I totally agree with Lawrence!!! :) :) :)
Had to be a Lincoln rep!!! Probably because they have nothing available to compare with the performance capabilities of the Miller Dynasty 200DX within the same price structure... Especially when it comes to the features the Dynasty offers for welding Aluminum!!! ;)
You treat your equipment in the best possible manner and it will outperform itself for you for years to come!!! If you do'nt, I do'nt care how well it's made, it will become inevitable to premature failure!!! I lost track of how many shops I walked into, and notice how bad they were treating their equipment!!! Only to hear fro mthem later remarking: "Well we never considered cleaning the equipment from deposits of grinding dust or other particulates!!!" The person obviously never bothered to read the maintenance part of the instruction manual. :( They would counter with: "Well the other machine we had - lasted a little bit longer!" Yet, it also eventually succumbed to the consistent attack of grinding dust, and other particulates that eventually stopped it from performing well. :(
Let's face it folks!!! These machines need to breathe just like us humans do, so the more junk that accumulates within their components inside - the higher the probability for some inevitable premature component failure occuring inside the machine's gut's so to speak much like what occurs in the human body after such long term abuse from too much overeating, smoking and/or drinking -Capish???
Maybe I'm asking too much but, in this case common sense goes a long way!!! :) :) :)
Respectfully,
Henry