Clarke 151TE V 151EN

[martyc5674]

Just wondering what the main differences are??
The TE doesnt seem to be advertised as gas/gasless

The TE seems to come with regulator etc and with a higher price tag.
Can the TE be used gasless??(does it need different/serrated wheel in the wire feed??)

Also does it lend itself to having the polarity changed for gasless.

I had all but decided on the 151EN...but a 151TE has popped up at a good price and although I assume it is a better welder(more expensive anyway)...i need to make sure it will do what i want it to do...primarily gasless welding.

Marty

 

[Wozzaaah]

The TE is a straight, gas-only machine whereas the EN is dual-purpose.
There is no easy way to swap the polarity on a TE.
Some people have managed to use gasless wire in machines designed for use with gas and have had decent enough results but you may find it hard going on thin stuff.

 

[shenion]

The TE is gas only, the EN is gas/gasless.

 

[martyc5674]

Cheers lads...as i thought..weird that the dual pupose is the cheaper of the 2.

 

[m4drx]

i've got the 151TE buddy and the whole Clarke range confused both me and 3 guys at the edmonton branch.

In essence, the EN comes with flux cored wire whereas the TE comes with gas, wire, regulator etc. If you wanted to buy the "starter pack" for gas use for the EN it was around £50 i think and this is where the difference was. In terms of spec, I believe they are very very similar but In the end, I went for the TE as I had read too much on the difficulties of getting clean welds from flux cored wire.

That and the fact the wire is around 3x the price i think.