Product Description
Features & Benefits-Stable, smooth DC arc-Low Power Consumption-Industry standard for class 35%duty cycle at rated amps.-Portable with-Automatic Hot Start for reduced electrode sticking-Adaptive Arc force control-Digital Display for easy current setting and repeatability-DINSE 25mm style connectors for easy connection-Lift Start DC TIG setting for steel and stainless welding-17V series with manual gas valve built into torch handle-140 Amp, Dual Voltage 120/240V. (100 amp max output on 120V.)
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #13579 in Home Improvement
- Color: Green
- Brand: Everlast
- Model: PA140
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 13.50" h x12.50" w x20.00" l,
Features
- DINSE 25mm style connectors for easy connection. Lift Start DC TIG setting for steel and stainless welding. 17V series with manual gas valve built into torch handle
- 140 Amp, Dual Voltage 120/240V. (85a amp max output on 120V.)
- PowerARC series CC IGBT inverter: Stick/ DC Lift start TIG welder. Processes: SMAW, DC GTAW. Dual Voltage 120/240V PowerARC 140ST
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Should you get this, or the PA-200?
By Joshua Bardwell
Before I start, go take a look at Home Depot's web site and look up the Lincoln 225/125 AC/DC welder. Or take my word for it: as of this writing, it is about 25% more than the PA-140. And that's for a welder with LESS top-end capacity (125 amps vs. 140 for the PA-140 or 200 for the PA-200) and an old-style transformer arc, instead of a lovely, soft, smooth, spatter-free, precise IGBT inverter arc like the Everlasts have. How Lincoln gets away with selling those old boat anchors for as much as they do in this day and age, I'll never know. But people who don't know any better still buy them, and I want to make sure you're not one of them! Oh. Did I mention that inverter welders like the Everlast have Hot Start and Arc Force functions? You won't find that on a buzzbox.
So. You want an inverter welder, not an old-style transformer welder. And you want an Everlast because you've done the math, and you know how much more expensive red and blue paint is. And your budget is right in the range of the PA-140 and the PA-200. So which one should you get?
The main differentiating feature between these two devices is that the PA-140 has lift-start TIG capability, while the PA-200 only supports scratch-start TIG. But wait. The PA-200 doesn't mention TIG in its description? Well, it turns out that you can run a TIG torch off of any constant-current (stick) welder. You plug the TIG torch into the unit and you "scratch" the electrode on the work surface, just like striking a stick arc. BAM! You're TIG welding.
The problem with scratch-start TIG is that the full welding current is live on the electrode at the moment you "scratch" to start the arc. This means that you can't really avoid contaminating the electrode with bits of steel. The electrodes wear out faster and have to be reground more often, and it takes more skill to get a quality weld.
With lift-start TIG, the unit does not put full welding current on the electrode. Instead, it uses a very small sensing current to detect when you touch the electrode to the work piece. Then, when you lift the electrode off the work piece, the welder immediately ramps up the current to create the arc. As a result, the electrode is not contaminated like it is with scratch-start. It is easier to get a nice weld, and you don't have to regrind the electrode as often.
So, if you plan on doing a lot of TIG welding, you might lean towards the PA140-ST. If you are sure that you are mostly going to be doing stick welding, the PA-200 might be a better choice.
Obviously, the PA-200 has higher output of 200 amps, vs. the PA-140's 140 amps. This comes into play with duty cycle as well. The PA-140 has a duty cycle of 35% at max output, while the PA-200 has a duty cycle of 60% at max output. Most home or hobby users who are considering these welders are going to max out their output at around 140 amps, running a rod like a 1/8" E7018. So with the PA-140, you're going to hit that duty cycle fairly often, whereas with the PA-200, you're basically never going to hit it.
For a heavier industrial or shop user, the additional output of the PA-200 may allow them to run larger rods, but home/hobby users pretty much never go over 1/8" rods, so the additional output of the PA-200 is more useful in that it lets you have a higher effective duty cycle. In other words, if you think you are ever going to be burning in rod after rod after rod, and you don't want to stop to let the welder cool off, the PA-200 is the clear right choice, But if you think the PA-140's 35% duty cycle is acceptable (3.5 minutes of arc time out of every 10 minutes, 6.5 minutes of rest), then it may be the better choice.
Also, if you are going to be mostly running 3/32" rods, then your heat output may be closer to 60-80 amps, at which point the PA-140's duty cycle is going to be better, because of the lower output. So in that case, you may get enough duty cycle out of the PA-140 that it doesn't matter.
Here's another difference between the two units: the 140 can run off 110v or 220v household current, but the 200 only runs on 220v. This means that if you don't have a 220v outlet to run off of and you can't add one (like, for example, you're a renter), the PA-140ST may be the only choice for you. Fortunately, inverter welders have much greater efficiency than old transformer welders, so you'll get as many amps out of that little 110v circuit as possible.
Both of these welders are really fine products. They're very comparable in a lot of ways. Both are going to have a very good arc. The main difference between them are: lift-arc TIG capability with the PA-140; additional output and duty cycle for the PA-200; 110v/220v for the PA-140, but only 220v for the PA-200.
Good luck with your decision, and hope this helped!!!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.Exceeds my expectations so far
By Moto82
This is an inverter stick welder that's tig capable, dual voltage 110v and 220v, puts out 140 amps, and has a digital amperage display. At work I only weld with Millers so I wasn't expecting much for a welder at this price and figured I could risk the 250 bucks. I live in Hawaii so I was happy it included free shipping and the item arrived fast in about 10 days. I opened the box and included were : welder, plastic case, nice solid electrode holder and ground clamp w/leads and connectors, tig torch with lead and hose, tig torch accessories (4 inch back cap, collets, ceramic cup), handy little wire brush/slag hammer all in one tool, welding mask with handle, and shade 10 filter lens. The welder had a 240v plug on it I had never seen before. It's similar to the outlet for my dryer but a bit smaller. I went to home depot and found the female plug for it and made a pigtail adapter so I could run it on a 110v/15amps. I plug it in and it turned on and I played with the amperage selector. At 110v it went up to 94 amps.
Update 06/15/2013
Made an adapter to fit into a fema 14-30 recetacle (four prong dryer plug). Everything worked great using 1/8 7018s. Max output was 142 amps. Still a happy customer.
My first project was to build my friend a wheelchair ramp with a hitch bar for his van. I needed to weld 2"X1/4" angle iron and 2"X1/4" box tubing. I used 1/8 6011 rods to tack, fill, and for root passes. I used 3/32 7018 rods for the cover passes. This welder performed excellent! It put out a nice steady arc and I would burn two or three sticks without a break and this welder never overheated. It's advertised that there's an automatic hot start feature but I didn't notice it which is fine because i don't care for hot starting anyways. Big thanks to Everlast and Amazon. Very happy customer here.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Good value for money, but it took two tries
By moto jim
I bought one and when it arrived and I wired a plug on it the autoswitch btwn 120 and 240 didn't work, so I sent it back.
Second one seems perfect so far. I switched the stinger to a Tweco clamp style. 10 ft ground and electrode leads, good quality ground clamp. The TIG torch seems good quality, but don't have Argon yet to try it. On stick function I burned 3/32" 6011 and 6013 rods from 60 amps up to 110 amps. Good strike even at low amps. Welds better on the 240 circuit even if you're lower than 85 amps, which is max on 120.
I was leery of a Chinese welder, but after discovering my Lincoln 180c is made in Mexico I don't feel as loyal as I once did.
This 140st will live in my truck and in my shed, used for small repairs and light fab. If it gets stolen I won't feel too bad. I think it's worth the money.
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