Well I can see that we've exhausted this thread... Mark, no misunderstanding I was just seconding the point that Jake made in post #21. Back in post #11 your comment that "UNLESS for some weird reason you can limit amps on the panel" didn't help to put our questions to rest.
I'd disagree that the operation of the panel display is clearly described on the web site. " Digital readout for accurate setting of amperage controls." had me thinking that it operated in a similar way in all modes with or without the pedal. I haven't used everyone's welder but don't most all of them work that way? The foot pedal spec states "YES/OVERIDES PANEL AMPS. SET/LIMIT MAX AVAILABLE AMPS ON WITH KNOB ON PEDAL". While after reading this thread, a few others and actually playing with the unit I now realize that the panel knob and the pedal knob work completely differently along the digital display. IF the pedal knob overrode the panel knob BUT the digital display preset the max amps for either knob I'd have less of a disagreement with the specs as documented. Sure I could have called to make sure how it operated but I'd assumed it would work like the other machines I've used so I didn't know to even ask
Also as I pointed out the pedal documentation that's included in the forum seems a bit inaccurate. The schematic for the new pedal for the IGBT line (which includes the 200 DX, doesn't it?) posted back in August 2009 shows just a single 47K pot. That sounds like the one that Buzz rec'd for his IGBT 200 DX but not what some of the rest of us rec'd.
So far my particular 200 DX has performed very nicely as a welder it's just the unconventional way it handles the display, panel and pedal knob that's a bit of a disappointment... Does it really impact it's usability as a welder, no but it still bugs me. Yea, after all this I would have sprung for the 250 or at least the 225 and been delighted with the display. Crazy, well I've been called worse ;^)
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