What owners rate it on
What owners do with it
Input power6 owners said
240V outlet50%
Both 120V and 240V33%
Generator17%
Thickest material welded15 owners said
1/4" to 1/2"60%
1/8" to 1/4"33%
Under 1/8"7%
How it is used28 owners said
Hobby and home64%
Paid work21%
Farm and repair11%
Auto and fab4%
Process used34 owners said
MIG with gas38%
Aluminum32%
Flux core21%
Stick6%
TIG3%
Specs
What it does
- Amperage
- 37-175A (120V), 37-250A (240V) MIG
- Duty cycle
- 175A at 60% (120V), 250A at 60% (240V) MIG
- Thickest steel
- 9/32" (120V), 1/2" (240V)
The machine
- Weight
- 24.91 lb
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Maker price
- $599
116 owner reviews
Great welds my yeswelder 250 burns hot too I love my yeswelder
AC balance on a TIG welding rig is a control setting that adjusts the percentage of time the alternating current (AC) cycle spends on the positive versus the negative polarity., you'll like it. That thing burned rods like a boss, I ran a 1/8" 7014 at 70 amps on 3/16" plate with my Yeswelder 250 pro and welded nicely. The weld was high but still penetration was good. Also the synergic function is more spot on then Arc Captain. My 205 mp, is now my lunchbox. Now there's actually a place in my business for the Arc Captain. At least as a welding machine it did give me at least 16 hours of use. now it will give me 1000s of hours of use. Well done Spark Craptain.
I have the newer version of this exact welder. Your right this 250 and the newer 250 have great thermal protection. I've welded with mine for hours with no issues. Every process on this machine welds as it should. The newer version can be used on 110 or 220. Welds aluminum really well. These will and have been proven to outlast Arc Captain welders.
I purchase 1 because reviews were pretty good, it cost me more than other migs and it can pulse weld aluminium, only complaint is you don't get the tig torch, I've had a few 250-300amp MIGs not been 100% happy but you can't fault the yeswelder as can pretty much can do it all. I was going to buy the 205 model didn't have as many features as the 250 pro shall see if I wasted my money so far it looking good
I have the same welder but the newer 2026, 110 / 220 version. everything is great with the machine.
@MakingStuff I have been using mine 3 days a week 8 hours a day and never had a problem other than the aluminum mig welding.
I have the Yeswelder 250 Pro, and it’s been great! I’m a hobbyist but it’ll get full penetration an 3/8 if you use dual shield. (I checked with cut and etch because I don’t have the equipment to bend test 3/8.)
I have a yeswelder 250pro that I set-up to run 44lb spools. I am now on my 7th 44lb spools with absolutely no problems. I have actually scrapped 2 of my large welder because of the energy consumption vs the yeswelder. I would buy another before I would buy a blue or red welder.
I just purchased the same welder. I've been welding for over 40 years and I'm so impressed with how well and smooth this welds in all the process. I have a Lincoln wire feed welder that can't lay down welds as smoothly as this mig 250 pro. The duty cycles are spot on. This is very easy to use the settings. Thanks for the video, great job.
Buy a mig 250 pro from yeswelder it's a better machine at half the price I set mine up to use 44 pound spools I've burned thru 7 spools of ,35 and the duty cycle is better than a miller 60% at 250amps and 100% at 193amps. I bought 250amp gun which is a tweco copy never had any problem and work hell out of it. I scrapped a century 250 and a miller dial arc because the used to many amps. Try the yeswelder you won't regret it.
Sorry for the late response but great! It lasted me a long time and I dropped it off my truck bed while driving and they sent me another one that is still running
I run a fab shop, processesing a couple hundred tons of steel annually and owned a number of brands, Yeswelder, Vulcan, Lincoln, Everlast, and Miller. All lay down quality welds, the Yeswelder performers shockingly well with their brand of fluxcore, BTW. That said, every single one of them have crapped out on me at some point but one. My Millermatic migs, (not the new inverter ones), have watched everything else come and go for over ten years. Sure you have liners and guns and consumables, etc, but for long term reliability the big Millers on wheels on unbeatable as far as I can tell. BUT, if you're livelihood doesn't depend on it or you need a cheap way to get your business going until you can afford the premium stuff, I haven't come across a better cost to quality product than Yeswelder.
