MGP wrote:It all depends on how you use the machine, for me as I'm a mobile mechanic I need a machine that can from time to time run off a generator which limits me to transformer based welders, the other advantage is the fact that there is only one circuit board in the clarke machine which when the time comes is cheap to replace.
There is one other reason I would fight the corner of the clarke machine which is the build quality mine has spent it's life in the back of my van and continues to work faultlessly unlike my expensive light weight trolly jack which needs all the bolts tightened on a weekly basis.
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The R-Tech can be run from a generator, just needs to be a 6kv one with auto voltage regulation otherwise the warranty can go out the window, I'm not knocking the clarke's, they are good enough machines with plenty of guys choosing to modify them later on down the line to work that little bit better as its all they can afford or justify to spend at the time, nothing wrong with that, all i'm saying to the OP when considering one is you might want to consider the one with the better wire feed mechanism like yours as the likes of the cheaper clarke's have low budget wire mechs (or used to have, may not be the case now)
I'd Recommend the OP getting on to mig-welding.co.uk to see whats acceptable around his budget range, more guys over there know more specifics about the differences between clarke or other machines than on here i would imagine