As a Snap On dealer for five years, I can tell you that this welder is not what i would buy if I were looking for one. First of all, the part number prefix of YA means Snap On doesn't make it, they only sell it. Second, this particular machine has very poor heat control. It basically has 4 settings, and you cannot vary the heat/amperage beyond those settings. Third, it has a 20% duty cycle at full power, if I remember correctly. Fourth, Snap On hasn't sold that welder in about ten years or so. It was replaced with the MB135.
Is it ok to weld with? Sure, as long as you don't mind welds with sloppy beads and over/under penetration due to poor amperage control. Just my $.02 Scott It's $150. And that's what you're going to get. --- k...@spottedowl.biz wrote: > Anyone have any experience with snap-on welders? > There is one on e-bay that > looks like a reasonable deal since it includes the > gas tank, but the snap-on > site does not list that model: YA217A. > > I checked the archives and there was only one post > for: welder snap on > Interestingly, I searched for: snap on welder first > and ended up with six > posts including 3 or 4 that did not include the word > welder (at least not > findable doing a ctrl-f search) > > -- > wesley scott > k...@spottedowl.biz > Bryan, TX > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
