Well, I have seen the light. As some of you might recall from some of my previous posts, I purchased a Everlast PowerMIG 210, new from Everlast directly for my home use. I liked the warranty and specifications (best in class duty cycle). Most posts on various websites from welders who had welded with both Lincolns and Millers but also owned Everlast had very positive stuff to say about Everlast. Many people who weld full time at work with a Miller but had a Everlast at home, said they could tell almost no difference in welds. So after literally MONTHS of debating and researching, I pulled the trigger on my Everlast welder. It is dual voltage and currently I do not have a 220 outlet in my garage (I have all the materials to hook the 220 up but have not yet done it), so I figured I would take it for its first spin yesterday. I set it up per the instructions, turned it on, and about 60 seconds later it made a very loud "pop", like a .22 rifle going off. The welder shut off, I quickly slipped the switch on it and unplugged it. Checked the breaker box and it had flipped. Turned it back on and checked the outlet with my grinder which worked fine. So reluctantly I plugged the Everlast back in and turned it back on. It immediately made a couple small pop noises to which I flipped it off immediately. This was at 4 pm central time so knowing their office in on the west coast (2 pm there) I called their tech support. No answer. Left 3 message, called 6 times over the next 30 minutes. Finally I chose sales and low behold they answered to take my money. I asked why the tech support wasn't answering and they said they are on the East coast and so they are closed. So today I called again at 9 am central time (my time) which is 10 am east coast, and the number says they are closed until 9 am west coast time (11 am my time or 12 pm east coast time). So apparently their tech support is only open from 12 pm east coast time to 5 pm east coast time. Needless to say, I am beyond irritated at this point. The only "con" that anyone could say about Everlast through all this research was that there is no local support for them, but since I had not seen almost anyone say they had a problem with their Everlast, I thought it isn't a big deal. Well it is a big deal now. I am seriously thinking after I get through jumping through all these hoops I have a feeling I am about to jump through, I am going to sell this thing at a loss and just bite the bullet and buy a Millermatic.
So that being said, this thing was rated for 210 amps at 220v on MIG, could run a 44 lb spool, and had a 50% duty cycle. Does anyone have a recommendation for a similar model through Miller. I want a invertor to keep the weight down some, but it has to be able to run both full size spool and adapt to a 10 lbs spool if needed. I want a minimum 40% duty cycle and no less than 200 amps.
So that being said, this thing was rated for 210 amps at 220v on MIG, could run a 44 lb spool, and had a 50% duty cycle. Does anyone have a recommendation for a similar model through Miller. I want a invertor to keep the weight down some, but it has to be able to run both full size spool and adapt to a 10 lbs spool if needed. I want a minimum 40% duty cycle and no less than 200 amps.
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