No problems with it yet! I like the YMW-211P better, but both are good welders!
Their spool gun with this welder works great!
I have the older version too for over 2 years now and use it daily and have zero issues. The only thing you need to upgrade is the welding torch . I bought one from yeswelder $120 and this machine is the bomb. I also bought the newer version, the one on the video, I have yet to test it
I have one and it does ok on 3/32 and down on small thickness, but it runs good on 220 not so much 110
I have this machine for over 2 years and its awesome, I use it on daily basis and had zero issues so far
I have this same welder on my s power set-up and it works great. 45mins of continuous welding and no issues. Very impressed
It comes with extra graphite liner that runs through the machine no need to purchase extra spools gun that's how I run aluminum
Actually the ground is good
I have the YesWelder MIG-250PRO. The second(?) generation one - i.e. the first iteration with black/red color scheme, more basic LCD display and clear flip up protection cover. Would I buy it again? For the price (pre-Tariff) it's hard to beat, it will take you a long ways. But as I get more serious, I'd probably buy something from a legacy brand. These days I'm liking ESAB's lineup. TL;DR - The Yeswelder MIG-250PRO is a capable low cost welder with some quirks and a few limitations. I've had mine for 3years, no failures, no issues. If you only weld occasionally, it will do just fine. If you intend to use this daily or even weekly, I'd advise saving and getting a welder with better usability features or more optimized for your particular use case. Although I must admit the DP-200 shown in this video is already significantly improved vs my 2022 MIG-250PRO and is closer to a big-name machine. Let's start with one of my biggest gripes: the drive roller assembly is difficult to access - it's too close to the front and partially hidden behind the housing valence. This DP200 looks to use exact same feeder, but it's positioned for easy access - nice! The gas fitting is machined poorly. Gas will leak at fitting unless you gorilla tighten the hose fitting. I store the welder and kit in a cabinet so I disconnect the hose and cables everytime. If you leave it connected to a bottle this might not be a big deal. MIG gun is good quality, cable good quality. Euro style MIG cable-end is solid, but small o-ring gets damaged over time. To repeat - I store with the gun removed from the machine, so this may not be a concern if you leave the gun attached. Consumables are readily available and cheap, same as Lincoln. Stick stinger is flimsy and broke quickly. I replaced with an ESAB stinger. Ground clamp is cheap. Replaced with a 400A solid bronze model from Harbor Freight. The hose was stiff and would kink, I replaced with a high quality rubber hose. Came w/ a teflon liner for running Al wire - cool! Display is clear and it's fairly easy to navigate around and change settings. Bonus, it has a wire feed button. I change wire size often so I appreciate this feature. Wire feed speeds are accurate. I actually measured. Synergistic settings not consistent. Starts at the setting, then gets cooler and settles down over 7-ish seconds (after about 1.5" of welding). Steady state current is always less than settings (eg. 125A requested, 100A delivered). Good news is manual settings produce consistent weld currents, I don't bother with synergistic settings anymore. Recommended chart voltages and wire feeds are waaaaay too hot. I printed a miller chart which was closer but ultimately have a log book with my own recipes now. Hot start setting works, but can't adjust time and it's a little too short. Burn back time works. Inductance setting seems to have little effect. Maybe just my inexperience. They provided a pretty complete kit - drive rollers for Al 045, Flux and ER70S6 (0.023, 0.030, 0.035). Will deliver the full 250Amps, have migged 1/4 wall tubing in one pass, full penetration. DC stick is solid and stable. However won't run cellulose rods (6010). My fave is 7018 Excalibur, burns those beautifully. Haven't tried lift TIG, Aluminum or Flux core yet. I use 100% CO2 for MIG, with this welder it behaves like fast-freeze stick. I have noticed a difference in MIG wire quality. Don't like the stuff from Harbor Freight. These days using Lincoln or Inefil with noticeably better results. I demoted my Yeswelder helmet to backup - too many times getting flashed. I upgraded to Harbor Freight's newest top line helmet, for $170 it's excellent; way better visibility, situational awareness vs. the Yeswelder, and no more flash! Robert - thanks for all you do. Your videos have help immensely with my projects.
