Andrew Hayes
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If you are just welding at home you don't need 200 amps.. I've got a clarke 150 te that I have had for 30 years from new.. ive used it in a professional bodyshop and NEVER had to max the amps out and ive built a LOT of stuff with it, from car bodies to a wheeling machine frame and it has never given up..
Its had a few parts replaced over the years, mainly torch liners and necks etc and I have just had to replace a capacitor on the board as the speed control would only work on full speed, but seriously a 150 clarke welder will do everything you need it to, if you really have to weld massively thick stuff you'll have enough change for a stick welder too!
Thank you for the input.
Only problem i have with those types of machines is its just swtiches to select the power so i cant fine tune the feed and volts which is my gripe with other machines.