What owners do with it
How it is used8 owners said
Paid work50%
Hobby and home25%
Auto and fab25%
Process used17 owners said
TIG65%
Stick24%
Aluminum12%
Specs
What it does
- Amperage
- 1-210A DC, 2-210A AC
- Duty cycle
- 210A at 60%
The machine
- Weight
- 47 lb
- Warranty
- 3 years
Prices
32 owner reviews
I only ran it enough for testing purposes but it seems to run just fine. I believe it will tig to 150 amps and stick to 100 amps on a 20 amp circuit. I wouldn’t hesitate to run it on site/friends house who doesn’t have 240v outlet. On a side note I just spent a whole weekend tig welding up a couple sets of axles with the machine. Ran the machine at 150-170 amps continuous for a total of 12 hours of arc on time in 2 days. The garage it was in was pushing 85 degrees. It handled it without hitting thermal overload, which is pretty impressive to me. I almost hit my personal thermal overload and the torch barely handled it 😅.
The Fronius are good machines very hard to set up ,I have miller dynasty 300dx from 2001 and still works fine , stick with the miller !!!!! Have transtig 210 new already getting error messages , can not set up lift arc !!
So here are my thoughts on that: The new LCD dynasty is easier to use (no hidden menus) than the previous. The program storage is nice. It also has independent ac amplitude adjustment unlocked where is the previous one you had to pay 700$ for. From a average use the new one doesn’t offer much more in actual capability. I bought new over the previous gen because I couldn’t find a used previous gen for any reasonable price. I don’t regret my purchase at all. Now to help you decide it really comes down to what capability’s you need. The syncrowave is a great welder and with the 300$ rebate you can get the unit with foot pedal and spool gun for under 3600 with rebate (cyber weld). To me it’s main draw backs are physical size (big) power consumption (not a huge issue) and it’s ac balance only goes to 80% (I use 90% for aluminum bronze). It’s duty cycle is also not as good as the dynasty. Also, I believe it uses gas through dinse, so hooking up aftermarket torches will be a bit harder (still possible). From a welding capability it’s without a doubt solid and has enough range on everything to likely do what you want. If you are at a high level of tig skill, the dynasty is the way to go. But honestly what it can do over the syncrowave is not night and day different for the average person. I would have no issue with 99% of what I do using the syncrowave 210 beyond the fact it’s not portable. Also, you may want to wait on your purchase a few weeks- month. Why? Well I got word a month ago miller is going to be turning the max star line into ac/dc and basically selling the previous gen dynasty as a maxstar 😱. It will give you the ability to buy a solid dynasty 210 non LCD for probably the same or less money than the current max star. I would highly recommend that option because beyond the lcd ease of use your average person wouldn’t have any benefit to the new welder over the previous gen.
@alextremo7853 some more thoughts for you: First, you have the right mindset and a valuable set of skills. You’re smart by wanting to learn more, because more knowledge is a good thing. If you haven’t had much experience with aluminum that’s a definite skill to add to the tool box. You would be shocked at how many people I have met that are awesome welders that are afraid of (or can’t weld aluminum). There is nothing to be afraid of, in many respects it’s easier to weld it than even steel. It just welds different. It can take a ton of power to weld too, but even that can be bypassed via preheating the aluminum. There is no question the dynasty is a better tig welder than virtually everything else out there. The question is how much does that matter. My honest opinion is not as much as you would think. On aluminum I find a very small group of settings are optimal (60-150hz, 90-60% ac balance, square wave waveform, etc). I could weld everything from boats to turbo systems with those settings, yet the dynasty can go far outside of those parameters and even pulse. The honest fact is most of what higher end tig welders can do aren’t super useful to the average person. I did a huge amount of work with a Lincoln tig 200 which is considered by many to be garbage, yet most of the welds for that are indistinguishable from my dynasty. The main benefits of the dynasty were super low arc starts, more stable ac arc, adjustable pre/post flow, and ability to run programmable lift arc. Those are real world useable benefits, being able to run pulses above 200 a second aren’t in my opinion. If I were you I would focus on buying a solid tig machine with a water cooler. A 200 amp class machine will smoke the tig torch without a cooler, unless you buy a giant air cooled torch. Ac puts so much heat into the torch that they don’t hold up well, and even 1/8th aluminum takes a ton of amperage to weld. Without a cooler you a 15min aluminum job will take 2 hours unless you burn up the torch lol. Based on what’s out there i would consider a stand alone tig machine from everlast (do not buy their all in ones) or definitely a HTP. Both machines will give you a ton of capability and with a cooler will give you tons of ability to weld aluminum. Once you have gained enough experience with aluminum tig you can make the decision if the dynasty is worth buying, or if you even need it. 90% of the cost of tig comes on the AC capability end. A miller maxstar 161 sth welds every bit as good as my dynasty does on Dc, and those can be bought for 1600$ used, same thing with a maxstar 210 (around 1900). It’s the ac end that separates the new dynasty from most other welders.
