MMA Inverter welder
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Pistonbroke
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Eight year old parweld 160 here. Been great so far,done 4mm rods on 50 m extension leads off a 13amp socket
Stock
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- Location
- The Emerald Kingdom,
+1 for jasic
bravheart
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- Location
- scottish borders
For odd jobs around the yard there‘s any amount of toaster size Chinese boxes in the £50-100 range that will easily weld a gate hinge and if it gets wet or falls in the slurry its not such a loss. Keep the Jasic for the workshop.
btw. did see a s/h Lorch with a battery for ultimate portability on eBay the other day if anybody’s interested.
btw. did see a s/h Lorch with a battery for ultimate portability on eBay the other day if anybody’s interested.
- Location
- roe valley
I actually have very similar machines. Parweld 161 and the jasic 180. They are fairly decent there is not much in them on daily use, they have both miles and miles of welding under their belt, both run equally well on a genny as they do on mains. Parweld has an analogue dial, jasic has a digital dial which may give problems in the long run but I doubt it. The parweld has a little toggle switch to change from arc to tig that is quite sensitive I cant count how many times I've gone to strike up and the switch is in tig mode. The jasic looks a bit more tatty as it doesn't come with a carry case, so takes more knocks and bumps but still works perfect. I think the Parweld is a nicer machine....but I know its in my head as I am associating higher price being better quality. I have a 200amp jasic tig machine as well, I'm crap at ali but the guy who works it says its a grand machine for the money. With any of those inverter machines keep them out of the wet and they will be grand.
**edit** had a look online I see the parweld is now cheaper (iirc it was more expensive than the Jasic at the time I may be wrong i possibly didnt even look at a jasic machine) and has a digital dial as well, and the jasic comes with a carry case. I've had mine for a few years so there have been some changes. Mains cable is heavier on the Parweld also.
**edit** had a look online I see the parweld is now cheaper (iirc it was more expensive than the Jasic at the time I may be wrong i possibly didnt even look at a jasic machine) and has a digital dial as well, and the jasic comes with a carry case. I've had mine for a few years so there have been some changes. Mains cable is heavier on the Parweld also.
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Pistonbroke
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I don't know why but the parweld 163 says it will do 4mm rods and the jasic 180 only does 3.2mm but a longer warranty
fermerboy
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- Location
- Banffshire
Ive a Jasic 180 bought off welding supplies direct on here.
Nice plastic case that hasnt broke yet, plenty of juice, runs on my tractor 10kva genny no bother. Its got good cables not the plastiky shite my old one had. Got tig too but never used that.
Cant really fault it.
That said they are all much of a muchness, its only thing like good cables that split them.
Nice plastic case that hasnt broke yet, plenty of juice, runs on my tractor 10kva genny no bother. Its got good cables not the plastiky shite my old one had. Got tig too but never used that.
Cant really fault it.
That said they are all much of a muchness, its only thing like good cables that split them.
Thanks, I’m leaning more towards the Parweld purely due slightly being cheaper, has anyone actually had a warranty claim for a Jasic as on some forums it states that you have to get it serviced yearly in order to claim the 5 year warranty, something that will cost more money, it’s fine if you don’t need the warranty.
fermerboy
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- Location
- Banffshire
Nothing wrong with Parweld.
Cant help with warranty, mines never been any bother, but its supposed to have 5yrs.
If you stick with any of the main brands you will be grand.
Khan
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- Location
- Emerald Isle
@KB6930 do you happen to run yours off a generator? I'm looking at a Tecarc 250i and wondering if they are generator friendly for remote work? I'm fed up with our SIP and looking something a bit more quality.
Lazy Sod
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- Location
- Warminster Wiltshire
Is it not the case that not having trouble with running any appliance off a generator, depends on the qualities of the generator voltage control?
Never tried it as my genny isn't big enough
parweld 163 here amoungst others and he copes with real life very well, nice little thing.
been bumped and banged around used on long leads and the genny... and its still fine.
Only thing that was a bit of a rash claim was the so called anti stick , well it does stick at times so its not very effective doesnt bother me though.
Only thing is if you want a few more amps,which sometimes you might the Jasic is not actually much dearer is it ?
- Location
- North West Wales
Yes, we have one. Do a lot with it using 3.2 and 2.5mm rods. It’s got a 16A plug for workbench work and an adaptor for extension lead work around the place. What’s the difference in price for a 180 though as your duty cycle would be better
Parweld XTS 163 MMA Inverter Welder
Multi ModeThe XTS 163 MMA Inverter uses latest technology to provide a compact and reliable machine, ideal for everyday applications.Electrodes up to 3.2mm can be used with ease.TIG WeldingBy fitting the optional TIG torch and coupling to a suitable gas supply the XTS 163 can be used for TIG welding
www.wholesaleweldingsupplies.co.uk
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