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Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by xmmancharl

sent it back several months ago, click, click, when plugged into 220 AC

never had a welder do this...

my 2 cents

bought through amazon, very good return policy

Was that a Yeswelder, or the ArcCaptain mentioned in this thread yesterday? The ArcCaptain sure looks attractive.

Meanwhile the modified HF Mig-180 that I bought second hand must be 10 years (or more) old by now and it still works fine.

But where suitable, I like to use the little Amico 130 dual-voltage flux welder. It's easier to pull out of the cabinet and just get to work.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

sent it back several months ago, click, click, when plugged into 220 AC

never had a welder do this...

my 2 cents

bought through amazon, very good return policy

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Well, Reading about this unit and looking it over on Amazon I have to say, It's supposedly synergic which could be a good thing if it actually is. Price is crazy cheap in spite of the components looking ok and can be easily upgraded at a low cost. 5 year warranty? The flood gates are obviously open.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by Willis Wang

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Arccaptain MIG Welder and I wanted to share my experience with you all. Firstly, I'm incredibly impressed with the welding results. The machine is user-friendly and delivers high-quality welds. I found it capable of handling almost all domestic welding and repair needs, from small projects to more complex tasks.

I looked on Amazon. That's impressive for only $330 (after coupon)! Same price as AliExpress, and via Amazon, it's returnable.

https://www.amazon.com/ARCCAPTAIN-Ga.../dp/B0B1TGZ8XN

Does anyone else have experience with these?

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Arccaptain MIG Welder and I wanted to share my experience with you all. Firstly, I'm incredibly impressed with the welding results. The machine is user-friendly and delivers high-quality welds. I found it capable of handling almost all domestic welding and repair needs, from small projects to more complex tasks.

What stands out to me is its reliability and durability. Throughout my usage, it has been remarkably stable without any malfunctions or issues. It's a testament to its solid build and design.


I'd also like to note that I haven't used Yeswelder machines before, so I can't make a direct comparison. However, based on my experience with the Arccaptain MIG Welder, it certainly sets a high bar in terms of performance and ease of use.


In conclusion, if you're in the market for a practical and efficient home welding machine, I strongly recommend considering the Arccaptain MIG Welder. It's been a great asset for my home projects, and I believe it could be for yours too.
Certainly! Here's how you can share your experience with the Arccaptain MIG Welder on a welding forum in English, including a comparison to not having used Yeswelder machines

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by I Fly AZ

I just bought the mig-205ds-b with the lbt-150 spool gun… runs marginally on 110. Gonna pull a 220 line soon. Does seem to weld 4043 .035 ok. Dont like the metric, but hey i should probably learn Spanish too… Spent 375 direct form yeswelder. My forney has never tripped that same 110 breaker, so might be questionable to advertise dual voltage….. just a thought.

Mine rarely tripped my 110V/30A circuit unless cranked all the way up and I abused the duty cycle. I do love being on a 240V though - unstoppable. I'm on year three and it's been an awesome welder for a hobbyist like me. Just picked up the TIG too.

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Just out of curiosity,,, is this worth it? Why go so far out of the way to find the junk. Not sure if it's worth it if it was free?

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

I just bought the mig-205ds-b with the lbt-150 spool gun… runs marginally on 110. Gonna pull a 220 line soon. Does seem to weld 4043 .035 ok. Dont like the metric, but hey i should probably learn Spanish too… Spent 375 direct form yeswelder. My forney has never tripped that same 110 breaker, so might be questionable to advertise dual voltage….. just a thought.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

[QUOTE=Shootr;8755445]As I've been practicing and learning with the -205DS and googling about settings and values, I've come to these conclusions:

*Wire speed is set by amperage, for .030 wire the wire feed is 2 x the amperage setting? I have an old 2lb spool of crappy flux core wire, so when my current one runs out I want to use it for some speed tests and see if that is really the truth with this machine.

*A couple youtube video reviews show how to use the voltage +/- values to lower or the raise the voltage for a set amperage. That has been super useful in getting me into the ballpark for correctly setting it up per this chart another reviewer shared:
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thanks so much for that chart I so needed that.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Yes, I do and removing Co2 is a big mistake welders do use it

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Here is some new vid showing the display of MIG205DS during welding.
Seems current is slowly rising, which is plausible. I may need a DC Clamp meter to validate this observation.

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Looks pretty good flip7f, few notes:

remember to dwell at the end to add enough wire to fill the crater. I end it in a swirling motion usually to fill in that last crater. Also, the hammer (destructive) testing always tells the true tale, especially on a wire feed process which can look really good and still be bad.

Welding over the dross (slag from cutting) nearly guarantees incomplete fusion and a PIA weld (spatter, wandering arc, etc), even if practicing do yourself a favor and knock off the dross as best you can.



Very impressive for the price, you got a nice little tool there and you're not too deep in it at all.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by SlowBlues

In theory it should work exctly like that flip7f, though I'd be interested to see the real world results.

Here are some attempts to weld 1/4 fillet, corner weld and a vertical up with various currents using the Synergic settings and Inductance. When I said +6 that refers to inductance.
I am a hobbyist , please be polite on your comments.

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Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by flip7f

If seems Munkul got it right. It turns out to be a slower wire speed (slow run-in) while not actually welding but wire-feeding by trigger.
Yeswelder also replied with similar information. Past their reply I went back and measured wirespeed for Fluxcorewire while welding at 130A/16.6V and it came to at 220IPM which seems an OK speed.