Thanks for the comment 😀. So based on my use I believe it is the top 200 amp class tig welder out there. Fronius may be able to equal or best it, but spending 6k on one when I can’t find anyone who has one to try, and nobody within a hour sells them, is too much risk for me. The capability of the new dynasty are beyond anything else out there. Even with that, there are some improvements it could have. It needs a tig welding tac function for tack welds. This would be as simple as a software update. I would like to see a fronius style tig arc stop where you long arc while welding and it automatically kills the arc while keeping the post flow (when not using the foot pedal). Small tweaks will take it to the next level. As far as HTP, I tend not to mention them but they are awesome tig welders. Their 221 invertig is a sweet tig welder and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it. USA weld (the importer of them) is a hour away from me and I have dealt with them extensively (I buy most of my tig torches from them including the one on my dynasty). I thought about buying their 300 or 400 model for the price of my dynasty but their interface was not my preference. The one on my miller is far superior. The only real thing the invertig 221 gives up is it has a single wave form (square wave) on ac, many other welders have multiple wave forms (sine, triangle, etc). That doesn’t matter much, honestly. 90% of the adjustment range on my dynasty doesn’t have much use, so the fact it can do it makes no difference. I tell everyone the same thing when it comes to tig welders, buy one that is solidly built with a good reputation, and buy middle of the road or a bit better as a minimum. Then spend the money saved over buying a high end one on metal and filler. That will make a person a far better tig welder than buying a high end one and spending 40$ on material. 😀
Glad it helped you. Couple things I want to mention. Miller is going to be releasing a new maxstar line which is going to include AC capability to the maxstar line. By the looks of it they are going to sell the previous dynasty as a max star welder. I am unsure if the internals will be the same as the previous dynasty but the specs I am seeing say they probably will be. This might be good because it will probably be significantly cheaper than the current LCD dynasty, and the average person wouldn’t gain much going to the new dynasty. Other than that if you have any questions on the new LCD dynasty let me know. I have used mine for a bunch of months now and it works great, and is every bit as good as I hoped.
Hey Greg I just wanted to say thanks for making the time to share these videos. I also have the new dynasty 210 and unfortunately it's in the shop for a bad encoder. I try to adjust the amperage and it goes all over the place. Other than that the machine is phenomenal. When I dropped it off for repair the service guy said he hadn't seen one yet. Which kind of sucks because my machine is going to be the guinea pig for them to learn on. Oh well.
I feel that issues like this are slipping through the cracks more these days. Seems like everyone is in a rush to get product out the door and quality is slipping a bit. At least, I know I've seen that in other products/markets. Glad you were able to get it solved though. I have the older style of Dynasty 210. I've had it for many years. It failed on me after about two years. It was still within the warranty period and luckily the local place where I bought it had me bring it to them and they sent it out to have it repaired. I had it back in about a week and it has worked great since. Other than driving to the place and back a couple times, I didn't have to pay anything (no shipping or anything). At least Cyberweld sounds like they would have stepped up if they'd had a machine. I'm surprised Miller didn't suggest you take it to a local repair center or something.
Thanks for the post, glad it helped you out👍. In the last few years I have owned Lincoln, esab, everlast, Miller, harbor freight, and a few other brands. I have also welded with most brands out there. There is a huge difference between miller/esab/Lincoln and say everlast. The fit/finish/quality of accessories are miles better with the name brand machines. In Comparing the everlast lightning to the esab rebel 205 (I owned both), the esab is better in every respect, same thing with the miller 220 ac/dc. From a welding perspective everlasts machines weld good. Personally I think their stand alone tig machines are worth buying. Stay away from the all in one machines from them. I have done a lot of welding with the new dynasty machine so far, and I have a new microphone and better camera so I will be doing a follow up review on the machine soon. Overall i think it’s a awesome machine. If you want me to cover anything more on it in the video let me know, I will be sure to cover it 👍.
