Yep found it on ebay just too for 199.99 with 3 year warranty on the transformer,
looks like ill be buying this one.
edit - realised the duty cycle is horrible on full power;
will be getting a used clarke 150te instead for around 145.
tbh i would just go all out and spend 400-500 on a high power welder but i only have a 13a 230v socket to use so it kinda rules anything with more than 150amps out.
You completely miss the point a high power 240v welder, its the improvement in duty cycle and better quality your buying, both my clarke 250 amp and my portamig 215 are fitted with a 13amp plug, if I need to weld anything thicker than 4 mm I break out the stick welder
Buy right, buy once!
I got the impression clarke was a good brand for the 150amp range,
bare in mind ive got a shed load of 60x30x3mm sections i am using this for so i will at max be layind doing 60mm of bead, the nutool handled that fine when the wire feed worked so i assumed the clarke would be better.
I have been using a Clarke 135te this morning to make a large double aquarium stand out of 20mm box with 2mm wall and it worked perfectly at all times.
Not a terrific amount of continued welding but the thermal cut out never kicked in when I did the final weld up of approx 30 20mm runs one after another, although I noticed the shroud got fairly hot.
The standard of weld is no different to my portamig that I have just sold.
The torch lead is shorter and not quite as handy as a eurotorch but the outfit sits on a good trolley so positioning to suit the work is no problem, this may prove more awkward if working inside or under a vehicle of course.
If I was continuing with larger projects as I was doing in the past, the portamig would never have been sold...brilliant machine, but regarding the Clarkes performance I would class it as excellent and the only thing I may do in the future is upgrade it to a 150 Clarke if a bargain crops up, just for that little touch more top end but I am in no rush.
I have been using a Clarke 135te this morning to make a large double aquarium stand out of 20mm box with 2mm wall and it worked perfectly at all times.
Not a terrific amount of continued welding but the thermal cut out never kicked in when I did the final weld up of approx 30 20mm runs one after another, although I noticed the shroud got fairly hot.
The standard of weld is no different to my portamig that I have just sold.
The torch lead is shorter and not quite as handy as a eurotorch but the outfit sits on a good trolley so positioning to suit the work is no problem, this may prove more awkward if working inside or under a vehicle of course.
If I was continuing with larger projects as I was doing in the past, the portamig would never have been sold...brilliant machine, but regarding the Clarkes performance I would class it as excellent and the only thing I may do in the future is upgrade it to a 150 Clarke if a bargain crops up, just for that little touch more top end but I am in no rush.
I use the 150TE and I find it great little machine to learn on until I get the funds for my euro torch equipped portamig
It's the current rating of the breakers. The B refers to their ability to handle brief overloads without tripping such as might happen when you initially turn something on (inrush).
B is standard, C are designed for motors etc and D are for resistive loads such as welders.
If you get problems with it tripping when you fire your welder up, try a C or even better, a D if you can find one.