5mm thk with 135TE ?

[SJ&B]

Hi guys and gals,
I'm thinking about buying a 135TE.
Should I really believe the literature that says the machine will weld 5mm steel?
Reason I ask is that I'm comparing a Sealey PM140XT that only reckons to do 3.5mm steel.
Either the Clarke's a much better machine or they're telling porkies.

Also, can one use a big gas bottle on one of these?
Cheers,
SJ&B.

 

[malcolm]

I asked the same question myself about Clarke 90 specs and tried it out. Here's the link: http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/clarke-90.htm

I don't know where they get the figures from, but they do seem fairly ambitious.