Everlast 210EXT review and pictures

[GUNNER]

Todd did you take all your toys apart as a kid? I'll bet you did and do you know why I know this? ----------------------------> Because I did as well and we've just about done everything else the other has in life so far that we've spoken about..

The 210 looks a lot more tidy inside than the 250 did.. My 250 was a mess inside and when I originally opened it up to change the pig tail I also found a broken connection on a wire as well. I fixed it and never even mentioned it..figured it was a small thing.. This machine looks well put together though. Sounds like it's a pretty good piece from what I've read of this thread so far.. It's late though and I've had a long week so I'll try and read more over the weekend. I promised Oleg I would check it out and I don't want to lie to da man!! He shoots me strait so I will do the same in return. Glad it's working out Oleg needs a winner after the 250 nightmare the first quarter of this year has been for him.. I hope this one is a winner!

[todmorg]

Todd did you take all your toys apart as a kid? I'll bet you did and do you know why I know this? ----------------------------> Because I did as well and we've just about done everything else the other has in life so far that we've spoken about..

The 210 looks a lot more tidy inside than the 250 did.. My 250 was a mess inside and when I originally opened it up to change the pig tail I also found a broken connection on a wire as well. I fixed it and never even mentioned it..figured it was a small thing.. This machine looks well put together though. Sounds like it's a pretty good piece from what I've read of this thread so far.. It's late though and I've had a long week so I'll try and read more over the weekend. I promised Oleg I would check it out and I don't want to lie to da man!! He shoots me strait so I will do the same in return. Glad it's working out Oleg needs a winner after the 250 nightmare the first quarter of this year has been for him.. I hope this one is a winner!

Gunner, you kill me, YES, I did rip all my toys apart! ( I'm sure you were refering to the picture of poor 210 on my bench, looking like some kid just ripped it apart!!! )


The 210 and the 250 seem to be 2 different types of welders, the 210 is very small, very portable and very capable. The 250 is a larger, heavier, stronger, ( noisier ), water cooled unit that you are going to park under your welding bench and rarely move around.

The 250 has more wires, but it has large discrete industrial sized components, the cooling blocks on the 250 are 1/2" thick machined blocks of aluminum over a foot square with 3" high fins, they are massive. This is what gives the high duty cycle at high amperages.

The 210 is much more unitized, therefore less wires. it still has a very large cooling block, but all the components are reduced to fit into a smaller lightweight package.

Oleg sent me the 210 as a loaner to use until the 250's are fixed, but I'm pretty sure I'll end up buying it from him. The 250's have had more than their share of problems, but once they are ironed out it should be a very nice heavy welder.

In case anyone is wondering, I am only a consumer of everlast stuff, if something works good or bad, I will tell it either way. The 210 has been pretty nice so far, the 250's problems should be solved with the new board that is supposed to be here soon. I will post up just as soon as the new board arrives.

[GUNNER]

Gunner, you kill me, YES, I did rip all my toys apart! ( I'm sure you were refering to the picture of poor 210 on my bench, looking like some kid just ripped it apart!!! )


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I knew it !! I can remember my daddy coming home from work and walking out to the metal building where we kept our first little dirt bikes he had given us as kids and my brothers and me having them torn apart figuring out how they worked....... If I try and post the exact words that came out his mouth this post from here forward will have every other word shown as blanks!!! Let's just say he explained exactly what the Japanese workers that had built the thing was going to say if he had to take them to the shop to get them put back together and today it's one of my favorite funny things I remember my dad saying in his life time to me...... On that particular day I was terrified to say a word !!!!! I'm laughing hard thinking about it now !!!! My pops was a funny man at times even though he wasn't trying to be...... What I wouldn't give to have just one more day with him now...