which inverter tig

[EL SOLDADOR]

I thinking about buy either a dynasty 300 or lincoln invetec 205, for precsion welding. what do you guys think?

[GTA/Spec]

get the dynasty, the lincoln isnt quite up to par.

[Brand X]

Originally posted by GTA/Spec
get the dynasty, the Lincoln isnt quite up to par.

Want to expand on that statment some? Like with some details why it is not up to par?

[GTA/Spec]

Yeah, i have time now.

Lincoln doesnt make their own V205T. Its made in Italy, by Esseti. I heard that it they used Selco power supplies. Selco makes a good product, but Esseti is another story. Esseti made AC/DC tig welders for Thermal Arc 5 years ago, called the 150GTSW. Broken machines were shipped back to Italy and there was a 6 month at best turnaround. Since then Thermal Arc has bought from SanRex in Japan and had much better sucess, like the Prowave 185TSW. Millers Dynasty 200 was based on the sucess of the 300, which happen to be the only AC/DC tig inverters made in the USA. ( and the Aerowave).

Esseti offers some goofy options like sine wave and triangle wave, which i think is useless. The V205 desnt have the triggering options like the Dynastys do, like Mini Logic. Millers Auto-Line input is something the Esseti doesnt have. The Dynasty 200 can run on any voltage, AC or DC over 100v, up to 600v single or three phase. The Esseti is just 110 or 220 single phase.

I buy Miller, not because im told it is better. I buy it because i know why its better.

[Brand X]

I will say one thing about the 205T in that it has a nice smooth ac arc.Also I have a friend that has a 150GTSW and has had very good luck with his.In fact it he like it better then his 250 syncrowave.I think maybe the Thermal 300 prowave is in the mix on why Thermal has the 185 also.

The sinewave of the 205T is there because about 10 percent of the people prefer the older dialarc type ac arc.It has something to do with what they learned on I guess? The triangle arc is something that nobody seems to Know much about?

[EL SOLDADOR]

I'm prefer miller, but i heard this lincoln arc control is awesome, had a couple of pros recommend that model and alot of people use it in race car industry. I have a snycowave and it does everthing i need to do, other then having better arc control when i need it. as far where it made, doesn't bother me as long as i get fixed if it needs repair. machines breakdown no matter where it made.

[GTA/Spec]

The lincoln has a lower unboosted output voltage, i dont think that it will like Argon/Helium or straight helium mixes. I know that every machine will eventually break. I know that because i spend half of my days fixing machines like this. Millers customer service is unmatched, Lincolns is not near to par, let alone a machine that they dont even make? Man, you make the call,

[CPB]

Can't speak for the Lincoln since I never even used one, but I have used a 300 DX in school and liked it so much I brought a 200 DX.
CPB