
The inverter welds also penetrate deeper. I agree that a light inverter is the way to go if you go mobile. I do site work a few times a year, and I am not hauling a 500lb transformer machine that needs a 100amp breaker to a job site.I see those old heavy weights on the back of welding trucks all the time. I just know I own two inverter welders, and they have been reliable, and well worth the money. My local repair shop does not charge a grand to check out a machine. I dont know about dynastys- I have never owned one- but the XMT series is built for construction sites, and those things are tough. More expensive machines generally have more expensive parts. (List is $11,300) You gotta expect that the main motherboard is not gonna cost you 200 bucks on an 8 thousand dollar machine. The big dynasty- the 350- is around 8 grand for the package these days. Same principle applies to welders- an older syncrowave, that cost, say $2400 new, is gonna have a circuit board that cost me $500 or so.Īn XMT 304, which even ten years ago, was selling for close to double that, can often have a board that costs a grand or 1200. Versus $60 for a rebuilt starter for a 1985 F150. Surprise surprise, a rebuilt genuine Porsche starter motor for this car costs about nine hundred bucks today. The thing is- repair costs, and parts costs, generally track the cost of the machine.įer instance, you can price parts for a Porsche 928, which cost $50,000 in 1985.