I bought this same welder a couple of weeks ago and I have to agree with you. It welds surprisingly good.
I have this welder and The one thing I didn't like is that they didn't have a settings chart on the machine spool door. It took me some time to figure out the recommended settings. Also the settings panel could be better quality. I see it wearing out over the years. I think their newer welders addressed this. Otherwise pretty good welder
@ got it working and got some gas. Man it welds super nice actually, wasn’t expecting it to weld as nice as it does
It’s actually been a really good machine. Have about 10 spools of wire through it with no issues.
With multiple stringer passes, you can weld whatever you want, mate. Same as any other welding situation.
@RC-Heli835 admittedly I haven’t used the stick function a ton but when I tested it out it seemed to light right off for me no problem. If your rod is sticking try turning it up a little bit
I just now after two years of having the 250 Pro, I tried the stick function last night and was not happy at all with it. A 6010 lights instantly on a gas engine welder. Did you change any of the stock settings in the menu to get the rod to light better? I get like this long ramp up and all the sudden it comes on strong. Almost like slowly masing a tig pedal!
Professional welder here ..Been using mine for about 5 mouths ... Works amazing for regular steel hard wire ...works great for constant curent (stick welding) i bought the spool gun probably the worst spool gun i ever used ... But over all very happy ! Would not recommend it if your counting on using it for the spool gun Capabilities.... Also have a yes welder 200p acdc tig welder also a great machine
I bought this welder a month ago and love it. Thanks for the video.
It still works, however I am using newer machines now from YesWelder so it doesn't get used much.
@OFW The ability to control the heat is phenomenal. And the heat is very "specific". So when you're welding you're not heating up the whole bonanza, and warping the crap out of it. I can weld .005" stainless with mine.
I bought that same welder last year just to do a aluminum ramp job and I beat the crap out of it welding up that heavy ramp, now I use it as a portable which I run with my generator. I did use a different mig gun as I basically burnt up the original one welding all the aluminum. Little thing never skipped a beat and you can't beat the price.
I just got one of these and I like it.....but it tends to spit out another 1/2" to 3/4" of wire after I release the trigger...it is very aggravating...
@troyschonke6304 Still running just as good as when I got it. Very happy with it
@troyschonke6304 I use it around the farm on equipment and small building projects repair jobs etc.. It’s welded everything no problem. I can’t really speak for the 60% duty cycle.
It would be nice to control both voltage and amperage. No this machine won’t allow this. Won’t allow it in manual mode either. Also melted the mig gun at 250a flux core welding. They sent a new one which I’ll save for a back up. Ordered a 250a gun on eBay for this machine. I want this machine to weld fluxcore only.
Just a quick update - I've been working on the things mentioned above, have had some variable results. But, I'm now on hold, as my Yeswelder MIG-250PRO died yesterday. Yes, I know, everyone's gonna say I should have bought something better to start with and I wouldn't be in this situation. I get that, and I never intended this welder to be a full-on production unit for an industrial shop - this was a hobbyist welder with a hobbyist budget investment. If I'd approached my wife with a budget of $1200-2000 for a hobby I'd never tried, this would have been a non-starter to begin with, so the Yeswelder at least showed me that this is something I can do, I enjoy and it did help me build numerous projects in the 14 months or so I used it. I'm not mad at it - but I know I was pushing it probably beyond its intended use and duty-cycle. I am now looking at several better welders to decide which I would like to 'step up to'. I'll start a different thread on that. Thanks for all the help.
i still have this welder but i loaded it with flux core for welding outside. I use the yeswelder 250 pro as my main machine I like it way better(manual settings or synergy, wheras the 205 is only synergetic so you cant dial wire speed and volts seperate)@MrTechAddiction
Still extremely happy with it. Used it last week to build some shelf brackets and it ran great. I used a be biased towards Miller but I would not hesitate to purchase this machine and put the extra saving into another machine or something else. Also used the YesWelder TIG this week to weld some stainless on a side job and that ran well too.