The way I measured the actual speed: The knurled roll spits out 11in /3 rotations (measured it with a ruler and stopwatch). Then I took a cellphone movie and counted how many times the roll turned while actually welding a certain amount of time. For me it came out at 15revs/15 sec. With a little math I came to 220IPM or approx 5.6m/min.

Here is a of it showing how it spins when welding.


My next question is: when someone adjusts voltage with +/- , while keeping AMPS the same on the display - does the wire speed stay the same? I have yet to test this.

Great work!
If you can, make a chart with the different settings (wire size, gas setting, amps, & volts) and the corresponding wire speeds you try. It would be interesting to see how well they correspond to the publish data.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

In theory it should work exctly like that flip7f, though I'd be interested to see the real world results.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

If seems Munkul got it right. It turns out to be a slower wire speed (slow run-in) while not actually welding but wire-feeding by trigger.
Yeswelder also replied with similar information. Past their reply I went back and measured wirespeed for Fluxcorewire while welding at 130A/16.6V and it came to at 220IPM which seems an OK speed.

The way I measured the actual speed: The knurled roll spits out 11in /3 rotations (measured it with a ruler and stopwatch). Then I took a cellphone movie and counted how many times the roll turned while actually welding a certain amount of time. For me it came out at 15revs/15 sec. With a little math I came to 220IPM or approx 5.6m/min.

Here is a of it showing how it spins when welding.


My next question is: when someone adjusts voltage with +/- , while keeping AMPS the same on the display - does the wire speed stay the same? I have yet to test this.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

What wire size are you using? I take it you have that set properly on the machine? I only have a 30amp circuit so mine tops out at 160amps +/- so I can't get you a comparable measurement.

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Is it not slow run-in?

You'll never generate 200 amps with 80ipm wire. It's physically impossible.

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Hi, I am a new member here
I have a 205DS, and I am intrigued by the SLOOW wire speed it gets.
For example on MIG/CO2 at 205AMP I am measuring about 80IPM. This feels very low to me, and also relative to the graphs you guys posted.

Can someone measure theirs and post back the measured speed? I am wondering if I got a defective unit.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by Shootr

Just got the roller in the mail, little over two weeks isn't bad at all. Except the knob on the tension wheel adjuster broke while I was putting it in...Aaaargh, just sent a note to YesWelder to get a replacement.

YesWelder's customer service is a crack up. I emailed that I needed the new wire feed tension knob, sent a pic of the part and the SN/receipt. Got pretty quick replies and a shipping confirmation. Arrived yesterday (yes, Sunday) via DHL from Dubai(???) wrapped and packed like it was a Faberge egg lol. There was a hand written apology/thank you note in the package to boot. The machine's kind of a pain/tricky to set up properly (I'm getting there) but can't fault them so far with standing behind it.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by Shootr

I just ordered one up yesterday - expected mid August. Fingers crossed.

Just got the roller in the mail, little over two weeks isn't bad at all. Except the knob on the tension wheel adjuster broke while I was putting it in...Aaaargh, just sent a note to YesWelder to get a replacement.

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

It worked!... the MAG setting that is for flux core... I would have thought a pressure switch would have prevented running without gas?... anyway... I'm way down to about 50 amps at 16 volts and I am getting good penetration and the bead is laying down fairly nicely... best of all... very little spatter... so thanks for that suggestion cause I don't know if I would ever have headed that way...

Re: YESWELDER: Anyone used one of these?

Originally Posted by jerlands

And, was there a reason for choosing MAG over MIG?

You're using 0.030" flux core but there is only a setting for 0.035" gasless so your wire is likely feeding too slow for the associated amperage. Per the chart provided by Yeswelder, the wire feed speed for 0.035" gasless wire is 5 m/min (197 ipm) at 80 amps. From the graph in the spreadsheet, that is very close to what you get when using the 0.035" MAG setting. That implies that the synergic settings for MAG and Gasless are similar so if you're using 0.030 flux core wire then the 0.030 MAG setting would be a good starting point.
This assumes that the values in the chart provided by Yeswelder are correct.
If you know what amperage, wire feed speed, and voltage you want to use go to the graph in the spreadsheet to pick a wire feed speed and amperage that is close. Then see if that setting will allow you to choose a voltage offset that is in range of what you are looking for.

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I'll try playing with gasless on gas settings and see if I can do that... seems like a good idea anyway unless there's some kind of pressure switch. Right now I'm set at 80 amps and 17.1 or so volts. I'm able to get the penetration and weld profile I'm looking for but it's too hot to run a bead. If I run lower volts the weld tends to become to high and rounded so what I'm doing is "stitching" the weld across, 5 seconds on - couple seconds off, and that is doing the job. I've never used MIG/MAG but I can see how the gas would provide cooling so there can be less stickout. I could pick up .035" wire and may do that but I think the idea of using MAG settings I'll try first. And, was there a reason for choosing MAG over MIG?

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Also, the only wire diameter option for the gasless setting is 0.035". So the 0.030 flux core wire is probably being fed too slow for the amperage.
Do you have some 0.035 flux core wire to try? According to the Yeswelder settings you should be able to use 0.035 flux core wire on 16 gauge metal.