Nothing on the website.... you know how big a spool it'll hold?I love my 205ds Yeswelder.
Customer support for me has been top notch.
Only a hobby welder but I have had zero issues.
I use all 3 processes (stick/mig/tig) I also use gas. I upgraded the ground clamp.
Not used every day, but used regularly.
Yes it's chinesium and true enough you have to have a bit of patience with the duty cycle but the 240 makes it a bit more palatable.
There are many better , higher quality units available no doubt. But hard to beat this unit bang for the buck.
Just my 2 cents.
What are y'alls thoughts on this one? 4.5 stars out of 1600 ratings borders on unbelievable. Coupon for $30 off gets it to $330 + tax. Almost sounds too good to be true. I already have a good TIG welder, so I don't really need that added functionality... whatever.
https://www.amazon.com/YESWELDER-Di...2a5-9370-9352fb6590f7&pd_rd_i=B07TVCWDGW&th=1
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I am not going to make 69....All you old guys scare me, won't be 69 til next April.
Kids these days...All you old guys scare me, won't be 69 til next April.
For some reason I can't recall, I initially discounted this little Yeswelder right off the bat. But based on Blues opinion above and several video reviews I've just watched, I'm havin' trouble finding a reason not to grab it. One reviewer even went so far as to pull the cover for a quality check. It looks amazingly robust for Chinese stuff. A few answers I've found....
Gary, yes, it'll take a 10lb spool. Burn away buddy...
Doug, duty cycle is (claimed) 60% at 205A.... 100% at 165A. That's fed from 220, which is how I'll roll. On 110 it's not as good, but still tolerable.
Greg, it's 23lbs
Bluz, the Amazon store is Yeswelder.... which makes sense. A lot of places have their own storefront and also have one on Amazon.... Eastwood comes to mind. Too many people today just go to Amazon and don't shop around.... and a fair number discount Amazon out of hand. Having both your own and an Amazon front doubles your exposure.
At Yeswelder's website, it's $350 with free shipping.
Amazon is $360 with a coupon for $30 off.... so $330 and free shipping with prime. Both charge the same in taxes.
I jus' pulled the trigger at Amazon.... $354 and change
I have the 135 version of that. Bought it as my first welder 30+ years ago. Had to replace the range switch, other than that it's been a beast.You didn’t mention if a used machine was on the table but I’ve seen some very reasonable View attachment 246340low-use suitcase welders online. I picked this one up a few years back and couldn’t be happier. Accepts gas, uses the large spools and is not too heavy on the roll around cart.lol I I basically got it for free. I had helped a friend that worked at a storage facility and had cleaned out a unit. She gave me several older analog O-scopes since I knew how to set them up. I had been using a cheap HF welder and experienced all the disappointments listed above. Low duty cycle, 15 min cool down period, and wanted to upgrade. Looked on CL and lo and behold a guy was looking to swap his welder for(you guessed it) an O-scope. What are the odds? 12 yrs later still making dimes.
Out of curiosity Jan I did call a welding shop a few weeks ago. Since parts aren't available, their "guess" would be 2 to 300 bucks to mod and install a rectifier.... and that's if they'd even take it in for work... which wasn't guaranteed.Just putting it out here
Hauling the old one to a shop having them install new rectifier bridge ??
If you say so Sir ..But rectifiers are often " the Brute " in a electric system .Out of curiosity Jan I did call a welding shop a few weeks ago. Since parts aren't available, their "guess" would be 2 to 300 bucks to mod and install a rectifier.... and that's if they'd even take it in for work... which wasn't guaranteed.