I had a similar experience with a quite used Dynasty 200 I picked up at auction cheap. It did work for 2 years until a board died. Ended up selling it for parts at quite a profit and purchased a new Dynasty 210, 7 years in ans hasn't skipped a beat.
Id have to say the miller 280, Im really impressed with the fronius but if you go to sell it to upgrade you will have no problems selling a miller. Same goes for the htp, I would not get a dynasty 210 unless you need to be able to run it off 110 ive had issues with mine and herd they had serious problems from multiple repair shops
Derrick Cohee I wouldn’t get thr basic dynasty no way. Even with the update card it won’t get you to the DX model. I would def buy the HTP Invertig 300a for sure all day any day thr arc is so much smoother and better machine imo. Dynasty are good I had issues with my 280dx but still good machines. I’d rather take a HTP any day of the week over it though. Look for my repair video on the 280dx took 2 months to get it back.
I just checked, Bakers showed the upgrade card for $607. It appears that the main thing you get for the price is the Independent AC currents. Ouch! Was a bit suprised that Richard didn't squawk about me calling his possibillity of moving to a HTP an upgrade. Either he missed it, or he is being a really good sport about it. Truth is, his Dynasty 210 is a very nice machine. I just had a hard time getting my foot to adapt to the different feel of his pedal. Not bad, just different. Would probably have been as difficult, if I had learned on his, then moved to mine.
David Santa Cruz My Dynasty 210DX runs E6010 very nicely. That is my favorite setup of all the stick welding that I have ever done. The Dynasty has about 70V OCV.
I have a Dynasty 210DX which runs 6010 extremely well. As you know, the Dynasty 210DX is an inverter machine. It is a matter of having enough Open Circuit Voltage.
So i reached out to fronius and got a spec sheet. To summarize, the invertig 221 duty cycle 20% @ 220 amps 60% @ 165 amps 100% @ 145 amps The magicwave Duty at 104°f. 35%A230 60% A195 100%A165A Dynasty 210dx 60%A210 100%175 I believe the invertig and magic wave comes with asymmetric current standards and the miller is an add on. Miller kills it with duty cycle. I know oscar had a 211 board fry, but i have to say my mm215 was a champ on the steel beam project. After welding the flanges I ran 14+ rods with 5/32 7018 @ 180-170 amps non stop on the splice plate. The machine was in direct sunlight, but outside with plenty of space to breath. Temps around 70°f I wish the miller hit that 220-230 amp setting. I sometimes pulse at 220 on ss. I would love love love to scope those 3 machines. Cheers Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Cool. I used a very similar welder (although about 13 years ago) for a stainless job at a canola refinery. It was a beautiful little machine. Sadly, waaay outta my price range these days lol. Also, don't eat margarine 👍🤣👍
@weldingjunkie I guess it depends, I like being able to turn the ep down so the etch zone is pretty small. I like being able to dick with the settings so for me it was worth it. If your the set and forget type probably not so much worth it
HTP is one of the best companies out there, now they don't make the welders Stel does and they are the Miller of Europe. I own a HTP 221 Invertig with a smooth buttery arc its an amazing machine i run it with a Coolmate 1.3. I own a dynasty 210dx tig runner with a 1.3 as well, the arc is much more aggressive. Id go to the dynasty 280 if i could do it again. HTP is coming out with a 300/400amp Tig. I own a HTP Pro Pulse 200 and HTP 200i easy set as well (blows millers 211 off the map). What welder did you end up going with? Stay away from Everlast man trust me. Unless you are a you tuber you are waiting 30 days for new parts maybe even longer, the 210/250/325 EXT are great machines but if it breaks and you are losing money everyday its down good luck
I owned a Lincoln Square Wave 200 and with a 20% duty cycle id rather not buy it ever again. I sold it then bought a HTP INvertig 221 and its a beast. Rock Solid! i the bought a Dynasty 210DX Tig runner with the 1.3 Coolmate and it gives the HTP a run for its money. If you spend $550 to get the Miller AC Expansion pack for give it the Amplitude upgrade then the Dynasty will take the HTP. I love both but for 2500 bucks you wont find a better 220 amp tig welder.
@Everlast similar. But my Dynasty 210DX has 4 waveforms, 400Hz in all of them, 1A DC/2A AC starts, 400Hz in AC SMAW mode, runs 5/32 6010, Firmware updates!, firmware expandable features regarding AC GTAW waveform, CNC controllable through the foot pedal socket. Now the thing I see better is the advanced pulse thing that seems kinda cool on Everlast.
