Battery-Powered Welder For Remote Repairs

Battery-Powered Welder For Remote Repairs FARM SHOP Welders/Torches 64 A new cordless battery-powered welder from ESAB may be the ultimate tool for remote repair jobs Powered by DeWalt FlexVolt batteries the Renegade Volt ES 200i is a stick and live TIG welder It’s equipped with a Tweco electrode holder and a Tweco ground clamp It can operate in battery 120V or 230V AC power or AMP+ hybrid mode In the latter mode the battery supplements the AC mains power to avoid nuisance trips on smaller breaker sizes such as 10 and 16 amp or to provide more output when welding on 120V power When operating on AC mains 230V the ES 200i has a 200A output versus 140A output on straight battery power In AMP+ hybrid mode it has 180A output On battery mode the cordless welder operates on 6 9 and 12 Ah DeWalt FlexVolt batteries The 200i comes with a 230V plug and a 115V adapter plug for use with household outlets Four 12 Ah DeWalt batteries are enough according to ESAB to burn up to 33 E6013 electrodes on a single charge The 4-port fast charger included with the ES 200i brings the batteries’ charge from zero to full in 2 hours Special features when TIG welding include hot start arc force memory storage and cellulosic mode 6010 to optimize performance FARM SHOW made multiple attempts to reach ESAB for comments and pricing Receiving no response FARM SHOW reached out to a random dealer listed on the company website The dealer reported a price of $3 219 23 for the ES 200i which is slated to be available in December When the difficulty of reaching the company was mentioned the dealer reported similar problems “They’ve gone through multiple mergers and customer service has suffered ” he said “It’s hard to get the company to respond and parts are equally difficult to get As a result we’ve stopped actively carrying their products ” Buyer beware! Contact: FARM SHOW Followup ESAB Corporation 909 Rose Ave North Bethesda Md 20852 ph 301-323-9099; ESABCorpInfo@esab com; www esab com

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