SWP digimig 200

[zerofoxjim]

Just bought this welder as recommended as a good machine by my local tool supplier. the welder comes with a 5 year warranty. took the agents advice blind, but when I look online, there is literally nothing about them!

I should have googled before I committed lol put me out my misery....are they well built internally, as the exterior fit and finish is average at best.



Thank you all

 

[Shedendman]

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/swp-digi-mig-200-lcd-stealth.84070/
Any help?

 

[zerofoxjim]

https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/swp-digi-mig-200-lcd-stealth.84070/
Any help?

Ahh yes! did this guy ever do a follow up review?.

Cheers for the reply.

 

[hotponyshoes]

Going by the digitig they do the internal finish is about as average as the external.
Nothing really wrong with it but it lacks the higher quality cabling and connectors of a high end machine and there is not really any ducting/protection for the cooling system so either use it in a clean area (dont grind behind it when the fan is running) or take the covers off and hover it out every now and again.

Its basically a chinese machine with a bit of a premium added to the price to cover the warranty.
Providing it will not void the warranty I would do what I would do with any chinese machine and take the covers off and check all the connectors are seated correctly (and all the cables are correctly inserted into the connector housings)
Chinese pcb's and other machine made parts tent to be fine. It's the final assembly that is done by hand that can be a bit hit and miss

 

[hotponyshoes]

Ps, high end machines are normally very good on the inside. I have seen a few where the external fit/finish of the case work is no better than a cheap one. Sometimes worse.

 

[zerofoxjim]

Thank you for the info. I am tempted to take the machine back, and get the Rtech machine I originally wanted.

 

[hotponyshoes]

I dont think the rTech is going to be any better than the stealth.
Personally I would go for the stealth myself as i think it has a few more features and an extra 2 years of warranty would make it a no-brainer.

 

[zerofoxjim]

I guess you are right. the agent was sure it was a good bit of kit. thanks again for your input

 

[Robbie260]

I have the digimig lcd synergic version its a fantastic welder no complaints from me but i havent tried all the features or used it a great deal too behonest yet. Life seems too keep getting in the way.

Though i can vouch for the synergic lines for steel being very nice i havent come across and issue with them yet and you do get a fantastic looking weld out of it each time with minimal/no spatter. I have recently seen on one of the welding facebook groups someone asking about a relatively similarly speced chinese offering, im sure it was a rebrand of the stealth with different sheet metal as the lcd control screen and layout were the exact same in the pic as whats on my machine.

The controls are nice and very easy too setup, if you want too run 0.6 wire you do have too order a seperate drive roller and it can be a total pain too get a hold of the right one, took my dealers nearly a 1 month too get a hold of one so that may give some indication of thier warranty service.

The arc welding function is really good and quite smooth i have found but there is not much more i can say about that as it is just stick welding.

I think part of the reason i think mines so good is i got a fantastic deal on it were they sold it too me for less than the non synergic version at the time which i originally had gone too buy but didnt as they had completely cleaned out of stock. At which price it was a total bargin. Have seen them advertised for around £790 pounds which id say they are good but not that good and from there its not much of a stretch too a really good professional grade synergic mig. I got mine for £550 ish which id say it was worth that but i dont think id have bought it if they wanted more for it too be honest.

If it were too go bang though i dont know if it would stay, id probably go with a higher end one like a kemppi miniarcmig evo 200 or fironus transteel 2200 if budget allows. I have no buyers regrets but i dont think id get one again if you know what i mean, not at the price they are now asking for them. Call me a penny pinching scotsman if you like buts thats just the truth of the matter. Though if i could get another for £550 id go for it, too me the welder is worth what i payed for it.

If you are thinking about a better welder and dont need the multi process features the kemppi might be a good bet as its not that much more than the stealth synergic model if i remember correctly circa £200 pounds more ish, a lot of good things are said about them on here.

 

[Robbie260]

Ahh yes! did this guy ever do a follow up review?.

Cheers for the reply.

Nope unfortunately i havent managed too but have tried too make a quick summary of my thoughts above.

 

[Munkul]

I'd take a SWP over an R-tech any day. For one, you have a local dealer, and that counts for a lot in my eyes.

SWP are a bit roughly made, especially the casings and the cooling design, but they can't be that bad, or they wouldn't have the huge dealer network that the currently have.

 

[Robbie260]

I'd take a SWP over an R-tech any day. For one, you have a local dealer, and that counts for a lot in my eyes.

SWP are a bit roughly made, especially the casings and the cooling design, but they can't be that bad, or they wouldn't have the huge dealer network that the currently have.

Id agree swp over rtech any day.