I have the Everlast 256 4-1, 3 phase, and a 5 yr warranty, it stopped plasma cutting after about 6 weeks, but the distributor went out of their way to help me, they picked it up at their cost and returned a new one to me as well also at their cost, within a week, about a 600 mile trip each way, prior to that, they asked me to open it up to test a few things to identify the problem which showed that there was a large resistor too close to the power bus which the HF cooked, as well as a couple of wires soldered to a joint on a circuit board had come off, a few blobs of adhesive which had dripped onto the exhaust fan which should have been cleaned off but weren't. So to sum up, I don't think that the quality control is 100% but the service from the Australian distributor is brilliant. The water cooled torch developed a leak a few months later, and they sent me a new one at no expense and I didn't even have to return the old one. This unit cost me about 5 times less than a Miller, I couldn't justify spending that amount of cash for a Miller with the small amount of use that I would use it for. The support service that I have had here in OZ is absolutely great, they even talked to me on the phone after hours and on the weekends as well. I can't even get an answer about the Miller MIG welder that I own from the Miller distributor here. A friend of mine also bought a 3 in one from them and he had a problem about 8 months later, he also had great service from them and they either replaced his unit or fixed it very quickly at no charge. So over here they look after their customers, but don't know what the service is like over your part of the world.
As for that welding site that was mentioned in an earlier post, I used to be a member but left because of a lot of very small minded ego tripping members and moderators who must spend a lot of time with their hands in their pockets, :whistle:. I only tolerate fools for a little time before my patience runs out, so I wouldn't take all that was said about this brand as totally true but you can make up your own mind about them. Nether the less, I don't think that this brand's welders quality is any better or worse than any other Chinese made unit, but the service from my point of view is great over here. Just my 2 cents worth!
Hope this helps.
Cheers
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As for that welding site that was mentioned in an earlier post, I used to be a member but left because of a lot of very small minded ego tripping members and moderators who must spend a lot of time with their hands in their pockets, :whistle:. I only tolerate fools for a little time before my patience runs out, so I wouldn't take all that was said about this brand as totally true but you can make up your own mind about them. Nether the less, I don't think that this brand's welders quality is any better or worse than any other Chinese made unit, but the service from my point of view is great over here. Just my 2 cents worth!
Hope this helps.
Cheers
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