I picked one of these up last year for right at $100. The display on mine is NOWHERE close to right, but once I figured that out it runs great on 110V. Great little welder for "in the field repairs" because it weighs next to nothing.
May 2023. Electrode holder has brass/copper on both sides of jaws. Conductor are now copper, not aluminum as you noted. Someone must have been listening to you. Thanks for the review.
My deko pro 160 welder struggles with the Hobart 3/32" " 6011 and Weldcote 1/8" 6011 rods that i have.. Flame goes out every few seconds then starts back up by itself. The welder does work good with 3/32" and 1/'8" 7014, 1/8" 7018, and some old 1/8" 7018ac rods that i have decent enough without havimg the flame going out.
Why is it a SHAME to have polarized DC capacitors out of the cooling airflow path of the fans?? It is the RECTIFIER and IGBT HEAT SINKS that need the cooling airflow....not the capacitors LOL. This is a very well made machine for $130 and the only upgrade it really needs is a better ground clamp. I got a nice solid copper one on eBay for just $15 and it's rated for 250 Amps. There are people who use this welder all day long for fixing trailers and building steel framed additions on their barn and they have no trouble with it at all. Just a matter of using the right electrodes for the given task.
Curious what your current draw from the wall is through 120V when not maxed on the welder. Say 75-100 Amps on the machine. Any way you could provide those numbers? I have a garage in my apartment complex and don't have the ability to have someone come in and add a 240V circuit. Trying to not trip my breaker every time I want to work on small projects
I picked up one off Amazon, had to send it back the day I got it because the plastic frame was broken on the back of the machine out of the box, awaiting the replacement. I knew it was cheap build quality, but I want it to survive shipping at least. Packaging not great just thin bubble wrap. I will see how it performs once I get a new one
i'm now morbidly curious to see this welder ran until the ground clamp is completely evaporated. could it do it or would it just run into its duty cycle first/trip a breaker
Wow this video is epic! Thank you for such an informative review. I picked one up recently to learn welding first time. And this gave me confidence it was a good purchase to get started
I have the black deko pro model with adjustable arc force, lift tig and it is a very interesting little machine. Performance on 115v isn't great but its totally useable. 230v performance is pretty smooth and is quite adequate for smaller jobs.
My ST201iDV from Northern Tool finally came in today :D Can't wait to give it a go. I'm planning on adding a second 230v receptacle @ 30 amps, as my only other one is a 20 amp dedicated line for my air compressor.
It's nice to see that the display is accurate at least running on 240V. I'd love to see the output current vs display at some of the lower settings. I want something that I can run 1/16" 6013 with and most of these small welders seem to not go below 50A even if the display does.
I picked one of these up last year for right at $100. The display on mine is NOWHERE close to right, but once I figured that out it runs great on 110V. Great little welder for "in the field repairs" because it weighs next to nothing.
May 2023. Electrode holder has brass/copper on both sides of jaws. Conductor are now copper, not aluminum as you noted. Someone must have been listening to you. Thanks for the review.
Measure amps to see if the amps are accurate as advertised with this model with so many welders overblown amps and fake duty cycles.
Never touch the caps.
My deko pro 160 welder struggles with the Hobart 3/32" " 6011 and Weldcote 1/8" 6011 rods that i have.. Flame goes out every few seconds then starts back up by itself. The welder does work good with 3/32" and 1/'8" 7014, 1/8" 7018, and some old 1/8" 7018ac rods that i have decent enough without havimg the flame going out.
They offer a 3yr and a 4yr warranty for a few dollars more.
Why is it a SHAME to have polarized DC capacitors out of the cooling airflow path of the fans?? It is the RECTIFIER and IGBT HEAT SINKS that need the cooling airflow....not the capacitors LOL. This is a very well made machine for $130 and the only upgrade it really needs is a better ground clamp. I got a nice solid copper one on eBay for just $15 and it's rated for 250 Amps. There are people who use this welder all day long for fixing trailers and building steel framed additions on their barn and they have no trouble with it at all. Just a matter of using the right electrodes for the given task.
Curious what your current draw from the wall is through 120V when not maxed on the welder. Say 75-100 Amps on the machine. Any way you could provide those numbers? I have a garage in my apartment complex and don't have the ability to have someone come in and add a 240V circuit. Trying to not trip my breaker every time I want to work on small projects
I picked up one off Amazon, had to send it back the day I got it because the plastic frame was broken on the back of the machine out of the box, awaiting the replacement. I knew it was cheap build quality, but I want it to survive shipping at least. Packaging not great just thin bubble wrap. I will see how it performs once I get a new one
i'm now morbidly curious to see this welder ran until the ground clamp is completely evaporated. could it do it or would it just run into its duty cycle first/trip a breaker
You do a great service for the welding community thank you
Wow this video is epic! Thank you for such an informative review. I picked one up recently to learn welding first time. And this gave me confidence it was a good purchase to get started
I've been looking at a 110-220v welder, you gave me the info I was looking for !!😃 THANKS
After watching some other videos it seems to be common to have to replace / upgrade the wires / clamps. Thanks for review
I have the black deko pro model with adjustable arc force, lift tig and it is a very interesting little machine. Performance on 115v isn't great but its totally useable. 230v performance is pretty smooth and is quite adequate for smaller jobs.
Excellent review
My ST201iDV from Northern Tool finally came in today :D Can't wait to give it a go. I'm planning on adding a second 230v receptacle @ 30 amps, as my only other one is a 20 amp dedicated line for my air compressor.
Just ordered one! Cant wait to try it!
It's nice to see that the display is accurate at least running on 240V. I'd love to see the output current vs display at some of the lower settings. I want something that I can run 1/16" 6013 with and most of these small welders seem to not go below 50A even if the display does.
Thanks very much very helpful.