the_nutter
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I currently have a Clarke 100EN MIG welder, as well as one of their small inverter TIG units, and an old (not Clarke), oil immersed 5.5KVA arc welder. I am concidering replacing the MIG unit as it never seemed reliable on the lower current settings, and the wire feed never seemed to be consistent.
I was thinking of one of the automotive Clarke welders, the MIG175TEC as they have a vat free day coming up, and it makes a big difference to the affordability, especially as far as the wife is concerned:-) It also seems to have more current settings, but I really wanted unit with a Euro connector, to give flexibility upgrading the torch. The cheapest Clarke unit with this is the MIG230TEC, which is GBP100 more expensive.
Is it worthwhile going to the higher spec to get the Euro torch, and does anyone have any experience with these machines? Also does anyone know the difference between their TE and TEC spec machines? The website does not seem to differentiate between these machines, but the TE machines are more expensive than a similar power TEC model.
I will be doing car body repairs and some chassis repairs, but always have the big arc welder to fall back on if I need something much heavier, so high current isn't a priority. Reliability and consistency from the machine is what I need, so then I only have myself to blmae.
Many thanks for any feedback or advice.
David
I was thinking of one of the automotive Clarke welders, the MIG175TEC as they have a vat free day coming up, and it makes a big difference to the affordability, especially as far as the wife is concerned:-) It also seems to have more current settings, but I really wanted unit with a Euro connector, to give flexibility upgrading the torch. The cheapest Clarke unit with this is the MIG230TEC, which is GBP100 more expensive.
Is it worthwhile going to the higher spec to get the Euro torch, and does anyone have any experience with these machines? Also does anyone know the difference between their TE and TEC spec machines? The website does not seem to differentiate between these machines, but the TE machines are more expensive than a similar power TEC model.
I will be doing car body repairs and some chassis repairs, but always have the big arc welder to fall back on if I need something much heavier, so high current isn't a priority. Reliability and consistency from the machine is what I need, so then I only have myself to blmae.
Many thanks for any feedback or advice.
David
