Yeah,
This may be that proverbial Black Swan event that was unanticipated in the welder marketplace.
This is undoubtedly the most full-featured 200 amp AC/DC TIG unit under $1000, or even $5000 from other brands, e.g., includes both wave forms and amplitude control, and is digital.
Anyway, now that Amazon sell it directly, maybe someone here on the Forum will be confident enough to buy it and demo it for us all, and also enjoy it well enough to keep it. It seems unclear from the listing what period of a money back guarantee Amazon is offering though.
Otherwise, there was a guy on eBay that was selling these for $1399, with almost no guarantee except many back within 14 days, if I recall correctly. And it appeared from the seller feedback that not one of the units was sold under those conditions, understandably.
But, now, at just over $900, directly from Amazon, even with only a 30-90 day money back guarantee, or whatever it is, this could prove to be an absolutely brilliant unit and value in the welder marketplace.
Of course, as I mention in the other Topwell thread, no foot pedal is included, which is not much of a problem, since the digital units seem to be more forgiving if an amptrol device has a differing pot value, e.g., I happily use a 25K pot amptrol device on my Everlast 210EXT, which ideally calls for a 47-50K device.
http://www.amazon.com/ALUMIUM-TIG-2.../dp/B01DYCJ11E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460663579&sr=8-1&keywords=Topwell+AluTIG
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This may be that proverbial Black Swan event that was unanticipated in the welder marketplace.
This is undoubtedly the most full-featured 200 amp AC/DC TIG unit under $1000, or even $5000 from other brands, e.g., includes both wave forms and amplitude control, and is digital.
Anyway, now that Amazon sell it directly, maybe someone here on the Forum will be confident enough to buy it and demo it for us all, and also enjoy it well enough to keep it. It seems unclear from the listing what period of a money back guarantee Amazon is offering though.
Otherwise, there was a guy on eBay that was selling these for $1399, with almost no guarantee except many back within 14 days, if I recall correctly. And it appeared from the seller feedback that not one of the units was sold under those conditions, understandably.
But, now, at just over $900, directly from Amazon, even with only a 30-90 day money back guarantee, or whatever it is, this could prove to be an absolutely brilliant unit and value in the welder marketplace.
Of course, as I mention in the other Topwell thread, no foot pedal is included, which is not much of a problem, since the digital units seem to be more forgiving if an amptrol device has a differing pot value, e.g., I happily use a 25K pot amptrol device on my Everlast 210EXT, which ideally calls for a 47-50K device.
http://www.amazon.com/ALUMIUM-TIG-2.../dp/B01DYCJ11E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460663579&sr=8-1&keywords=Topwell+AluTIG
