Buyers' Guides

GTAW Power Source Buyers' Guide©

Model or Series Power Source Welding Output Mode Minimum-Maximum Power Range Power at 100% Duty Cycle Rated Input Voltage Required Amp Draw
at Rated
Output
Phase Start Controls / Features
CC CC/CV AC DC AC DC Single Three Auto Voltage Linking Scratch Touch Lift HF Pulsing Sequence Trigger Hold Spot Time 4T Programmable Remote Adjustable Crater Start Final

 Hot Link - ESAB Welding & Cutting Products - GTAW ESAB WELDING & CUTTING PRODUCTS Florence, SC  

Miniarc 150APS
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 150
 
110A@14.5V
115/230
19/17
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox               checkbox checkbox      
Caddy Arc 151i
Inverter
checkbox    
3 - 150
 
110
230
16
checkbox     checkbox checkbox             checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox  
Caddy Arc 201i
Inverter
checkbox    
3 - 220
 
110
230
16
checkbox     checkbox checkbox             checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox
Caddy Tig 1500i
Inverter
checkbox    
3 - 150
 
110
230
16
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Caddy Tig 2200i
Inverter
checkbox    
3 - 220
 
110
230
16
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Caddy Tig 2200i AC/DC
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 220
3 - 220
140
140
230
16
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Heliarc 161
Inverter
checkbox  
5 - 160
5 - 160
160A@16.4V (40%)
160A@16.4V (40%)
230
27
checkbox       checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Origo Arc 410c
Chopper
checkbox    
20 - 400
 
240A@30V
230/440-460/550
27/14/12
  checkbox     checkbox               checkbox checkbox   checkbox  
Origo Arc 650c
Chopper
checkbox    
20-650
 
400A@36V
230/440-460/550
57/30/24
  checkbox     checkbox               checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox  

 ARC MACHINES INC. Pacoima, CA

M205
Inverter
checkbox    
5-150
 
100
115-230 VAC +/- 10% 50/60Hz
  checkbox   checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox        
M207
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 150
 
150
100/240
20
checkbox         checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
M227
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 225
 
150
200/240
30
checkbox         checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
M307
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 200
 
150
100/460
25/9
checkbox checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
M415
Thompson Buck Converter
checkbox    
5 - 400
 
400
Any 3 Ø
42/22
  checkbox       checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
M405
Thompson Buck Converter
checkbox      
400
 
Any 3 Ø
42/22
  checkbox       checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
M501
Transformer
   
0.5-10V
0.5-15V
250
250
200-240 VAC
25
checkbox                       checkbox checkbox      
Exel EPS-1500
Inverter
checkbox    
5-150
   
115-230 V +/-10%, 50/60Hz
  checkbox   checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox        

 ELDERFIELD & HALL INC. Chicago, IL

DualArc 82 HFP Micro-Tig/Micro Plasma
Inverter/Chopper
  checkbox  
.1 - 80
 
40@80A, 21V
110/220
30/15
checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox

 FRONIUS USA LLC Brighton, MI

TransTig 2200
Inverter
checkbox    
3 - 220
 
150
208/230
16
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Magic Wave 2200
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 220
3 - 220
150
150
208/230
16
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Magic Wave 3000
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 300
3 - 300
240
240
208/230/460
22/20/12
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Magic Wave 4000
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 400
3 - 400
380
380
230/460
35
  checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Magic Wave 5000
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 500
3 - 500
420
420
230/460
35
  checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox

 INTERNATIONAL WELDING EQUIPMENT North Fort Myers, FL

TIG200P
Inverter
checkbox    
10-200
 
160@18
208-230
20
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
TIG200PAC/DC
Inverter
checkbox  
8-200
8-200
180
180
208-230
20
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
TIG250PAC/DC
Inverter
checkbox  
8-250
8-250
200
200
208-230
30
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
TIG315PAC/DC
Inverter
checkbox  
8-315
8-315
250
250
230-460
40@230
  checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
TIG400PAC/DC
Inverter
checkbox  
20-400
20-400
350
350
230-460
50@230
  checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox

 LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO., THE Cleveland, OH

Precision® TIG 225
Rectifier
checkbox  
5 - 230
5 - 230
90
90
208/230/1/60
42/39
checkbox         checkbox checkbox           checkbox checkbox      
Precision® TIG 275
Rectifier
checkbox  
2 - 340
2 - 340
200
200
208/230/460/1/60
80/72/36 w/PFC
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Precision® TIG 375
Rectifier
checkbox  
2 - 420
2 - 420
300
300
208/230/460/1/60
102/92/46 w/PFC
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Invertec® V155-S
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 155
 
75A SMAW, 105A GTAW
23 SMAW, 14.2 GTAW
24 SMAW, 21.5 GTAW
checkbox     checkbox                          
Invertec® V-160 T
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 160
 
130 GTAW, SMAW
230 (30A branch circuit)
25
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox   checkbox   checkbox   checkbox    
Invertec® V205-T AC/DC
Inverter
checkbox  
6 - 200
6 - 200
140 GTAW, 130 SMAW
140 GTAW, 130 SMAW
115/230
15 GTAW, 19 SMAW
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Invertec® V205-T DC
Inverter
checkbox    
6-200
 
140 GTAW, 130 SMAW
115/230
15 GTAW, 19 SMAW
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Square Wave™ TIG 175
Transformer
checkbox  
10-175
10-175
150A/26V/25%
150A/26V/25%
208/230
64/57
checkbox         checkbox             checkbox        

 MAGNATECH LLC East Granby, CT

514
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 200
 
160
85/265
25
checkbox   checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
515
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 200
 
160
230 - 460
30
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
516
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 600
 
450
208 - 575
50
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox

 MILLER ELECTRIC MFG. CO. Appleton, WI

Maxstar® 150
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 150
 
100
115 - 230 Auto-Line
115V: 18 - 28, 230V: 8 - 14
checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox
Maxstar® 200
Inverter
checkbox    
1 - 200
 
175@60
120 - 460 Auto-Line
20 - 5
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Maxstar® 350
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 350
3 - 350
 
300@60
208 - 575 Auto-Line
27 - 9
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Maxstar® 700
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 700
 
600@60
208 - 575 Auto-Line
89 - 32
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Dynasty® 200
Inverter
checkbox  
1 - 200
1 - 200
150@60
150@60
115 - 460 Auto-Line
21 - 5
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Dynasty® 350
Inverter
checkbox  
3 - 350
3 - 350
300@60
300@60
208 - 575 Auto-Line
35 - 13
checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Dynasty® 700
Inverter
checkbox  
5 - 700
5 - 700
600@60
600@60
208 - 575 Auto-Line
97 - 35
checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Diversion™ 165
AC/DC
checkbox checkbox
10 - 165
10 - 165
150@20
150@20
230
60/150/165
checkbox         checkbox             checkbox        
Diversion™ 180
AC/DC
checkbox checkbox
10 - 180
10 - 180
150@20
150@20
230
60/150/180
checkbox         checkbox             checkbox        
Syncrowave® 200
Phase control
checkbox  
5 - 200
5 - 200
150@40
150@40
208-230/460/575
54/54/27/22
checkbox         checkbox checkbox           checkbox        
Syncrowave® 250 DX
Phase control
checkbox  
3 - 310
3 - 310
200@60
200@60
200/230/460/575
88/77/38/31
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
Syncrowave® 350 LX
Phase control
checkbox  
3 - 400
3 - 400
350@40
350@40
200/230/460/575
129/112/56/45
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox

 NU-TEC SYSTEMS LLC Gurnee, IL

TG165
Inverter
checkbox checkbox  
5-150
 
105
208/230
20
checkbox     checkbox checkbox                 checkbox      
TG1710
Inverter
checkbox checkbox
5-160
5-160
130
130
208/230
20
checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox

 OTC DAIHEN INC. Tipp City, OH

DA-300P
Digital Inverter AC + DC Hybrid Pulsed
  checkbox
10 - 300
4 - 300
 
190
200/220/460
    checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox

 WELD TRAIN Asheville, NC

Tip TIG Welding Process
  checkbox               checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox