inverter welders

[kenmac]

I bought this everlast inverter welder some years back. Is it just me, or are these inverter welders just difficult to grasp ? I have been welding since the 70's with a transformer machine, and I just can't seem to catch on using this inverter machine. If you pull back off the arc just a little the arc goes out ! I have to keep a very close ark to keep the rod burning. What am I doing wrong or is it just the way it is with these inverters /
Thanks !

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I just fired up am inverter welder a cheap one not my better one and had the exact experience. I almost had to bury the arc welding rod in the puddle, unlike my heavy transformer welder.

 

[MoArk Willy]

I bought an inverter welder from Amico and I find it much easier to use.
I hadn't welded in a while so I wanted a small unit I could use to fix equipment and build some projects on my property.
The DC inverter welder is absolutely perfect.
Perhaps like anything else there is a learning curve between the two types of machines.

 

[WranglerX]

Might also have a meaning as to where welder was manufactured and whose "company" specification were followed.... Not all welders are created equal....

 

[kenmac]

Might also have a meaning as to where welder was manufactured and whose "company" specification were followed.... Not all welders are created equal....

If I'm not mistaken, all of them are made in china, or at least the electronics are. This is an Everlast that advertise here, suppose to be better than some others . It is an IGBT unit which are suppose to be the better electronics. So I don't know.