Submerged Syncrowave 200... Repair or Replace?

[bababouy]

My grandparent's had a farm on Pixley road in Rochester. My grandmother's brother had an ice cream stand in town called Rusell's ice cream. They retired to Boca Raton and raised me on Rochester white hots from Wegman's. I happened to be in Horseheads, NY a few months ago and found a Wegman's. Needless...

[bababouy]

I have an 8 year old syncrowave 200 that I love. Its a heavy machine, but it has larger wheels on the cart, which make it easier to move around. I would think about going with a longer torch if you need a little more flexibility. This will allow you to go higher also, if you are working on a boat or...

[bababouy]

Try welding a nut to the shaft where the rope would connect. Use a bolt with an eye on the end to thread into the nut welded on the hook. This will leave you an opening on the hook to fill with some type of flotation. You could also weld nuts on the ends of the hooks if they are not part of the main...

[bababouy]

I agree with you on the sync 200 for thicker aluminum, its tough once you start welding over 1/4". I am always using a smaller tungsten and rod than what is recomended for 1/4", but I personally have used my sync 200 and a Lincoln 225 squarewave on the same parts, and the lincoln had a much...

[bababouy]

Some advice that my father gave me after owning a production sheet metal / stamping shop for years, take a crash course in welding, then start a welding business and hire a professional welder. I didn't take his advise and started working for a large plumbing contractor as a welder's helper after welding...

[bababouy]

I have a 5 or 6 year old syncrwave 200 and love it. I've had bigger syncrowaves that were water cooled and an abp 300. I used a Lincoln squarewave 225 which seemed to have a shorter duty cycle. The 210 replaced the 200 and if my 200 can't be repaired, I'm giong with the 210....

[bababouy]

Man it looks like that machine has been used hard. They must have had a short lead or were welding over the machine. $2800 might be a bit much and should be a little negotiable.

[bababouy]

he might have still been looking for a grinding or cutting solution over the past 5 years......

[bababouy]

Nice.. This post was dragged out of the archives. I forgot that I was looking for advice on alloy 20 back in 2013....

[bababouy]

Thanks Broccoli1 for the link. I'm sure that I'm not the only one and I feel like I know Duane and all of his supporters now. The Miller distributor in Miami is a certified repair center. They are asking for $100 up front to check the machine out and will apply that to the repair bill if I want to...

[bababouy]

My syncrowave 200 was partially submerged in hurricane Irma. The water filled my shed and was there for a while. I finally got around to taking the panels off to check the damage and it doesn't look that bad. The main circuit board is near the top of the machine. It looks like there are some connections,...

[bababouy]

Nice machine... I love walking into someone's shop or garage and seeing an old school machine still in operation.

[bababouy]

Alright... goofed that one. I haven't used my mig in a while and forgot about using pure argon while mig welding steel and stainless.

[bababouy]

I use 2% red for everything. I have some pure green stripe that I use for small guage aluminum, but if I'm welding over 120 amps, I use the red. I have a sync 200 also and I mostly weld heavy stainless with the machine at 160-200 amps...

[bababouy]

you can use pure argon for mig welding steel and stainless. The only difference is the mix is cheaper. If you are mig welding aluminum, you are going to need pure argon anyways. Keep an eye out on Craigslist for owners tanks. They should be about $80-$100 bucks. Renting them gets expensive if you aren't...