Buyers' Guides

GMAW Power Source Buyers' Guide©

Model
or
Series
Type of
Power
Source
Wire Feed
Options
Wire Feed
Speed
Range
Running Gear Std. Applicable Processes Output Rating (DC) Input Rating
GTAW GMAW SMAW FCAW GMAWP GTAWP Carbon Arc Brazing Spot CACA SAW Other Gouging Amps Voltage Duty Cycle Volts Phase Hz

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Caddy Mig C160i
Inverter
Built-in
80-440
    checkbox   checkbox       checkbox           
150
21.5
35
230
1
50/60
Caddy Mig C200i
Inverter
Built-in
78-472
    checkbox   checkbox       checkbox           
180
23
25
230
1
50/60
Multimaster 300
Chopper CVCC
Built-in
65-675
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         
300
32
40
208/230, 208-575
1
50/60
Migmaster 215 Pro
Tapped Xfmr/Rectifier
Built-in
75-700
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox       checkbox checkbox         
250
23
20
208/230
1
50/60
Migmaster 280 Pro
Tapped Xfmr/Rectifier
Built-In
55-770
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox       checkbox checkbox         
300
29
40
208/230
1
50/60
Origo Mig 320-410-510
Tapped Xfmr/Rectifier
External
31-1,000
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox       checkbox           
320-400-500
30-34-39
30-50-60
230/460
3
50/60
Origo Mig 4002c
Chopper CVCC
External
32-1,000
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox  checkbox     checkbox
400
34
60
230/460
3
50/60
Origo Mig 5002c
Chopper CVCC
External
32-1,000
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox  checkbox     checkbox
500
39
60
230/460
3
50/60
Origo Mig 6502c
Chopper CVCC
External
32-1,000
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox  checkbox     checkbox
650
44
60
230/460
3
50/60
Aristo U5000i
Microbased inverter multiprocess CV & CC
External dedicated
32-1,000
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox  checkbox     checkbox
500
39
60
460
3
50/60

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DP-400R
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox checkbox     checkbox           
30 - 400
34
80
460
3
50/60
DP-400
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         
400
34
50
208/230/460
3
50/60
DP-500
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox       checkbox           
500
39
60
460
3
50/60
DM-350
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox         checkbox         
250/350
26.5/31.5
60
208/230/460
1/3
50/60
DM-500
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox         checkbox         
470/500
37.5/39
100@470A / 80@500A
460
3
50/60
HD-500
SCR
External
20 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox                   
500
45
50
230/460
3
50/60
DW-300
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox     checkbox                 
300
29
80
460
3
50/60
DA-300P
AC + DC
External
20 - 780
  checkbox         checkbox               
4 - 300
22 - 30
40
460
3
50/60
DL-350
Inverter
External
20 - 780
    checkbox                       
350
36
60
200
3
50/60
MIG 135
DC CV Spool Gun
Spool Gun
      checkbox                           
20
230/460/575
1
 

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TransSteel 3500
Inverter
External
40 - 985
    checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox         
10 - 350
14.5 - 36.4
60@350A
230/460
3
50/60
TransSteel 5000
Inverter
External
40 - 985
    checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox         
10 - 500
14.5 - 39.5
55@500A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Synergic 4000
Inverter
External
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox         
3 - 400
14.2 - 34
75@400A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Synergic 5000
Inverter
External
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox         
3 - 500
14.2 - 39
75@500A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Pulse Synergic 2700
Inverter
Built-in
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         
3 - 270
14.2 - 27.5
60@270A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Pulse Synergic 3200
Inverter
External
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         
3 - 320
14.2 - 30
89@320A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Pulse Synergic 4000
Inverter
External
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         
3 - 400
14.2 - 34
75@400A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Pulse Synergic 5000
Inverter
External
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         
3 - 500
14.2 - 39
75@500A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Pulse Synergic 2700 CMT
Inverter
Built-in
20 - 865
  checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox      checkbox  
3 - 270
14.2 - 27.5
60@270A
230/460
3
50/60
Trans Pulse Synergic 3200 CMT
Inverter
External
20 - 865
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox      checkbox  
3 - 320
14.2 - 30
89@320A
230/460
3
50/60

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MIG 200Y
Inverter
Internal/Spool Gun
40-700
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox     checkbox          checkbox  
200
15-26
60@200A
208/230
1
50/60
MIG180Y
Inverter
Internal
40-450
    checkbox   checkbox                   
180
15-24
60@180A
208/230
1
50/60
MIG250Y
Inverter
Internal/Spool Gun
50-710
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox     checkbox             
250
15-28
60@250A
208/230
1
50/60
MIG315 Digital
Inverter
External
50-710
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox          checkbox checkbox
315
10-48
60@315A
230
3
50/60
MIG400 Digital
Inverter
External
40-710
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox   checkbox            checkbox
400
10-48
60@400A
230
3
50/60
MIG500 Digital
Inverter
External
50-710
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox   checkbox            checkbox
500
10-48
60@500A
230
3
50/60

 LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO., THE Cleveland, OH

POWER MIG® 140C
Rectifier
Built-in
50 - 500
    checkbox   checkbox                   
30 - 140
19.5
20@90A, 19.5V
120
1
60
POWER MIG® 180C
Rectifier
Built-in
50 - 500
    checkbox   checkbox                   
30 - 180
20
30@130A, 20V
208/230
1
60
POWER MIG® 180 Dual
Rectifier
Internal
50-500 IPM
    checkbox   checkbox                   
30-180
34
20@19.5V, 90A on 120V: 30@20V, 130A on 230V
120/208/230
1
60
POWER MIG® 216
Rectifier
Built-in
50 - 700
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox                   
30 - 250
40
30@216A, 22V
208/230V
1
50/60
POWER MIG® 256
Rectifier
Built-in
50 - 700
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox                   
30 - 300
40
40@250A, 26V
208/230/460/575
1
60
POWER MIG® 350 MP
Chopper
Built-in
50 - 700
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox          checkbox  
5 - 350
76
60@300A, 32V
208/230/460/575
1
50/60
Invertec® STT II
Inverter
External
      checkbox                    checkbox  
225
29
60
208/230/460
3
60
Power Wave® C300
Inverter
External
50 - 700
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox               
300
29
40
208/230/400/460/575
1/3
50/60
Power Wave® S350
Inverter
External
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox               
350
31.5
40
208/230/380-415/460/575
1/3
50/60
Invertec® V350-PRO
Inverter
External
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox      checkbox     checkbox
350
34
60
200-230/380-575
1/3
50/60

 MAGNATECH LLC East Granby, CT

MPS 4000
Inverter
On head, Push-pull
20 - 866
    checkbox   checkbox checkbox                 
400
70
50
200/230/460
3
50/60

 MILLER ELECTRIC MFG. CO. Appleton, WI

Millermatic 212
Tapped transformer
Built-in
50 - 700
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox                   
30 - 210
34.5
60@160A, 24.5V
208/230
1
60
Millermatic 350P
 
All-in-one
50 - 700
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox                 
25 - 400
32
60
200/230/410
3
60
Invision 352 MPa
Inverter
External
50 - 780
    checkbox   checkbox checkbox          checkbox      
350
34
60
208 - 575
3
60
XMT 304 CC/CV
Inverter
External
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox      checkbox     checkbox
5-400
10-35
 
230/400/ 460/575
1/3
60
XMT 456 CC/CV
Inverter
External
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox      checkbox     checkbox
5-600
10-38
100@450A, 38V
230/460/575
3
60
XMT Series CC/CV
Inverter
External
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox      checkbox     checkbox
5-600
10-38
60@350A, 100@450
208/230/ 400/460/575
1/3
60
Deltaweld 452
Solid-state
External
      checkbox   checkbox            checkbox      
0 - 575
10 - 38
100@450A, 38V
200/230/460, 230/460/575
3
60
Deltaweld 302
Solid-state
External
      checkbox   checkbox            checkbox      
0 - 375
10 - 32
100@300A, 32V
200/230/460, 230/460/575
3
60
Dimension 452
Solid-state
External
    checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox            checkbox      
20-565
10-38
100@450A, 38V
208/230/460, 460/575
3
60
CP302
Mechanical voltage control
External
      checkbox checkbox                     
50-375
14-44
100@300A, 32V
208/230/460
3
60

 NU-TEC SYSTEMS LLC Gurnee, IL

MG130
Rectifier
Internal
30-300
    checkbox   checkbox                   
30-120
18
20@80A
120
1
50/60
MG140
Rectifier
Internal/Spool Gun
25-300
    checkbox   checkbox                   
30-140
19.5
20@90A
120
1
50/60
MG170
Rectifier
Internal/Spool Gun
40-500
    checkbox   checkbox                   
30-180
20
30@130A
208/230
1
50/60
MG260
Rectifier
Internal/Spool Gun
40-700
checkbox   checkbox                       
30-260
26.5
60@160A
208/230
1
50/60

 PANASONIC FACTORY SOLUTIONS CO. Rolling Meadows, IL

GBII-350
Inverter
External
50 - 750
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox                   
35 - 350
36
60@350A
460
3
60
HMIII-350
Inverter
External
50 - 750
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox                 
35 - 350
36
60@350A
230/460
3
60
HM3-500
Inverter
External
50 - 750
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox                 
40 - 500
45
100@500A
460
3
60