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220vAre you running 110v or 220v?
You think it runs good on 110v, wait until you can run it on good 220v.
220vAre you running 110v or 220v?
You think it runs good on 110v, wait until you can run it on good 220v.
ok thank you i feel much better now, ive been doing that since i bought it and thought i just suckI think they run hot on 220v, so have always run them from a half to a full setting below the recommended thickness setting and then adjust the wire speed until you get that nice smooth frying bacon sound.
PowerMTS 211Si with TIG Package | Everlast Generators
I've only seen new transformer stick welders but I haven't exactly been looking at new stuff.Do they still make transformer welders?
None of these newer inverter styler welders have long term reliability.
If you want reliability, do not buy at Home Depot. They may stick metal together, but they are not the same machine that you will find at your local welding supply house. They cut corners to cut prices.Do they still make transformer welders?
None of these newer inverter styler welders have long term reliability and looking at separate MIG & TIG just to avoid problems if one needs repair.
Also considering buying one from home depot just to make replacement easier.
thats mostly true but not alwaysIf you want reliability, do not buy at Home Depot. They may stick metal together, but they are not the same machine that you will find at your local welding supply house. They cut corners to cut prices.
Do they still make transformer welders?
None of these newer inverter styler welders have long term reliability and looking at separate MIG & TIG just to avoid problems if one needs repair.
Also considering buying one from home depot just to make replacement easier.
Can usually tell by size/weight if it's a transformer machine. Has Hobart gone inverter too?
If looking at used machines... the model/size ratings used to be 'low' because they took after the 60% duty cycle. Nowadays they flaunt the 30% rating. Thus, a big old '160' machine is like a modern '210' or thereabouts.
IMO the Hobart 210 MVP is still the best “non-production shop” bang for the buck machine. Still transformer, around a grand, can run a spool gun, and while not lightweight, you can tote it out somewhere with flux core wire and a 110v extension cord. I welded A LOT of 1/4” stuff with a Hobart Handler 140 going turtle speed, I assume the 210 is about the same on 110V.
Quietly welding in the corner with my 8+ yr old Miller inverter machine that ran 4+ hours a day for many years before retiring it to hobby use....
Granted it's not 20+ years old like the Miller 250 in the corner, but it's a hell of a lot smaller and pulls less amps.
Tractor Supply carries them, which is a big plus in a lot of areas. Looks like there is one in Hilo.Unfortunately, not a lot of hobart dealers in Oahu, very small market.
How have parts been for those? Some of these machines cost more to repair than purchase. I would get irrational to pay for a ton of cash for a machine that's 2 days beyond warranty.
was this shop near the bay/ocean? im scared of moisture fawkin up the circuit board so anytime it leaves the shop i make sure it gets put inside over night so it doesnt see any morning dewI’m leery of inverters based on the fact that the shop I worked in had ~7 Miller dynasty’s and at any one time, 2 were in the shop. A few times the cost to replace boards was more than half the cost of a new machine. The transformer ones rarely had a problem.
Few miles away but never any moisture problems. Dinosaur transformer machines almost never had a problem and if they did, it wasn’t that much to fix them.was this shop near the bay/ocean? im scared of moisture fawkin up the circuit board so anytime it leaves the shop i make sure it gets put inside over night so it doesnt see any morning dew
I have a Miller 211 transformer. It's been a great machine. Agree the auto set sucks.
Just added a transformer syncowave 200 for my tig learning.
Used. One owner machine, well cared for and priced well.Did you intentionally buy a transformer Tig or was it used?
That's nice, even has a water cooler.Used. One owner machine, well cared for and priced well.
Nope, just looking used and it was priced right. Yes water cooler too. Just trying to learn at this point.That's nice, even has a water cooler.
For a minute I thought you paid full price because you were scared of an inverter machine like the op.