@simonvann7270 I bought a second gun-whip, that I have installed the teflon liner, and it will be exclusively for aluminium...problem solved! And I guess he did not showed how he dialed in the settings, but at 19.5 volts on the synergic mode, I burn through 1/8 aluminium 6061 like butter!
I plan on making a comparison video between the 250 or 205 yes welder and the arc captain 200. To keep it simple I will say that the arc captain welds better in general. The arc captain is more accessible on the inside when changing drive rolls. The only thing the yes welder has going for it which is better is the consumable set up. I plan on ordering the upgraded mig whip from yes welder 15’ and using it on the arc captain. As far as machine longevity I have used the yes welder a lot more since I have had it almost a year vs the arc captain months. My only complaint with the arc captain is 100 percent the consumables. Which would be fixed with the upgraded whip. Hope this helps
Its a good machine but it does not make 250Amps. It makes 210 on Aluminum synergy mode only. Then on MIG steel could only get 175 to 180 not matter if in synergy or manual mode. On stick welding it was limited to 193. I mean for a home hobbiest it welds great ans is probably all you need. But 250 Amps is aspirational from my testing. Its the same machine as the Tooliom TL250. I had one right next to and did the same tests.. It behaves exactly the same way.
It isn't right. This is not making 250Amps. I just tested one today with a calibrated ammeter. Its a good machine but on aluminum (in synergy mode) it makes about 210Amps, but on any of the steel settings its drops to 175 to 180Amps.. Even in manual mode. Now you might be able to use the AL(s) mode with a steel wire and adjust the voltage but its kind of weird. On stick welding I got 193Amps with the display saying 250.
OK I just did a side by side comparison of this and the ToolIOM model. This one came in at a max amps of about 210. Interestingly both the MIG-Pro 250 and the Tooliom TL250 only gives its max amps (Tooliom actually gave a bit more amperage) on the aluminum synergy settings.. Both machines are way down on amperage (about 175 to 180) on any of the steel settings... So if you want to mig weld thick steel use the AL synergy settings and bias the voltage accordingly.. Very odd.
The yeswelder 250 pro is great. I have one, it's cheap and it takes old Lincoln consumables
100% it’s a great machine and I will continue to use it on any projects I need going forward. Definitely will handle what you want to do
I’ve used this machine on quite a few projects and it’s still working just as good as when I received it. I’ve never hit the duty cycle that would take quite a bit to accomplish.
It'll definitely weld ⅜" steel. I've done ½" with no problem.
I don't know if it's been mentioned or not. Or if this version will do it or not. I know my 1st gen will weld 1/2" in one pass with ease. Also, the machine wasn't maxed out. Have have had to do it several times.
I might make a full video on that but I’m still using it and still happy with its performance
I have the Yeswelder 250 pro and I weld mild steel on 110 volts. Works great. Love the welder. I have used it 220 and 110 volts. My settings are 19 and 8 wire speed.
Loud fan ensures you don't leave it on all night after you shut the shop down. Ask me how I know.
My old boss once told me if you ever want to impress a girl, use metric cause 15cm sounds more impressive than 6" 😂 I love the welder, no complaints. I will be making another video soon on the new Yeswelder tig 225 machine but so far that one im not super impressed with, due to lack of a few key features
This welder has been great for me with no issues…
Thinnest will be a skill level type thing. No welder will do long runs on sheet metal, it’s technique. On mig I ain’t scared to weld 1/2” plate with it. Again it’s a skill level thing, joint prep, bevel edges, etc. it pretty easily handles 3/8”. Another words to me there is no limit, you could weld 1” thick with multi pass welds if you know what you’re doing.
