ARCCAPTAIN iControl TIG 205 Pro, 5 In 1 Cold Spot Stick/TIG Welder, 120V/240V Welding Machine with Large LED Display, 2T/4T, Hot start, Arc Force and Anti-stick

so far it has been surprising how well it works for such a small welder. I love the remote adjusting featurefrom your phone.

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Fantastic Welding Machine!

I would call this a "enhanced" DC TIG welder as well as stick welder. Enhanced in that it offers DC TIG with traditional foot pedal control, with the addition of "cold TIG" spot welding. The cold TIG is a modification of pulse circuitry that allows for selection of a welding spot pulse, of varying intensity and duration. This simplifies managing a setting normally done with with pulse current, base current, upslope and downslope as provided on pulse equipped machines. This is very convenient for working with thin material, as in auto body work.The manual is very thick, but only because it covers 3 languages, the actual welding information is pretty decent however with good process introductions, basic welding technique tutorials, and charts for all processes showing recommended amps, times, electrode sizes, etc. The manual does not really flesh out the "cold spot, and "cold TIG" functions, in the advertising they are presented as 2 different processes, yet to me there appears to be only 1 actual mode.The NOT included foot control is of a good quality, as I have inspected one up close. The torch is a good size, yet the old style with the on/off switch tie wrapped to the torch handle; a modern ergonomic type torch would be more in order.A good quality gas supply hose is included as well as a shoulder strap and machine cover.The machine itself is nicely styled and claims a engineered air flow to maximize airflow and minimize dust ingestion; this is coupled with a thermostatic fan, which I personally do not prefer over a traditional constant operation fan.You also get the standard 2T-4T trigger operation choice, that is non locking and locking operation.Gas inlet and outlet are standard, which is welcome, and the DINSE connections are the larger diameter, allowing use of existing standard torches that may be on hand.There is a connector on the machine back listed as "helmet connector", so I assumed this couples with some specially dedicated welding hood offered by the manufacturer; a web link is presented for reference in the manual. On checking it out, it takes you to the main website, on which there is no "cold weld" helmet available. Inquires to the customer service e-mail were plagued by miscommunication. Further inquiry as to why then do they supply a machine so equipped, and why if they do not offer such a accessory, do they not at least furnish a source, were finally answered with the explanation of "there was not much demand, so the option will be suspended".The machine is advertised to connect to wi-fi, and I am not going to go there, or to the place that the dedicated app exists, because frankly, to me there is no need, (or on my part, desire}, to have that technology creep into my welding experience, but I know there are those who will enjoy that. There is not a word of any of this in the manual btw.This unit is currently being offered at a $70 discount which puts it below the $300 mark, and so priced it may be a good option if you do not need AC welding, or traditional pulse welding. You would still need to source a regulator and the foot pedal for the complete package, so that will set you back about $120- $140, depending on your regulator/ flow-guage choices.The machine offers a 3 year warranty, of course this is contingent on the brand enduring through that time frame.

Only used as a stick welder so far...but it really is impressive. 110does a hood job on thinner material but the 220 is pretty impressive for the size of the machine.

Absolutely fantastic!!!

purchased this to replace another budget welder, this unit came in quickly, opened box, read instructions and set up as suggested for Tig welding to finish where my other unit quit. when I touched the paddle there wasn't any shielding gas coming out and the weld was blistering everything, when I released the paddle switch the weld arc stayed on full force, had to break the arc by pulling away(changed post flow to "0" and that stopped that) tried several settings and found that if everything was "Zero'd" out I could start and stop without the arc. thought it had started working with this set-up adding material (had to drop Amp setting way down to stop the blistering while adding stick to the joints). Shut machine off, came back the next morning to begin again, dropped to 85A on 2x .125" material and no filler and blistered my metal on both sides and turned it Black. at this point I decided to send the unit back to Amazon as Defective ! Hopefully this is the only one that got through the Quality control process with these problems. Decided to save for a name brand unit to match my other welders(use was for travel to customer work shops).

Exelente producto y Calidad