MIG welding the constant voltage (CV) range is 16-44V with 35% duty cycle at 450A.

It can provide 3-phase AC auxiliary power at 16 kVA/400V/23.1 A and single phase AC generation at 12 kVA/230V/52.2A with a single phase option of 6 kVA/110V/54.5A.

The Perkins 404 C-22G water cooled, 4 cylinder diesel engine has a low 69 dB(A) noise level at 7m, a 60 litres fuel tank giving up to 15 hours running time at 60% duty cycle, providing 20.3 kW output.

Fuel consumption is 243g/kWh.

It has as standard electric start, hour meter, low fuel indicator, low oil pressure warning, voltmeter and are all super silenced to meet EU noise and safety regulations Options include site and road tow capability, MIG wire feeder, remote controls, 15 and 20m, 50mm2 welding cables and auxiliary power plugs as well as a voltage reduction device version.