question about a solar 2175

By justpow Date 03-05-2008 01:18

Im looking at buying a used solar 2175, but Im told it needs a wire feed motor, where can I look for parts for this thing and is it worth buying?
I can probably pick it up for $100.00. Are these decent machines?
Thanks for the help

By DaveBoyer (*****)

Date 03-05-2008 05:05

You might check with weldmart.com they have some parts for some harder to service machines. Those machines were marketed to auto repair shops 20-30 years ago.

By Northweldor (***)

Date 03-05-2008 13:36

These machines were manufactured by Century and parts are still available. I would not pay $100 for a broken machine though, especially since you have no chance to try it out, and don't know what it will cost to get it working. It is essentialy a boat anchor until it is fixed.