The guy that owns the local welding shop (who sells lincoln and miller) swears by the older welders. He says the newer ones are run by the computer and the " board" blow out and are real expensive to fix. He would rather sell me a used one than a new one? Any thoughts on this. I was looking for a 200-250 syncrowave but he has a miller 250 dialarc that i can get for lower than 800 that is set up for tig welding and comes with torch and pedal etc

 

My syncro 250 seems to be holding up pretty good, it's about 3 years old.

 

yeah i never heard of anyone having problems with their millers on here and searcing on the internet i havent found anything that says a dialarc can tig weld and what type of tig welding it would be good for.

 

I'd shy away from an older welder just because i'm a fabricator, not a welder repair guy. If something goes wrong with it, which in my opinion is more likely than with a newer machine, it's not like you can just throw the beast in your truck and take it back to the welding shop. Plus, i find it hard to believe that the newer machines don't weld a bit better than an older machine. It's only natural for things to progress with time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tony1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd shy away from an older welder just because i'm a fabricator, not a welder repair guy. If something goes wrong with it, which in my opinion is more likely than with a newer machine, it's not like you can just throw the beast in your truck and take it back to the welding shop. Plus, i find it hard to believe that the newer machines don't weld a bit better than an older machine. It's only natural for things to progress with time.</TD></TR></TABLE>

makes sense to me. I as well am just going to be using it to fab stuff for cars and motorcycles as a hobby

 

i have a miller dialarc hf from like the early 80's. and i had bought a syncrowave 200 a couple years ago. i ended up selling the syncrowave, im just stuck on the dialarc hf

 

I've welded with some old (read: ancient) machines, and in all reality the DC arc on a new machine is similar to a newer machine. Where the newer machines really shine is the AC stuff. The AC on a miller dynasty is phenomenal.

 

pulse welding FTW!!!!! It's going to change the welding industry and already has. It has become software driven, and different programs are as easy to download onto a palm pilot and transfer into your welder.

Think about this. If your welding on an assembly line, and worker 1 has a different welding style than worker 2. It is as easy as switching to weld mode 2 and your set. Technology pwns@! To answer your question no in my opinion i would always want to have the most up to date equiptment to make my life easier, and stay ahead of of your competition.

 

i bought a used early 90s (94 to be exact) dialarc hf and it works great for me. I have used a new syncrowave 250 and will admit that the ac is a more stable arc with it.

 

I just baught a Dialarc HF and a Sycrowave 250 at auction... I'll be sure to compare them once I take delivery...