I have acquired a 3ph Murex Tradesmig 253 with a workshop unit I have purchased. Works fine and welds nicely, I have no idea on age of it, how are these machines thought of?
Perhaps it is a 235?
All the Murex ( or BOC ) machines are very well designed and made with high-quality components. There are sometimes doubts about the quality control of solder joints and internal connections.
The user manuals are dated 1995 and are available here:
Definitely a Tradesmig 253, sloping front, there’s a 1998 date sticker on it. Being 3ph I can’t imagine it being of much value so I will hang on to it.
Started off with a single ph 245. Can sit there for months and just works when switched on. Had a dodgy wire speed switch but a bit of lubrication and it settled down again.
From reading on here they were taken over by esab and phased out with very little support from them but still loads around. If it does what you need stick with it.