Kemppi or R Tech

[Digester Man]

Thinking about a new inverter arc welder and have narrowed it down to either a Kemppi Minarc 180 or R Tech 175

Has anyone got either? I have the Kemppi Minarcmig Evo 200 and absolutely love it but I have also heard brilliant reports on R Tech which is less than half the price

The one odd thing is that the R Tech is rated as needing an 18A supply when running at 175amp, whereas Kemppi is the more normal 16A

R tech is £189 and Kemppi is £529! Which would you buy? I only have an 16A supply!

 

[Pistonbroke]

Thinking about a new inverter arc welder and have narrowed it down to either a Kemppi Minarc 180 or R Tech 175

Has anyone got either? I have the Kemppi Minarcmig Evo 200 and absolutely love it but I have also heard brilliant reports on R Tech which is less than half the price

The one odd thing is that the R Tech is rated as needing an 18A supply when running at 175amp, whereas Kemppi is the more normal 16A

R tech is £189 and Kemppi is £529! Which would you buy? I only have an 16A supply!

There's a loads of choice between those two. How did you narrow it down to them?

 

[Cowcalf]

not going to make any difference between 16 and 18 amp supply

 

[Digester Man]

There's a loads of choice between those two. How did you narrow it down to them?

Appreciate there’s a lot on the market. Kemppi is a brand I know and gets rave reviews, it has quality leads and clamps but not sure it’s worth spending more than double a budget brand on? I’ll never usethe tig function

R tech is another brand I know which gets great reviews at a budget price with 3 yearwarranty and excellent UK backup. Of all the cheap chinese made machines, it seems to get the best reviews / backup for much the same price as the rest

I currently own a SIP which is ok, the voltage dial isn’t working properly anymore so time to renew, wouldn’t probably rush to buy another..

 

[Pistonbroke]

Appreciate there’s a lot on the market. Kemppi is a brand I know and gets rave reviews, it has quality leads and clamps but not sure it’s worth spending more than double a budget brand on? I’ll never usethe tig function

R tech is another brand I know which gets great reviews at a budget price with 3 yearwarranty and excellent UK backup. Of all the cheap chinese made machines, it seems to get the best reviews / backup for much the same price as the rest

I currently own a SIP which is ok, the voltage dial isn’t working properly anymore so time to renew, wouldn’t probably rush to buy another..

Fair enough,stick with what you know. Eight year old parweld here but never had any other to try

 

[fiatf130]

Kemppi every time. Have a minarc 140 here must be 17 or 18 years old never put a foot wrong. Done lots of welding and will happily run at 140 amps on a 13 amp plug.

 

[robs1]

We have a Rtech, its 8 years old now has done a lot of work, can stick or mig with it

 

[Digester Man]

Well in the end I bought neither and went for an Esab instead. Price point was £200 cheaper than Kemppi, and 20A higher output. Hopefully I’ve made the right purchase! I don’t need the dual voltage but the extra amps will do no harm at all.

ESAB Rogue Es 200i PRO Ce MMA Welder 110v/230v Dual Voltage

ESAB Rogue Es 200i PRO Ce MMA Welder Dual Voltage ( 110 / 240 volt ) PN- 0700500079 Delivery Includes - power source with 3m mains cable and plug,

www.unitedwelding.co.uk

 

[markpentre]

I have a R Tech 210Ac/Dc Tig Ideal machine for what i use it for mainly Tig Ally work. Will Eventually upgrade to a Kemppi though. With these machines you pay for Quality. I think Esab is a brilliant machine and a defo step up from R Tech.