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Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by Robert332

vulcan pro tig 200 is available in the market,or not ? any leads ?

no longer available new. was replaced with the pro tig 205 at your local harbor freight store.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

vulcan pro tig 200 is available in the market,or not ? any leads ?

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Many other options but vulcan pro tig 200 is still one of good tig welders in the market.

Re: Nevermind I missed the other thread.

Disregard.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Went by the local HF and showed the store manager the printout of the coupon. He wrote on it extended through January and said That if they weren’t in by then he would honor it when they did arrive. Signed it and said not to worry, he is the store manager and he’d make it good.
Good enough for me.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Nothing in the computer yet....nothing in the stores. They'll provide a raincheck on the coupon until these are in the stores, fyi.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by 455dan

Yeah the link you posted says 1 year the fine print says 90 day warranty?

did HF also De-rate the duty cycle of some functions?

Was looking at the SMAW specs

120 VAC 80 amps @ 20%??
240 VAC 170 amps @20%...?

I guess Most would be buying it for the AC Tig and Is plenty for many stick welding jobs- the duty cycle just seems a bit low compared to some other machines. Maybe HF is just under rating it

they might have under rated it to meet the new vastly increased 205A ouput.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by California

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Source: A link in the Reddit HF Forum.

and it was posted here a few days ago

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Attachment 1707224

Source: A link in the Reddit HF Forum.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by filetobeef

from what i've been told,pre and post flow are adjustable,possibly wider range on pulse,high frequency start and "advanced functions" whatever that means.
read on their ordering system that it still has 1 year free trial warranty but the sales people said only 90 days!

Yeah the link you posted says 1 year the fine print says 90 day warranty?

did HF also De-rate the duty cycle of some functions?

Was looking at the SMAW specs

120 VAC 80 amps @ 20%??
240 VAC 170 amps @20%...?

I guess Most would be buying it for the AC Tig and Is plenty for many stick welding jobs- the duty cycle just seems a bit low compared to some other machines. Maybe HF is just under rating it

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

https://imgur.com/gallery/vAXdPiu

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

from what i've been told,pre and post flow are adjustable,possibly wider range on pulse,high frequency start and "advanced functions" whatever that means.
read on their ordering system that it still has 1 year free trial warranty but the sales people said only 90 days!

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by cmh31909

It would be super-cool (lol) if they offered some kind of trade-up program for existing owners of ProTig 200's.
I would love to have the latest and greatest and would be willing to pay an incremental upgrade fee, but probably cannot justify all out buying a brand new machine and since the 200 is discontinued, would probably not be able to get a decent amount for it if I tried to sell it.

They sell for around $500 online (used). I think I paid $699 for mine so no big deal. Have to see what the new one has to offer.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

It would be super-cool (lol) if they offered some kind of trade-up program for existing owners of ProTig 200's.
I would love to have the latest and greatest and would be willing to pay an incremental upgrade fee, but probably cannot justify all out buying a brand new machine and since the 200 is discontinued, would probably not be able to get a decent amount for it if I tried to sell it.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Just talked to a buddy who manages the local HF. Said to call him Friday AM and he'll have something for me.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

I've been using my Pro Tig 200 for a couple years now without issue. If this new one has some better features, I'd be all over it.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

I saw that section in the torch manual, and while it looks 'cool', it still does not really tell you about what feature-set the machine has.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

it has quite a few improvements .

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Try taking a look at the user manual for the HF accessory tig torch. It includes what appears to be a CAD representation of the Protig 205 new LCD screen. And if it is accurate, is a notable improvement over the 200. I'll try to upload a screen grab from the manual and edit my post if successful...

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by Dave66

$899 (using coupon). ProTig 205 SEMA Coupon. FYI - The coupon expires 11/24/2019. So if they aren't available in store before then, I presume they'd issue rain checks and notify you when they arrived.

Thanks for posting that! It would be nice if we had some idea what if any differences that are between the 205 and current 200's other than possibly 5 amps...lol

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by cmh31909

What was the price on the 205?

$899 (using coupon). ProTig 205 SEMA Coupon. FYI - The coupon expires 11/24/2019. So if they aren't available in store before then, I presume they'd issue rain checks and notify you when they arrived.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by paulbuz

just got email clicked on the live from sema and had alot of new stuff including tig 205 coupon so must be coming soon

What was the price on the 205?

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by filetobeef

no update on the upcoming tig205,if it's really coming?
i only have 2 weeks to return my protig200 before the 1year is up!

just got email clicked on the live from sema and had alot of new stuff including tig 205 coupon so must be coming soon

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by filetobeef

no update on the upcoming tig205,if it's really coming?
i only have 2 weeks to return my protig200 before the 1year is up!

I am betting they will not come out with the new one until all the old ones can't be returned.

Re: What happened to the Vulcan ProTig 200?

Originally Posted by filetobeef

no update on the upcoming tig205,if it's really coming?
i only have 2 weeks to return my protig200 before the 1year is up!

Only info I have is Feb 2020 seems to be the debut of the 205 and that is second hand info. The last time I remember that the stores were building inventory for a couple months before debut. In fact the debut happened before I even knew it. They wanted me to do an online video but I had to tell them maybe when the production unit was available I would consider it. They had a production unit on my floor within 2 days. The 200 would still be on the shelves if not for the settlement they made with Lincoln to discontinue production. Figuring Harbor Freight has over 1000 stores, and each store has sold at least 20 units, then you can expect that Harbor Freight manufactured and sold at least 20,000 ProTig200s.