My Powermaster 256 arrived today!

[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.

[The_Postman]

Mark,

Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll check on-line for the documentation. I didn't realized that you had documentation available there though that makes a lot of sense -- that way, you can update it for everyone's benefit immediately.

Thanks,

Eric

[dwdw]

Mark Could you post a link to the PM-256 on-line manual?
I can't seem to find it.
Thanks
dwdw

[performance]

Here is the manual. This is not the updated version with the 256 in it, but it is the second version.

PowerPro and PowerUltra manual

The basic information applies.

[dwdw]

Thank You Mark for the link, already have this, I hoped there was a new release of a manual designated for the PM-256 and the new features.
Thank You
dwdw