Thank you all kindly. It is great to survive a grave situation. I am thankful. Looking forward to some scooter riding.

Had a bad January with internal bleeding, Afib, blood clots, and other  serious issues requiring a 10 day stay in hospital.  Had not expected that at all. Came close to cashing in my chips, but saved by some savvy doctors. Been out a month now and getting to feel much better. Hoping to get back and do a little riding this coming week.

Nice ride. Welcome to a hellava nice forum.

Welcome to the forum. Great looking scooter you have there. Lots of info and knowledge on the site and excellent moderators.

Maybe this will help. Good luck.

https://cfmoto-forum.com/cforce-1000/cforce-1000-opc-light/

Welcome

A big howdy and welcome from Florida. Nice machine right there. Lots of good info and some great guys on this forum.

Welcome to the forum, very nice scooter.

At the bottom are some photo's of the components I bought from Amazon for the conversion. No matter the welder you plan on converting and the extent that you want to modify it, you'll definately need the rectifier. This one is about 4" square and can handle 300 Amps, and 1600 volts. You can find them as low as $26-$27. The plugs and recepts are about $10 a pair, terminals about $1.00 ea., and cable about $3.00 a foot.

All you do is feed the rectifier from the AC terminals (in my case that was AC high and AC work) and out comes DC+ and DC- on the other two terminals of the bridge rectifier. Now just feed the DC+ and DC-to receptacles that you install in the front of the cabinet.

For my Miller welder, I paralled the feeds to the rectifier from the AC high and AC work receptacles. I did that internally along with mounting the rectifier and added a heat sink (not sure if I needed that but decided this was the time to do it in case.). I changed all the plugs and receptacles in order to be able to swith between AC and DC modes with one set of cables.

If you want to simplify the conversion to just a DC welder, you can do everything outside of the cabinet as did the guy in the following Youtube video link. You simply cut your leads and run them to the AC terminals (top terminals) on the rectifier, and take the cut cables and hook them to the DC terminals (bottom terminals). That is quick and easy. If I did it this way however, I would put some sort of cover over those terminals for safety sake in case you might short them out by touching with the ground clamp or chipping hammer. Just my opinion. Hope this helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VL_ggERQjU

I forgot to take photos during the conversion but maybe I can take the cover off and show the install of the components, and some explaination. There are a number of conversions on youtube but most are with the Lincoln Tombstone welders. They show the basic idea of converting, but I don't think any went to the extext that I did to keep the AC mode and add the DC mode. I like the idea of having both AC and DC capabilities. Easy as switching the cables to your choice of welding. Ill also make sure the photo is rotated.

I also bought one of the $100 Harbor Freight flux core mig wire welders and did not have much success either. It is stuck back on a shelf collecting dust. There are several Youtube videos on those as well, even converting them and some neat tricks and tips to improve them.

As for the other question Richl about welding, you sure can take an instructional course and many high schools still have welding shops and some offer evening adult educational programs for the trades. You might check with the local schools to see if those are available. Also check with your local welding supply business and they may have some ideas for you.
I like to weld and it isn't as hard to do as it might appear, but the more your practice, the better you weld. Most are better than me at it and many videos are available to show you the basic theory and technique.

I had welded for many years before I decided to build a wood burning stove back in the 70's. I figured it might be a good idea to get some instruction on welding for a project that would be in my house. The local highschool welding teacher coached me and offered suggestions. I eventually built 4 stoves for myself and family.

I will add more input in a day or so with better photos. It is a fairly easy conversion and worthwhile.

I fabricate and build a lot of junk and stuff so an arc welder is a must for steel joining. I have an old Miller AC Thunderbolt Buzz box and in my old age sometimes don't have the steadiest hand when welding with AC, so I decided to convert it to AC/DC by adding a bridge rectifier. I had done this years ago to an old Monkey Wards welder my dad gave me, with huge diodes mounted on an insulated board and wired new recepts for the DC leads.

These days full wave bridge rectifiers capable of 300 amps and 1600 volts are redially available on Ebay or Amazon for just over 30 bucks. I converted mine and replaced all the plug in receps to the same type, 5' of welding cable, 8 copper cable ends, all for about $70-80 bucks. All the wiring and rectification is inside the welding cabinet and stays cool with the fan. I added a block of aluminum under the rectifier as a heat sink.

I now have AC if I need it, or DC with reverse polarity if needed, all using the the same leads. DC seems to work considerably easier when striking the arc and quality of the bead looks better. Probably not everyones desire to tackle this conversion, but it was another fun project. I will post photos later.

Not sure why the photo is sideways, but if I click on it it rotates upright.

[Just wishing everyone around the world a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 2020 has been a challenge, but hoping for better times in the future. Enjoy your rides in safety and great health in the New Year. Stan in Lake Placid, Florida USA.]

Just wishing everyone around the world a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 2020 has been a challenge, but hoping for better times in the future. Enjoy your rides in safety and great health in the New Year. Stan in Lake Placid, Florida USA.

You do fine work with a lot of thought going in. I usually get an idea, roll it around in my head a while, then commence to hack it together as I go. I have had a few sucesses from thought to finish, but not many. Keep up the great work and thought process. I really enjoy your videos and photo's of the progress. Merry Christmas from chilly (45 F.) Florida. Stan

Thank you kindly sir.

Nice job, very well done.

Decided to add hinges to back rest in order to access the tool box and cooler.