ARCCAPTAIN TIG Welder 200A, High Frequency 110v/220v Dual Voltage TIG/Stick/Arc 2 in 1 Welder LED Digital Display Welding Machine with 2T/4T Function and Tungsten Electrode

The welding machine (TIG200) arrived with everything we needed except for a regulator and foot pedal. That said, it performs on par with the Lincoln “tombstone” welder (Lincoln Electric AC-225 Stick Welder, currently priced at $738 at Home Depot in Canada), yet it’s significantly more affordable and far more portable. At 125 amps and 220-volt, I conducted a full structural weld test using a 7018, 1/8″ rod, completing 13 passes over a 6 inch length. The 220 volt setting delivered outstanding performance—including half an hour of continuous welding—and I believe it could reach 145 amps using a 7018, 5/32″ rod based on its behavior during testing. When I switched to 110-volt at 95 amps on a 15 amp breaker, the machine drew too much power, repeatedly tripping the breaker with a 7018 and a 3/32″ rod. An industrial 115 volt setup with a 20 amp breaker would likely resolve these issues. In fact, I suspect that the 115 volt setting would work better for TIG applications at lower amps—though I wasn’t able to test TIG due to the absence of a gas regulator and argon cylinder. Notably, my experience with the Lincoln tombstone welder revealed similar behavior under these conditions. Even when using a portable power station rated at 2700 watts (equivalent to a 23 amp surge at 115-volt), the breaker still tripped, reinforcing the need for a proper 20 amp circuit. Overall, this machine offers an excellent balance between performance and portability without the premium price tag of its competitors.

Compact and light, easy setup, great customer service from a company that really wants to provide a nice product. Update: This is a very capable little tig welder, been using it on a couple job sites for repair and small fab. The price is definitily a selling point and cant beat the HF starts with slope etc. I upgraded to a better work clamp/cable and CK Worldwide 17 torch, using stubby gas lens. Nothing I have seen on the market can compete with this little unit right now. You can carry it with a small bottle of argon plug it up to 120V and fix almost anything, for those bigger jobs it does even better on 240V. ***Hooked up a pedal to the machine to see how it would do. Its an XS12 5 pin male connector, they all have to come from China, so it will take a few weeks. Easy enough to change out connector. Pins 3&4 are to start the arc, 1,2,5 are for the 2w/10k pot. Has full range from 10-200 amps. You will set max amps in panel mode then switch to remote for pedal (using pedal it will go to amps set in panel), its smooth and holds well on desired power. Pedal was a game changer for ease of use bench welding. Used it on a bigger job site powered by a Miller Bobcat 250 as generator, ran it for 3 days welding pipe, it never missed a beat on 240V. Welds turned out nice and no problems with generator power. We can use the Bobcat to tig weld but dont have a HF box hooked up so this is an easier/cheaper option to have HF, also gives the abilty to move around with just longer extension cords and the unit is right there to change amps if needed. You can pulse on the downslope by just clicking trigger off and on. It was run way past its listed duty cycle many times with no issues.

Excelente excellent, hasta ahora me a dejado con la boca abierta, aunque espequeña tiene mucha fuerza, solo la e usado MMA, espero pronto TIG

I haven't used it a whole lot yet and I am still learning to tig weld but its worked great so far and I feel very comfortable with it. I hope to someday get the foot pedal for it. I have tried it with both 110volt and 220volt and it performed well with both. I haven't tried the stick welder but I am pretty confident if the tig is working excellent the stick welding part will work great too.

Great welder. Worth every penny. The only thing that you’re going to need to do, is buy longer leads. I went and bought a 20 foot lead wire for mine, as you know, you always need more lead.