Should I bid on a miller syncrowave 300 welder.

[RPH]

Work has put this up for bid. Min. bid $200. Is it worth the money? Big, bulky unit on a tool around cart. Do live in the country and have a fair amount of old machinery that's needs help from time to time.
Any opinions out there? The good, the bad, the ugly?

 

[zkling]

Does it work? What all is included? If it is a running machine with basic accessories and you can get it for a few hundred go for it. There ain't much it can't weld. I'm a huge fan of the old syncrowave machines.

However, it is big and bulky, parts are $ and you will need at least a ~50amp breaker to get it going, around 100amp if you really want to open it up. Depending on if it has PFC's in it or not.

 

[BFHtime]

Check out the miller site. It will be a better help than here. If that unit has a computer board it is possible to check how many hours it has been used. The computers can die, and can be expensive to replace. I am not sure if the one you are interested has this, but the unit I was looking at getting in the past did. The forum offer a ton of information on set ups which will help you. It is a great site for welding info. Millerwelds I think.

 

[RPH]

Working unit, they just upgraded. Will have to check on the add ons.

 

[zkling]

Working unit, they just upgraded. Will have to check on the add ons.

At a minimum the pedal; a torch, cooler and modules would just be nice.

 

[RedneckWelder]

They are great welders, pretty bitchin' tig welders and also good stick welders.

I'd love to have one in my shop.

Being it is a transformer based machine, you will need some power to get full potential out of it. You will be able to weld with say, a 50 amp breaker at lower ranges but to be happy she wants a 100 amp most likely.

 

[Rawlins87]

Worth every bit of $200
I use a synchrowave 250 everyday.

 

[sberry]

Its a monster, weighs 900# and wants 100A service. Its not fancy, doesn't have a puter but does have a couple boards. The good news is they are straight up, no logic. At 200 there isn't much of a loss potential, if it works great.
Mine is a good cart for 2 other machines.

 

[RPH]

Won the welder with a $351.00 bid. Now to get the beast home.

 

[ATC]

Congrats!

Now sign up at www.weldingweb.com and start learning about it!

 

[RPH]

Really, the son wanted it. All he needs to do is get use to working with this one.