There’s a reason I didn’t review the first one for a full year after getting it and even this one I waited four months of use. It’s hard to trust stuff from China but even some of the Millers and Lincolns are coming from overseas now. This welder is so much better than the 205 DS as long as you don’t need the 110 option
Good to hear! Mine hasn’t given me a single issue.
That is a great point. I doubt the mig 250 is capable of 250a but I’ve never verified it before. All I know is this…. It works well for what I need it to do, thin sheet metal to 1/4” plate without a hiccup.
@VWJawbreaker Initially, the welder worked flawlessly, so not sure what could be causing the problem. I forgot to add the problem mainly shows up when I go to make a tack weld or run a bead...the moment the wire arcs its stops feeding. I've changed tips, but also didn't notice any problems with the tips that I removed. As I mentioned, I'm new to welding so not sure if I'm missing anything. Luckily, I also have a 205DS, and that doesn't miss a beat so was able to finish a project that I've been working on.
That’s really odd. I’ve used the crap out of mine without an issue at all… Do you have a phone that you could record a video with or a friend close by that you could use theirs to record a 10 second video and email it off to them? Their customer service is pretty good.
New to welding, and I picked one up a few months back...real nice machine and getting my use out of it. One thing has cropped up, though...seems my Mig gun lead may be faulty. Recently, I've begun to notice if the Mig lead has even the slightest bend or curve, it fails to feed the wire. When it first started happening, I checked all the likely causes (tension, correct roller, etc) and everything was fine. I even cut the wire (I'm using 0.035 wire) and pulled it back through the machine hoping to see if maybe there was a kink somewhere...nothing. When the lead is straight, it feeds wire as it should...but get a slight curve in the lead and the feeding stops. Not sure what else to look at. I contacted Yeswelder, but they requested a video of the problem, but I don't have that capability.
i have one if these and theres no such thing as 590 inches a minute, if you set your wire feed at 15 (the max), you’re not getting anymore than 150 inches a minute, it’s definitely not in meters that is actually in inches just with a stupid decimal place. not a bad machine but false advertisng on wire speed
I just bought one for myself while waiting on the new ct2050 firstest but I'm noticing I'm having g a horrible burn back problem while using Flux core or standard mig wire both .35. From yeswelder. Getting the wire stuck to my tip 90% of the time and even the outer shroud of tip. Seems ro get stuck to material a lot. Compared to my old Hobart 130XL. I'm working in tge synergy mode. And have tried pushing the arl/ voltage wire speed all the way to 5. And still sticks horribly no matter how low I turn it down to
I just bought one myself and I seem to keep having a horrible burn back problem with the wire burning back and welding itself to my tips. I've played with the settings a bit. To push up wire speed. And still 90% of the time I end up having to unstick the wire from the tip. Even tried a shorter tip from my Hobart ans still sticks to it as well. Any thoughts.
@fo4imtippin Sorry to hear that man... So one thing I tried (which may have done nothing, but what did I have to lose) was add a washer to try and improve the ground connection internally to the circuit board. There is an insulator card and a lot of painted surfaces there. I know the screw probably is supposed to ground everything but there seemed to be soldered grounding points on the surface of the board that should be touching metal and they really weren't. Anyways added a small washer between circuit board and insulation card and resecured. Jiggled the wires and it's working again. Works well, but now I'm still gonna always have the worry this will let me down in the middle of a project and I'll be stuck again. Time will tell. This last incident I've probably wasted 12 hours on researching new welders, trying to learn to braze, and email/calls to Yeswelder. Before your warranty expires I'd def put it through it's paces... I think the duty cycles they claim are likely very overinflated. The commission for these affiliate reviews and links is 10% for you/10% for the affiliate, and likely an additional 15% off using another code like Yesfam15. That's 25% off and they still have their profit margin. That should tell you the unit price they pay for these. Looked into these welders and they can be ordered from Keygree with custom logos and unit cost for 100 looks to be 150 bucks.
