Mini Mig

[roadymi]

I'm loving my Power Ultra 205 and your customer service. I would really like to have a small mig.....maybe dual voltage (110 / 220), 140-160 amps, flux core and Argon Co2 compatible, spool gun available as an option. Do you by chance have anything similiar on the drawing board? I'm not in a big hurry, if you have one on the market by around February would be perfect.:wink:

[everlastsupport]

Well, we have the PowerMIG 200. And it has an external spool feeder. Small would rule out the spool inside the unit. We have other units in the works.

160 amp would push the 110volt arena, but not a problem for 220volt side.

Are you looking for straight DC? Arc force? And what price range would you spend on the unit?

[performance]

We do have some smaller migs on the way. They will be in this next shipment whenever that is...

[roadymi]

By small I was referring to amperage (<200) with a nice compact gun for getting into tight places for welding on rollcages. I'm not super familiar with the smaller machines but I believe most of them are limited to approximately 2 lb spool. I'm thinking in the $350 neighborhood for a 140-160 amp machine. I'm not sure what arc force is. Any ball park idea when these may arrive. I realize they may be on the slow boat :-)

[performance]

roadymi,

Don't look for them to be too cheap. They will be in the range you are looking for though.

These are inverter machines. Typical transformer machines in the price range you are looking at are poor performers, with lousy duty cycle and unstable arc characteristics. Transormers are cheaper to make and inverters are more technologically advanced...hence the higher price. We do have a cheap transformer welder at our disposal, that should be reliable, but it is not our desire to offer the lowest quality product to our customers just to save them a little money, especially where migs are concerned.

Ours will likely be in the 500-600.00 range. They use Binzel MIG guns, among the finest in the industry. I think they all will accept a 10 lb roll. Depending upon the model, they have an addtional stick weld function. And these are half the weight of the equivalent transformer MIG.

Arc force for a MIG machine affects the arc properties and it helps to fine tune the welding arc to suit your taste and welding style. Some older references call this a "choke" and fine tunes your machine to make it weld exactly how you want it too.

The boat isn't so slow as China is on a two week national holiday...with 4 days of "national 60th birthday" and a traditional 4 day fall break. Look for things to hit high gear after the 9th.

[roadymi]

Thanks for the feedback.....looks like I will need a slightly larger piggybank than I was hoping.......oh well......such is life.