Good explanation only one thing. The Time is all the time the welders power is actually running and not arc timing however it does have an arc counter which is helpful as well. I verified this with my new 210 ran it for a while and it had time on it with no arcs
awesome man- i sold my dynasty 200 & bought a dynasty 210 sold my 210 and bought my HTP INvertig 221 blown away how good it was i didnt miss my dyansty at all but i did like it a lot
Thanks you have helped me a lot, with my 210 dx, Its the first welder I bought and it can be complicated to use. but it makes aluminum welds that no other welder I've used can produce and, that is why I got it. I came from a dynasty 350 at my old job and once i got used to it, it was hard to go back to a Syncrowave.
My machine does that too.
I thought I had made a mistake with so much $ on one machine. I love mine- and can say it has helped me to be a better welder. As for the AC side of it is awesome.... its almost like it wants to weld. A lot left for me to explore yet on it though.
I got mine the last week in July. My fan on demand works as it should. Fan doesn't come on until after I have been welding and usually shuts off pretty quickly If I don't use the machine for 30 seconds, the whole thing goes quiet. The CPS cooler on demand was a very worthwhile upgrade to me.
I got the Dynasty 210dx in march or april. It was 5200 for the complete package while they were doing the free upgrade to wireless foot pedal deal. I got it from indiana oxygen company with free freight. My complaints are that the fan on demand just runs almost all the time even when the machine is cold, I wish it would have come with the MVP plug, and I thought i was getting the EN/EP adjustment included. Hopefully the fan programing will be fixed in an update. I've been trying to get a job at Miller so I didn't want anything else to be in my garage. I spent a week with the aspect 375 at the Lincoln school. It's a better value if you have 3-phase and don't care about 120v capability. As for what is better, all I can say is that Weldcraft is definitely better than Magnum. If welding is a hobby and you love doing it then justify your purchase that way. Don't try to figure out whether your going to do 5k worth of work with it. You could spend the same money on golf and radio control helicopters and never expect to get you moneys worth.
I think that was directed at me Once I have a worthy opinion I will post a review in the equipment section. That's also why I posted the specs at least for something worthwhile of reading vs. some jerk off n00b on the net like me I also figured it was worth saying something against Reds/Blues since for the n00b thus far before I can really say anything review worthy, this machine has been solid for me. Once I lay some consistent beads, the review will come I promise! I've got the Optrel e684 to still drop a review there for too but highly impressed thus far.
Intro rant. Just so you know, I have not been the biggest fan of Miller ever since ITW bought them out. The fact that they moved manufacture of their products out of the country doesn't bother me as much as the result it seems to have had on design and fit/finish. I feel this is the most evident when comparing the Synchrowave 250dx vs Lincoln Precision tig 275 tig packages. I chose this pairing as I have had access to and have used both machines. The Precision tig is a well thought out package. Torch connections are at operator level on the side of the machine, a place to hang the torch and torch cable immediately in front. Has a drawer for the foot pedal and work clamp on one side and the cooler is in the other drawer. Locations for fill rod boxes/tubes on the back and a storage compartment on top for tungsten and consumables. Compare that with the current Syncrowave 250dx. No storage for anything. Two crappy handles (that are wobbly) that I guess you can wrap stuff around. The front is largely made of thin cheap looking plastic. On all the industrial Miller tig machines connecting the torch seems a total after thought. All the machines have (as Miller calls it) "international style" connectors (Dinse) and even though they now own weldcraft, all of the weldcraft torches need an adapter to fit dinse connectors, what gives? On the Dynasty 200 the only power switch was on the back! At least on the 210 the added a "standby" button. The Dynastys are as far up Miller's product line you can go (that I am aware of) and we can't have a switch on the front for power? With the way the machines are set up, there is a messy criss-crossing of hoses and lines across the front if you run a cooler. OK, sure the Dynasty is designed to be portable so maybe it's too hard to figure out a clean solution, but the Synchrowaves are not even remotely portable, come on Miller, you are supposed to be the top end. End rant. The other thing you should take into account is I am, at best, a passable welder. Not passable like certification tests, passable like the stuff I stick together usually doesn't fall apart. "So why did you buy a Miller if your all like irritated and stuff"? you are likely to ask. Well, here is my deal. My personal machine for the last 5 years has been a Longevity 200dx with cooler. It has done everything I needed it to do. My abilities did not exceed the machine. It did generate enough cash