@jonrnas mine just did the same thing, but I bought it 30 days ago. I'll be welding the piss out of it soon and if it does it again, I'll demand a refund.. error 1 means over current protection. I had only welded 5 minutes at 190 amps. thinking of doing a teardown of the old one and posting a video..
@BuiltForDirt I thought it worked great and glad it's holding up... Just want people to be aware if something fails you pretty much have to buy a new one. Internals on mine look perfect. They won't even tell me what the error code means so I can try and troubleshoot for myself.. now it's a paperweight...
Sorry to hear that. Mine has been holding up for months of use now with no issues.
Rebranded junk! Lookup Keygree welders. Can be had for 150-200 all day online. This one is a rebranded Keygree 250 as far as I can see. I have a error 1 code on display. Units only been used for 30 min since ai bought it...They said out of warranty nothing they can do.. which I get.. however they also would not allow me to talk to support direct, only a call center. They also blocked my email when I tried to ask them about what part needs replacing or what error code meant... Buyer beware. Hope my incident was a fluke. Really liked the welder when it worked but feeling a bit hung out to dry.
So far so good. No issues yet.
It’s a good machine it works fine I’m a welder been doing it for years yes welder is a new company that has great products I’ve been using them for two years now
Haven’t tried it on 220 welds really good on 1/8 little hot tho so I gotta play with the heat more but it’s kicking my butt rn because u can’t use manual wire speed so u gotta play with it to find a good setting
@BuiltForDirt I’ve converted mine to do Aluminium it does good on thicker trying to figure out thinner
Yes, I use the same chart for both welders. I always leave mine on synergy setting and once I get above 1/4” steel I just crank it up to 250 amps and adjust my welding speed to match the amperage. If I’m a little hot, I speed up my welding speed. If I’m a little cold, I slow my speed down and let the heat build up and get a little wider weld bead. Hope this helps.😁👍
I haven’t used it on aluminum yet but it’s been awesome on everything else from 14 gauge to 3/8 thick steel. You won’t be disappointed
The Euro fitting that connects the electrode cable to the welder really needs a support out front. I used a small muffler clamp and a 3” wide 1/8” strap to brace the end of the Euro mount to the the welder with 4 large pop rivets on the floor of the wirefeed chamber.
I bought one and it never Worked. :( Sent it back.
@DIYHomesteadProjectsDIYHP10 Nope, still using/practicing the TIG. But I would have if it weren't for having to switch the tanks. It looks to be the same spool gun though. And the MIG is the best I've ever owned and as good as any I've used.
