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 United States  

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 United States

M205
Inverter
checkbox    
5-150
 
100
115-230
  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
M307
Inverter
checkbox    
5 - 200
 
150
100/460
25/9
checkbox checkbox 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
M415
Thompson Buck Converter
checkbox    
5 - 400
 
400
Any 3 Ø
42/22
  checkbox       checkbox checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
M501
Transformer
   
0.5-10
0.5-15
250
250
200-240
25
checkbox                       checkbox checkbox      
Exel EPS-1500
Inverter
checkbox    
5-150
   
115-230
  checkbox   checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox        

 FRONIUS USA LLC Brighton, MI United States

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 United States

TIG200P
Inverter
checkbox    
10-200
 
160@18
208-230
20
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox
TIG200P AC/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
TIG250P AC/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
TIG315P AC/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
TIG400P AC/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

 LIBURDI AUTOMATION INC. Dundas, ON Canada

Pulsweld LTP100
Switching regulator 20 kHz
     
100
 
100
 
10
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox
Pulsweld LT200-1200
Switching regulator 20 kHz
  checkbox  
200-1,200 Modular
 
100
230-480 Autoranging
10-30
checkbox checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox

 LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO., THE Cleveland, OH United States

Precision® TIG 225
Rectifier
checkbox  
5 - 230
5 - 230
90
90
208/230
42/39
checkbox         checkbox checkbox           checkbox checkbox      
Precision® TIG 275
Rectifier
checkbox  
2 - 340
2 - 340
200
200
208/230/460
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 United States

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 United States

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 United States

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 United States

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

 PRECISION WELDING TECHNOLOGIES INC. Auburn, CA United States

CC200
Power Mosfet
checkbox    
1-200
 
200
120/230/460
45/30/15
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox
CC400
Power Mosfet
checkbox    
2-400
 
400
230/460
60/30
checkbox         checkbox checkbox checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox

 PRO-FUSION TECHNOLOGIES INC. Rexburg, ID United States

Dual Arc 82 HFP
DC
  checkbox  
.1-80
 
60
115/230
20/10
checkbox       checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox

 SWAGELOK CO. Solon, OH United States

SWS-M200
Inverter
checkbox    
2-200
 
100@130A
115/230
16
checkbox         checkbox checkbox   checkbox     checkbox checkbox checkbox   checkbox checkbox