Trez:
I just went through this. After a bit of a disappointment with my first machine I sought the advice of a very good professional welder I know. He strongly recommended the Miller Maxstar 200 SD. I even drove to his shop in Ohio to try one.
Ultimately I purchased a Maxstar 200 DX. This is the same machine with a pulsed tig capability. This is some sort of magical electronic system that can automatically pulse the arc which is alleged to put less heat in the work. I have yet to play with the option, using it as a standard tig machine.
In any event, I am very pleased with the machine. It is a physically small unit, but is a real live full featured welder that will do anything I could want, except for aluminum. The whole package with the DX unit, foot control, argon flow meter and hoses and WT-9 torch was just under $2500 at a local welding supply house. I checked the internet and found that the prices were not significantly lower.
As for power supply, this machine will run on anything you have from 120 to 440 volts, single or three phase. You just plug it in and it figures out what kind of power it has and runs on it. Is this a great country or what?
Glenn