Hi there! I’ve got mine running on a 30 amp breaker and I regularly run it at 250 amps on 3/8 steel for very long welds and I’ve never tripped a breaker, ever. 👍😁
Been welding with mine daily for about a month. I’m a beginner but my friend is professional welder. Looked into Yes on his recommendation. I’ve been impressed with it and so has he. Different than what he used to for sure but he’s impressed with the welds it puts down
Just received my welder today and set it up to test. It's the "new style" Spool holder is completely different. Has a large diameter plastic insert for the full width of the 10lb and nothing to hold the 2lb spools on. Nut is a nylon lock nut to hold the spring on and then a large reverse threaded plastic knob over the full diameter plastic insert. I'll have to come up with a wing nut and some type of large thick washer to hold the 2lb. It did not come with it and instructions are for the old style. Instructions in the manual are all black and white pictures, completely useless to see and follow. Online doc is at least in color. Heck, even the pictures are backwards compared to the machine. I has them with the wheel to the right and the feed on the left. No where in the instructions do they describe any of the other manual settings. Don't even tell you what the buttons do. Press them and you can figure it out. Rollers are wrong!!! The 0.8/0.9 is stamped wrong on mine. All of the rollers are like that. The side with the 0.9 groove is stamped 0.9 and the 0.8 is stamped 0.8. I was using .035 flux and put the 0.9 groove towards the inside to line up with the spool, but it then has 0.8 stamp showing outward. One part of the instructions says to use the W-Knurled roller for .35 flux (S-mode) and the other part (M-mode) says to use the V roller. It worked fine with both as long as you put the correct .9/.035 facing inward. Tension was set at 2.5 Aside from all the wrong things and crappy instructions I managed to put it together and do some test welds. Like you, I had to keep turning down the voltage and wire speed for thin gauge using flux core. I found that in Synergic mode you can't lower the amperage (volts and feed) down low enough to stop the burn through. Manual mode is what I recommend and go way lower than you would think looking at the chart in the manual. So far I like it. Extremely light weight compared to my other welders and the start, stop, and feed rate are very smooth. Next up is some stick welding on some farm equipment, but I don't foresee any issues with it beyond work duty cycle. Maybe some day I'll get the TIG torch and even try some aluminum MIG. But right now I have to deal with over 20" of snow in the last 10 days. Play time will come later. Just want to be sure it worked before the 7 day return policy ends.
Hi Gary, if you want to see this welder in action watch my video of my 20 ton press brake build. I used this welder at max amps for the whole build. https://youtu.be/N0dlywjX6PM You won’t see me do any videos of stick welding because I’m not a stick welder.👍😁
It's a good little welder. I have been using it on my tracked vehicle project and it welds just as good as my Lincoln that costs 3 times as much. Thanks for watching!
Hi Gary, I have no idea! I weld with mine at 250 amps all the time and I’ve never had a problem. The gun is much larger than the one that comes with the 205DS and I can’t imagine anyone melting it. It is the same size as my Hobart 250 Ironman. 🤔
Hi Roy! Wow, that was quite an ordeal! I’m glad you got taken care of in the end. There is no need to wire in any sub-panel. 30amps is all you need for either machine. I’ve run both at max amperage many times for long durations and I’ve never tripped my 30 amp breaker. If you don’t have 220 in your shop then by all means have him wire one in when he gets time but you can certainly weld on any 30 amp 220 circuit you already have.👍😊
It’s been a great welder so far, I’ve really enjoyed using it.
I’ve heard nice things about the ESAB machines. The yeswelder has done really good so far, just learning the controls of the machine.
That's what it says in the manual, but it welded that 3/8 aluminum no prob. Can probably go thicker on steel like you suggested. Thanks for watching!
That's the welder I bought with my government covid money last year. It is a great welder and I can't tell you how much it has improved my welds. I also bought one of Yes welder's marvelous True-View helmets. Best helmet I've ever owned and it was a fraction of the cost of the big brands. I can finally see what I'm welding.
So far so good on this one. If there are any issues, I'll post a follow up video. Thanks for watching!
It’s taken a bit to get use to but it’s been welding great over the last month or more. The auto setting seems to work better, for me, when I’m not spot welding. I’m impressed so far with this machine.
It’s been working great! If I had to pick this one or the harbor freight one I had, I’d pay for this one over the other.
It has been very nice using that!
It was a bit of a learning curve for me but it’s been working great over the last month of welding. I’ve already ran quite a bit of wire through it. For spot welding, I prefer manual mode though.
I’ve been using it for about 5 weeks now. Took some getting use to of course but she’s been running great. It’s a small way for me to give back to those in need. All we can do is try to be a good role model for others, lead by example.
It’s been working very well over the last 5 weeks. I also need to get better than I am… everyone has room for improvement.
Been using it over the last 5 weeks, it took some getting use to of course but it’s working great. Haven’t dove into the aluminum part yet, it’ll probably be a while before that happens.
5 weeks later and no complaints!
It took a bit for me to wrap my head around it for some reason…. Other than spot welding I’m using the auto feature without issue.
