i do alot of side welding on aluminum on motorcycles and dog boxes and boats. it runs a very steady arc and smooth start and stops and the automatic cut off on the torch saves argon. it was well worth the buy.

The only thing missing is a frequency adjustment for AC welding. For my fabrication work this welder works great. It does run on 110V, but its a bit doggie. Runs very well on 230V. Gas post flow is a bit long and there is no adjustment for that. The gas regulator could use a cfm gage, it only has a pressure gage.

So far I've really liked this welder. Having used mostly MIGs, this is indeed my first and the purchase was well worth it. I've welded mostly Aluminum with it (4340 and cast parts). The steel stuff I had I've fusion welded it and have worked very well. The weld quality turned out excellent (prep work has a lot to do with it also). For a personal/hobby use, you can't go wrong here. It is an AC/DC inverter welder and to guys who are used to traditional transformer TIGS may be blown away with what it can do with a 115V plug. My MIG is a MillerMatic Passport (also an Inverter based machine purchased here at Cyberweld) and after seeing how easily maneuverable the MIG was I knew the TIG I were to purchase would be a Miller Inveter machine. For half the cost of a Dynasty 200DX, the Diversion 180 is definitely not half the machine.

great additive to my home shop. does exactly what i needed it to do

I wanted a smaller maching comming down from a Miller Sycrowave 200 to the Diversion 180. It does work and does everthing it is suppost to do but I was'nt happy with it and have since sold it at a loss. I only used it less than 30 days. I will save my cash till the Dynasty series comes down a little in price.

Every single forum I went to described purchasing this item as ither the bigest mistake you could get yourself into or not a good move. If you are into production (AKA welding every day for long periods of time) maybe this is not it. But if you are like me, I just don't see where you could go wrong. As of today, I have not even once hit the alleged duty cycle capping. The welder has performed under stress for all of my practice runs. I am glad I went with the 180 instead of the lower level as the added pedal and ability to use either 110 or 220VAC is one utter must! Buying from Cyberweld was also a pleasing experience. Item took a little bit longer than I anticipated but it was Christmas week, so what can I expect? Even with all the latencies associated with the season, I got my item in a very reasonable time.