lincoln 140 vs miller 140

[Doof]

anybody run one of these or own it? pro's and con's from what you experience
im looking at it for x-mas and want to get some info on it before i put it on the "list"


here is a link to it at lincoln's website
http://www.mylincolnelectric.com/Catalog/equipmentdatasheet.aspx?p=59618

and millers:

http://millerwelds.com/products/mig/millermatic_140/

[yota_krawler]

ask Rabo, lol it looks good to me.

[boggerunner]

ive got the lincoln 140C, and a buddy of mine got the miller, and they look like the same setup, just in a different package, so go with what u prefer

[Birfailed]

The motherboard on a lincoln nowadays is vertical and the miller lays flat...kinda helps in a shop with alot of floatin around in the air.  Don't have to blow out the lincoln nearly as often.  Tweco makes lincoln consumables for cheap.  With miller you gotta use miller.  The lincoln is red.  The miller is blue.

[Doof]

you run into anything that you dont like with the lincoln?

we have to much of both at school but its all the big ... 251's, 252's, 350p's, and all the feeder pptions with the xmt's and all the lincoln is the same... nothing small like the 140s. which is kind of a bummer in a way, but its nice being able to use all the nice while at school. o we also have the new pipe pro, but havnet been able to use it yet

[Doof]

is lincoln running their "diamond" coil technology in all their machines or just the higher end stuff?

[Birfailed]

Not sure about the 140's...I have the 180c and it has diamond core

[Shamb]

I have the 180 as well, still waiting to use it but I believe it does have "diamond core" tech.


As long as it lays a strong bead..that's all I care about..

[emsvitil]

Just what does "diamond core" do for you?

[Birfailed]

Diamond core is Lincolns fancy term for the "sweet spot".  It's very easy to dial in and get a good arc.  I love my 180.  I haven't used it a whole lot but I did try it out.  I'm runnin mine on gas and it makes a beautiful bead and can get a good sized puddle going.  Love the heat.

[emsvitil]

Diamond core is Lincolns fancy term for the "sweet spot".  It's very easy to dial in and get a good arc.  I love my 180.  I haven't used it a whole lot but I did try it out.  I'm runnin mine on gas and it makes a beautiful bead and can get a good sized puddle going.  Love the heat.

Isn't that why you take notes on what works.....................

[Doof]

Just what does "diamond core" do for you?

it actually has to do with the coil and power supply... just their term they use but in the end its just a coil

[yota_krawler]

did you notice that the miller is only a 20% at 90A?

[Doof]

yea they both are... if im holding the trigger for more then two minutes continuously then im doing some heavy welding in my garage

[emsvitil]

Once I added a fan to the case, I quit tripping the thermal overload............

[Birfailed]

Isn't that why you take notes on what works.....................

Isn't that why you flip up the panel on the welder and look at the cheat sheet? 

[yota_krawler]

Did you ever come up with what you wanted. I have been looking at the miller 180.