Takes a little getting use to but it works great so far.
The door is kind of on the small side, other than that it’s been working great.
Yes sir. Been using it every weekend just about for approx 5 weeks without issue. Welds very well once I get the hang of it.
I'm a professional welder thats how I make my living for the last 20 years with multiple certifications. I have wanted a mig welder ever since I started welding for home. And after a lot of research it was a decision between the 250pro or the HZXVOGEN 200amp. I liked the HZXVOGEN because you can run a spool gun with it. But I really wanted a 220v only model. And the HZXVOGEN is 110 and 220 but it's only 200 amps . And the pro is 220v and you can run it in manual. And the other you can only run it in sinergic. Anyways I just put it all together this weekend and I have only run a few beads with it. But I can tell you so far I'm very happy with it. It no Miller. But for the money well worth it to me. Will see how it holds up I'm about to use it to make a utility trailer. So we will see.
Congratulations! I think you'll like the machine. Mine has served me well so far and it will do a lot of work for what it costs. Happy Welding!
I bought one. It welds nicely. The one quibble I have is that I wish they’d made the door a bit bigger to make accessing the wire feed easier. It’s kinda fiddly to change up rollers and feed the wire in because the access is so tight. I replaced an AHP AlphaMig 250…aka Eastwood Pro Mig 250 with the Yes Welder unit…gave the old one to a good employee…because the Yeswelder is 1/3rd the size. It welds just as well, but man do I miss the ease of loading the big beast had. I will say the stick function isn’t the best. Compared to my AHP Stick 160, it stick the leads more and just isn’t as clean running 7018. But I bought it mostly for the MIG function and already repaired a trailer ramp with it.
Hi Galvin, glad to hear that you like the 205! I don’t have any experience with the larger stick units but I do have the 250 amp mig pro and their 250 amp Tig and all of their welders work amazing so I’m sure the big stick welders are of the same quality. 😁👍
Oh yes Jose, I still have the machine. I just ordered some aluminum wire to use with this machine. When it comes in I will be making some videos MIG welding aluminum. This will be my first time MIG welding aluminum so it should be interesting. I am also curious as to how well it will stick weld so those videos are also coming in the near future. So far I feel this machine provides quite a value for the price and I'm liking it a lot. I appreciate you watching the videos and I hope they help you out.
I have this welder, it’s a great little machine . I called the company regarding dual shield flux core. They didn’t go into too much detail about it. So I bought a spool, and ran it with no problems. It’s not something i run every day but it’s nice to have for thicker steel. You have to turn up the heat a little but it runs great. Make note it’s DCEP, not plain flux core DCEN. You also need to run it in manual mode with 75/25 CO2 or synergic mode 75/25 CO2 you also need to change out to the flux wheel (035)
I seem to like the synergic mode I’m coming from years of using transformer migs. it is a little hot but you can dial it down. It just takes some practice.
It will weld 1/2 steel do you need to do a route pass and a multipass after. there’s plenty of power. I have no issues with it.
I just tested the wire feed button and hot gun. You are correct and this machine is the same as the 205DS. When you use the wire feed button the mig gun is HOT. Again, thanks for the heads up and good to know info!
Thanks Mark, I think it does pretty darn good with the flux core wire. I can't wait to try it with shielding gas and solid wire. The 205 doesn't have the 4X feature? LOL Glad you learned something useful from my video, I usually teach by showing "what not to do" Ha Ha. Have a great night Mark!
I bought the extension cable and it took about 3 months to arrive. I ended buying one on amazon. I do like their support and are very responsive. Ive used it (im a complete amerature) but seems to work well.
Synergic mode is not great on mine. It's way too hot, so I have to dial in amps by trial and error. Also, for any given amperage, you need to add a volt, that seems to work better than the synergic only.
good for you bro! Anything to get you welding! I have the yeswelder 250p and so far love it. I will admit the interface is very small when you start using it daily. I really like their stuff, seems to ber the latest and greatest features that work.
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