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Thermal arc 300 Gms .    I have a opportunity to pick this up for $300.00.   Has a quite a bit of whistles and bells.   It does not have the Mig assembly built in.   Is this a good price for this or are they problematic.  I guess it can be wire single or three phase.   Tempting but cannot find to much on it.   That is never good.HH135 MigEverlast PowerUltra 205Century heavy duty 250dc/295ac stickA/O system, victor 450 series gauges w/cutting torch and j100 torch.
Reply:Yep it is,Thermal arc are good machines.  Did you try google?  the owners manual was the first hit for me.http://europe.thermadyne.com/IM-Uplo...s%20Manual.pdfIts a multi process inverter that does TIG MIG and SMAW.  the model number gives the processes   GTAW, MIG, SMAWLooks like a 3 phase only machine thoughLast edited by soutthpaw; 09-23-2011 at 09:49 AM.Tiger Sales:  AHP Distributor    www.tigersalesco.comAHP200x; AHP 160ST; MM350P,  Spoolmatic 30A; Everlast PowerTig 185; Thermal Dynamics 60i plasma.  For Sale:  Cobra Mig 250 w/ Push-pull gun.  Lincoln Wirematic 250
Reply:I found the book as well.   Says nothing about 1 phase.    I found a post where someone said it could be wire 1 phase.    Is 3 bills in the ballpark?HH135 MigEverlast PowerUltra 205Century heavy duty 250dc/295ac stickA/O system, victor 450 series gauges w/cutting torch and j100 torch.
Reply:$300 is a steal, if it works. I have a 300 GTSW, 14 yrs. old and still going strong.If you get it, open it up and give it a good cleaning with low-pressure air and a vacuum cleaner. A machine of that vintage is probably full of dust.It runs fine on single-phase but draws a lot more current than on 3-phase.JohnA few weldersA lot of hammersA whole lot of C-clamps