Wendelspanswick
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Treated myself to a Gys Gysmi E200 FV, the FV stands for Flexible Voltage as it will run on 110V or 230V +-15% and is generator safe.
It has an OCV of 96V so should run most rods and it has a good duty cycle.
The best Price I could find was £336 from Cornish Welding Supplies but surprisingly it came direct from the Gys UK base in Warwickshire.
First thing I noticed was how tiny it is, mug for scale.
It comes in a blow moulded case which also hold the surprisingly short 1.5m welding return and the 2m electrode holder
Powered it on and the fan is powerful but not too noisy, amperage is changed in one amp steps and it uses the same buttons to change the arc force.
I also has a lift TIG function, with variable down slope and post gas triggered by a movement of the torch.
First welds were done with some ancient SIP 6013 3.2mm rods that have been floating about in the workshop for a few years, set it at 120 amps which turned out a bit hot on 12mm plate but gave some nice peelers.
Next was a root and two passes on 12mm to 6mm fillet, still running hot as there was undercutting on the vertical 6mm so dropped it to 115 amps for the two cap passes.
The crap welding is definitely down to the operator and not the machine! More practice needed.
Overall I am really pleased with the welder, the supplied leads could be longer, I do have longer leads that will fit but then it wont all fit into the case.
Time will tell how the duty cycle copes with hard work, I will keep you informed.
http://www.gys.fr/pdf/datasheet/uk/031210.pdf
It has an OCV of 96V so should run most rods and it has a good duty cycle.
The best Price I could find was £336 from Cornish Welding Supplies but surprisingly it came direct from the Gys UK base in Warwickshire.
First thing I noticed was how tiny it is, mug for scale.
It comes in a blow moulded case which also hold the surprisingly short 1.5m welding return and the 2m electrode holder
Powered it on and the fan is powerful but not too noisy, amperage is changed in one amp steps and it uses the same buttons to change the arc force.
I also has a lift TIG function, with variable down slope and post gas triggered by a movement of the torch.
First welds were done with some ancient SIP 6013 3.2mm rods that have been floating about in the workshop for a few years, set it at 120 amps which turned out a bit hot on 12mm plate but gave some nice peelers.
Next was a root and two passes on 12mm to 6mm fillet, still running hot as there was undercutting on the vertical 6mm so dropped it to 115 amps for the two cap passes.
The crap welding is definitely down to the operator and not the machine! More practice needed.
Overall I am really pleased with the welder, the supplied leads could be longer, I do have longer leads that will fit but then it wont all fit into the case.
Time will tell how the duty cycle copes with hard work, I will keep you informed.
http://www.gys.fr/pdf/datasheet/uk/031210.pdf