Workshop power
Most workshop machines are limited by the building rather than by the machine. A 230 V, 16 A socket sets a ceiling on what any welder or plasma cutter can draw continuously, and that ceiling is usually reached long before the machine’s rated maximum.
Most workshop machines are limited by the building rather than by the machine. A 230 V, 16 A socket sets a ceiling on what any welder or plasma cutter can draw continuously, and that ceiling is usually reached long before the machine’s rated maximum.
200 A · synergic · gas and gasless · €330
The synergic 200 A inverter that most German workshops end up with, and the cheapest machine here with a genuinely adjustable inductance.
Best for: A first serious MIG that will still be adequate after two years of use
≈ 330 €
Usually because the demand exceeds what the circuit can hold, or because the breaker curve is wrong for an inrush load. Welding inverters draw a surge at strike, and a curve intended for lighting reacts to that. Which curve is standard varies by country — in Britain a type B is common on domestic circuits, in Spain a type C — so the right answer depends on where you are.
Only for the heaviest equipment. On this site, one plasma cutter requires 400 V three-phase and everything else runs on 230 V single-phase. If you have three-phase available, it spreads the load and machines behave better under sustained use; if you do not, it is a substantial installation rather than an upgrade.
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
Welders and plasma cutters swing by a hundred euros or more across the year, and the biggest "discounts" often land at prices the same model sold for six weeks earlier. UniverTrack tracks the real price history across retailers, spots fake reductions, and alerts you when it is genuinely the moment to buy.
