Kemppi,miller, incoln and lorch repairs in and out of warrenty

[Richym]

I'm Bouncing all over at the moment looking for a ac dc tig.

What experiences have you had good or bad

 

[Richard.]

I'm Bouncing all over at the moment looking for a ac dc tig.

What experiences have you had good or bad

With the brands you have posted in the title you'll have no problems ,
To advise further
What's your budget?
What's the supply?
What current are you looking for?

I've used acdc tigs by lorch, EWM, Esab, An old Miller , and I'm an owner of a Fronius magicwave.
The EWM triton 220 was my favourite but I would personally recommend any of them new or old great units.

 

[Richym]

Budget £3k give or take
3ph supply
200-300 amp

My short list is t220 dynasty 200dx and mls2300

I'm leaning toward the kemppi or Miller then t220 at the moment

 

[Richard.]

Everyone of these machines you mention is single phase and will run off a 230 v socket.

 

[Richard.]

Those machines don't often come up for sale as used bargains so really your looking at a new machine or a waiting game to see what comes up. Add another £500 to your 3k and there you have a new Kemppi or Miller acdc Tig. Add another £800-£1000 and you'll get the water cooled package.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

I was discussing TIGS with the guy who does the bodywork demo's at the NEC restoration show and he was moaning that the Miller they had was 14 months out of warranty and the replacement board they needed was going to cost 70% of the price of a brand new machine.
I mentioned that I was using an R tech AC/DC TIG and he was considering buying one as a replacement.

 

[Richard.]

I was discussing TIGS with the guy who does the bodywork demo's at the NEC restoration show and he was moaning that the Miller they had was 14 months out of warranty and the replacement board they needed was going to cost 70% of the price of a brand new machine.
I mentioned that I was using an R tech AC/DC TIG and he was considering buying one as a replacement.

Jesus that's a lot of brass for a pcb
Is that fitted or just ordered.

 

[Richard.]

Budget £3k give or take
3ph supply
200-300 amp

My short list is t220 dynasty 200dx and mls2300

I'm leaning toward the kemppi or Miller then t220 at the moment

Have you thought about EWM tetrix 2300 in your short list. I have had some good arc time with the older triton which I found to be quite brilliant to say the least. My next machine will most probably the tetrix and it's a grand cheaper than the magicwave 2200 which is another on the top of my short list.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Jesus that's a lot of brass for a pcb
Is that fitted or just ordered.

I don't know, I do know he was not a happy bunny!
I think he is the welding technician from the college that runs the restoration courses, I recognised him from articles in various classic car magazines.

 

[Richard.]

I'm not surprised I'd be pretty peeved if I had to fork out the equivalent to a new machine 2 1/2 years after buying it.

 

[wheresmejumper]

I know a replacement main board for a dynasty 350 is €4000 here.and not repairable by anyone

 

[Richard.]

Frightening.

 

[chevy2]

I'm not surprised I'd be pretty peeved if I had to fork out the equivalent to a new machine 2 1/2 years after buying it.

It would have been 4 years and 2 months old as Millers come with a 3 year warranty,
3 years + the 14 months out of warranty.

 

[Richym]

I know a replacement main board for a dynasty 350 is €4000 here.and not repairable by anyone

This is the reason I'm asking the questions. Anybody repaierd a kemppi out of warrenty?

It would have been 4 years and 2 months old as Millers come with a 3 year warranty,
3 years + the 14 months out of warranty.

If your using regular for work. this should have easy paid for its self.

However I'd still like to think if I've looked after a high quality tool they are "serviceable"

 

[Richard.]

This is the reason I'm asking the questions. Anybody repaierd a kemppi out of warrenty?



If your using regular for work. this should have easy paid for its self.

However I'd still like to think if I've looked after a high quality tool they are "serviceable"

Unfortunately they can all go wrong I'm afraid even the very best ones and I would not think that buying a kemppi or lorch is going to make any difference. Miller is one of the worlds very best and yes I do think that is extortionate for a pcb but the others won't be far off that cost either. I don't think you should be trying make your choice based on horror stories with these brands as I'm sure they will all have a couple been told about them. You should be going out and demoing them and make the choice on the one you like the best.
They are evenly matched on price performance and quality so it's just a matter of taste.

 

[Richard.]

It would have been 4 years and 2 months old as Millers come with a 3 year warranty,
3 years + the 14 months out of warranty.

3 years is good, still a bit gutted for him that's an unfortunate pop!!!

 

[mike os]

that is just robbery, plain and simple...