My Powermaster 256 arrived today!

[The_Postman]

My Powermaster 256 arrived in Soldotna, Alaska today! I am in Prudhoe Bay right now. My wife and the UPS lady had to wrestle it over to the house; the UPS lady didn't know what it was and she asked Nelma if she wanted to put it in the living room ;-D Nelma, who knew EXACTLY what is was, suggested that they just put it in the garage!

I'm really anxious to get home and try it out. I'm pleased that Everlast suggested the upgrade when I placed the order. I have never welded anything in my life but I'm prepared to learn; our community college has some good welding classes (we live in oil country) and I know a lot of welders who are willing to share their knowledge.

I'll report back after I get home. I hope the unit arrived in one piece -- we experience a lot of shipping damage here in Alaska.

Cheers!

Eriic

[WAYNESWORLD]

That's great news for you. I sure hope the shipping was kind to the machine.
Wayne

[jericho777]

I know how you feel. First hand experience myself.

[everlastsupport]

Welcome Eric,

Glad you have your welder. If you have any questions, leave a message here or call in for tech support.

Hope the welders ride was good.

I did tip my UPS and Fed-EX guys But my guys get a real good workout.

[The_Postman]

Hi Mike,

I spoke with Oleg and he confirmed that he will be shipping me a new plastic front-panel. The one on the unit arrived shattered.

Could I suggest that someone on our end of "the pond" revise the instruction manual.

Like several other folks, I was confused with the AC wiring set-up. What are your recommendations concerning a circuit breaker for this unit? Since the plug that accompanied the unit was a 20 amp plug, I based my decision to purchase a 240 V breaker, plug and receptacle on this assumption but it sounds like that may not have been wise.

I can't speak for everyone but I suspect that more novice welders might be attracted to this product than to Millers and Lincolns because of price considerations. If that's true, you guys probably need to take the time to generate some documentation that's geared for guys like me who don't know anything about welding. This way, the product introduction will be more successful and you'll have to do less in the way of tech support.

Thanks for listening and if you could respond to the question regarding the amp capacity for the breaker and even confirm the status of the replacement front panel, I'd sure appreciate it!

Thank you very much!!

Eric T.

[performance]

The manuals are online. They have been revised, but are being updated to include the newer units. Operation is very similar though. All of the spec informatin is on the rear of the machine. You can get the "official" information right from there. Look for the max. amps listed under the icons. If you have a breaker to cover that amperage, then you are on target. Always read the labels on the machines, or any machine for that matter, all the information is right there.