any advise

[lovingit]

seen a couple of machines on ebay anyone no if they are any good please

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120435605729

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190315116491

 

[weldingscotty803]

if i had to pick it would be the butters

 

[scott0031]

I will leave the tech spec to the guys on here that are more up with the makes than me and know the score with spares etc.

One thing i will say is be a bit careful if your not that familiar with welding plants. That butters is advertised as 240v. The thing they often don't say is yes technically it is 240v but often they need 2 legs of a single phase supply, so to run it you need a 3 phase supply and you use two legs from the 3 phase supply. This one often catches people out. If you look at that one double check it is single phase if that's what you need (he states that it is single phase). I expect some guys here are familiar with that model and will be able clarify that.


Kind regards,

Scott (ward eng)

 

[scott0031]

if i had to pick it would be the butters

Agreed.

 

[oceanobsession]

Re any advise

Looks like the butters is a transformer based unit which could mean it will pull
35 amps on full power .where the messer unit is inverter based , butters have
gone bust at least 3 times to my knowledge, there old kit is class act but the
new stuff is **** so i would go with the germam messer inverter based unit
nearly bought one myself .light econimical and more powerfull also german
they dont make crap cheers ocean

 

[lovingit]

thats interesting as i only have a domestic supply

 

[Wozzaaah]

That Butters is an NBC (Norman Butters Company), not a modern-day Butters. From what has been said on here about NBC it was top-rated kit in it's day and most definitely built to last .
Having said that, I gather Messer-Griesheim are pretty good too .

 

[lovingit]

Easy set up is a big issue also