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In 2014 I bought this new Rehm 190 mig welder. Both 230/ 400v, highly adjustable top notch machine. No cheapo either.
Fast forward to last week... I was welding not too clean steel, little rust little paint, your average spatter mess, nothing too crazy, when the welder started acting weird like it didnt feed enough wire. Torch was still clean. Never had this problem before with this machine, and since I had an inch to go and I was kinda in a hurry I just cranked up the feed a bit and finished the job. Next day, no wire feed at all... see pic....

Now ,the welder is 7-8 yrs old BUT, I am currently half way through my 4th roll of wire on this unit... The supply shop gave me a great price on a new 3k machine...lol
They also gave me a $60,- invoice for diagnosing this piece of crap I also bought new from them. Maybe it`s me but I would be ashamed to do that.
I won`t be back for a pair of welding gloves there either

sorry, rant over...

<blockquote data-quote="dutch" data-source="post: 559255" data-attributes="member: 21162">In 2014 I bought this new Rehm 190 mig welder.&nbsp; Both 230/ 400v, highly adjustable top notch machine. No cheapo either.Fast forward to last week... I was welding not too clean steel, little rust little paint, your average spatter mess, nothing too crazy, when the welder started acting weird like it didnt feed enough wire. Torch was still clean.&nbsp; Never had this problem before with this machine, and since I had an inch to go and I was kinda in a hurry I just cranked up the feed a bit and finished the job. Next day, no wire feed at all... see pic.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />Now ,the welder is 7-8 yrs old BUT, I am currently half way through my 4th roll of wire on this unit...&nbsp; The supply shop gave me a great price on a new 3k machine...lol <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />They also gave me a $60,- invoice for diagnosing this piece of crap I also bought new from them.&nbsp; Maybe it`s me but I would be ashamed to do that.I won`t be back for a pair of welding gloves there either <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />sorry, rant over...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dutch, post: 559255, member: 21162"] In 2014 I bought this new Rehm 190 mig welder. Both 230/ 400v, highly adjustable top notch machine. No cheapo either. Fast forward to last week... I was welding not too clean steel, little rust little paint, your average spatter mess, nothing too crazy, when the welder started acting weird like it didnt feed enough wire. Torch was still clean. Never had this problem before with this machine, and since I had an inch to go and I was kinda in a hurry I just cranked up the feed a bit and finished the job. Next day, no wire feed at all... see pic.... :rolleyes: Now ,the welder is 7-8 yrs old BUT, I am currently half way through my 4th roll of wire on this unit... The supply shop gave me a great price on a new 3k machine...lol :p They also gave me a $60,- invoice for diagnosing this piece of crap I also bought new from them. Maybe it`s me but I would be ashamed to do that. I won`t be back for a pair of welding gloves there either :mad: sorry, rant over... [/QUOTE]

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