Plasma Cutter & Welder Combo

I have worked in the industrial maintenance field for 30 years and have a shop at home. I was really wanting a plasma cutter for home and was searching the internet and found this machine. The reviews were mixed but for the price I thought I would give it a chance. All I can say is WOW. It has paid for itself over the years! I have used it now for 3 years and have no complaints. As a plasma cutter it is as nice as the hypertherm I have at work. I have had no problems cutting up to 3/8" steel with it. The leads are a good length and can handle a lot of cutting The arc feature works good too. The duty cycle is a little low for big, high power jobs but it works great! The tig feature works great for small jobs. There is some limitations to this machine... it only really works good when running 220v, it works ok at 110v but really doesn't have the punch to do much work. The arc leads are small, short and not made for a lot of work. Overall it has been one of the best investments in tools i have ever made. If it died tomorrow I wouldn't be upset. Update- 5 years now and it still works great! It has hundreds of hours on it and still good a new! Great machine for home shop or farm! I have ran this with my portable generator for field repairs and it works great!!!

Never plasma cut before but I did a considerable amount of stick welding over the years (Lincoln Electric) . My Lotos LTPDC2000D arrived today. I immediately popped the case open to verify all connections, etc were intact (plus, I really wanted to see what I bought). Found the power output connector bolts and the pilot arc connector nut to be loose. I tightened those up and also went over all the screws securing the MosFETs to the heatsink (I'm an electronics guy)..... see pics, especially check the points indicated with blue arrows. I note lots of sensor feedback points in the circuitry for current, temperature, voltage, etc (which is impressive). The electronics is very well laid out and the configuration maximizes airflow over all components especially through the two massive MosFET heatsinks. Also made certain the fan was free to rotate. With that done, I closed it up and gave it a try. This thing works exceptionally well, much better than my expectations. I've been plasma cutting and stick welding all day with it, building a welding cart. The pilot arc starts immediately when triggered and the compressed air continues to flow for a few seconds after trigger release, to ensure proper torch cooling (two user settings for this 2.5 & 6 secs). Only peave is, it starts up in the default plasma mode, does not remember last used mode setting, but this is certainly nit-picking on my part and not a real concern. Excellent machine, very good price point, well engineered construction and good attention to details. Very glad I finally bought it!

I'm a diy hobbyist. I've been welding for 7 years, but wouldn't consider myself a pro. Here's my impression. I chose this unit because it was only another 200 for the 3in1 ability. Review based on using 220v. Have not (and don't plan to) used 110v. Plasma Has pilot arc! Means all you need todo is pull trigger and it arcs as aposed to scratch start. Cuts 1/4 inch steel very well. Might do 3/8, but wouldn't buy it if that's what you cut the most. I run it off a a 21 gallon harbor frieght compressor. The cfm the unit needs isn't too high. Not a fan of the supply line for air, but the I haven't changed it so it works fine. Nice air regulator. Stick/ Arc Leads are short. Real short. Otherwise works well. Goes up to 199 amps, I use it anytime I need to weld dirty metal together. Usually running 1/8" 6010 Lincoln rods. TIG D.C. ONLY. DOES NOT WELD ALUMINUM. I've used this quite a few times. Comes with regulator, but the unit uses the same supply line input for both tig gas and air for plasma. If using both often, I recommend a 3 way ball valve. It sucks having to change the hose each time, but again I haven't changed it lol. I bought the pedal, it's worth it. Again pilot arc, no destroying tungstens trying to strike an arc. I've penetrated 1/4" before testing it, but mostly use the tig function for thin sheet metal and small parts. uses a wp17 torch. Lots of machines use this torch, tons of consumables available. Overall it's a pretty good machine for the money. I use it often building off road trucks mostly plasma and tig, but it's nice having the stick welding option. Giving it a 4 out of 5 because it does have a few little things that bug me, but they have nothing todo with the functionality of the machine

Despues de la compra estaba un poco preocupado por mi opcion de adquirir esta soldadora/cortadora plasma. Asi que me dedique a investigar acerca de la marca y quede muy impresionado con los servicios que tienen. En cuanto llego puse manos a la obra y ensamble las partes necesarias para soldar con arco, cortar con plasma y el tig. Una excelente opcion para aquellos que no somos soldadores profesionales pero que necesitamos una planta pequeña eficiente y confiable que haga el trabajo necesario. Ampliamente recomendable.