for me to buy a new machine that I am hoping will last 20+ years. I wanted to buy an industrial machine from my LWS so that if I ever needed warranty work or parts or just had questions I could stop in there and they would take care of me. I have been rather pleased with Lincoln's products of late. My helmet is really nice and my powermig 180c welds like a real welder. I started by looking at the Lincoln machines. The 200 square wave probably would do what I need it to, but I am really tired of the fan always on and the square wave would be the same. All of the transformer based machines draw too much amperage as I am limited to about 30 amps in my garage. The Asptect 375, now that's a machine! Lincoln folks figured I could get about 170 amps output at 30 amps 230 v single phase. Would be plenty for steel, but I sometimes make projects with aluminum. It was quoted hundreds less than the Dynasty 280dx w/cps, but over a grand more than the 210 dx w/cps (I forgot to mention I really wanted to have the cooler controlled by the welder). Since red and blue are the brands my LWS mostly sells and recommended I limited my decision to those two brands. So you see I didn't so much choose the 210dx as eliminated all the options that did not fit my criteria. I would be lying if I said the $400 in rebates wasn't a factor too. Now that I have the Dynasty, and have used it a very little bit, I am ok with the machine. The standby mode works close enough to a switch on the front for me. I actually really like the "Blue Lightning" HF arc start. It makes a pop and the arc is just there. Then the HF shuts off so it doesn't screw with my bluetooth headphones. The fan on demand and cooler on demand work well too. I opted for a foot pedal from USAWeld because I prefer the ssc pedal to Miller's. I ordered the coolmate 3 instead of the 1.3. I like that the 3 has the flow indicator on the front. The 3 has exactly the same maximum current draw as the 1.3 and I only needed to buy a $4.50 adapter so it would plug right in. The coolmate 3 arrived with one screw sticking out and upon investigation I found that every screw that holds the cover on was loose. My salesguy got Miller to sling me a nice pair of tig gloves for my troubles I ordered the weldcraft torch because I didn't expect to be buying a new cooler and would have received a $50 rebate. If I were to do it again, I would order a CK torch from USAWeld and skip the adapter. Also the weldcraft torch handle has no feature for retaining a torch hose cover unlike CK and WeldTec. So that's not really a review. Honestly I cannot tell if there is a difference in weld quality between all of the tig machines I have ever used. If you can afford the Miller it will do the things it is designed to do. I purchased mine locally from my regular LWS so if a problem arises I have the LWS and Miller to back it up. On my scale of 1-10 with 1 being an ac only stick welder cobbled to scratch start tig and 10 being the Precision Tig 275, I would rate the Dynasty 210 dx a 7. This opinion is mine alone and likely to be wrong.
No sponsorship here, everything is paid from my pocket for WHAT WORKS. It's a Dynasty and you get what you pay for. I've welded with LOTS of other machines, from old reliable huge transformer machines, to new high tech wizardry. Hands down, there is none better than the Dynasty, but you have to pay for it, and you can get it serviced and parts everywhere. There are things I can do with Dynasty machines I could never have done before (even with other comparable competitor machines that were red, yellow or maroon, the maroon ones were the closest competitor). In fact I have some aluminum molds right now to repair that there is NO WAY I would even attempt to repair without a Dynasty. As you can see I do have mostly blue stuff, although only the plasma is blue because it was basically free, otherwise it would be a Hypertherm. As far as the big mig machine, I would be hard pressed to pick between a Miller 350P or a Lincoln MP350 if prices were the same, with same guns, but again I got the Miller CHEAP, so blue won again.
I would post a review of mine but it's the only TIG I've ever used so my opinion is next to useless. For what you are looking to do, you will probably be fine with nearly anything. I can tell you that it works flawlessly in every application, it will light up on coke cans, razor blades etc without issue. Another thing that you pay for with it is not just the features but the range. AC frequency from 20 to 400hz (and it DOES make a difference, when you try beads side by side it's clear as day), 50-99% AC balance, 0.1-500 pps pulse. With the expansion card you can control the EN/EP independently. EDIT: looking at the HTP specs, looks like feature wise it's pretty close. One major difference I can see is in the duty cycle, the Dynasty being 210 @60% and the HTP being 165 @60%. The wireless pedal is the bee's knees btw. Maybe not needed for all applications but doing the rollcage in my car, and other things where I had to jam it under my elbow or knee, I wanted to kiss it. I just taught myself to TIG weld on this machine since December, I'm still a newb by the standards on this board and the machine lets me do things like this pretty easily razorblade2.jpg (40.28 KiB) Viewed 6401 times
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