MIG welder specs

[tio_pepe]

Hi,
I've just started welding and i'd like to buy a 3x1, 4x1 or 5x1 machine as i intend to weld and cut steel and aluminium just for hobby. But i think i cannot read electric machines specs and i have no book available for such matters.

I'd assume the image below reads like this?, an altern powered machine in 50-60 Hz with three types of work, all of them with DC in the secondary; namely MIG-MAG with electrode up to 200A for any welding aim (horizontal/vertical) suited for steel and ferrous materials; TIG up to 250A suited for depths up to 8mm in ferrous materials; MIG up to 250A suited only for horizontal aim and for different materials which includes aluminium, steel and non-ferrous alloys .

Do you think this machine would weld aluminium or should i rather go for an AC TIG? For the record this is an Italian Fimer machine.

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Much appreciated for your time

 

[gordon stephenson]

I have a Fimer 215 amp machine, again with three operating modes, Mig,tig and stick, Only mainly used it for mig, it also has a mig pulse mode, very well built machine by a well respected Italian manufacturer. A photograph of the front panel would help to determine if this one has the same pulse feature which is good for welding mig aluminium,

 

[tio_pepe]

Thank you as there's not much info online to read those specs, i've been offered a pair of welders, the front panel looks like this (the second one should match the specs):

In the second one i can see the pulser output i think Mr. stephenson was talking about. The latter also lacks the upper module but ITOH it seems it can tig. I've tried to visit the fimer web to no avail since those models although not looking old, are out of production.