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Power icons

Input power

Does your machine need to be self-powered, or will AC power

be available at the location where it’s primarily used?

For locations where an electrical hookup is not practical,

• consider

a diesel-powered engine-driven welder/generator

Output power

Light industrial products are suitable for the hobbyist or

occasional light industrial user. They are designed to be easy

to operate, are affordably priced and typically have a low duty

cycle and lower-rated output.

Industrial products are suitable for applications that do not

require high-volume production. They typically have a 60 percent

duty cycle and/or rated output of 300 amps. Industrial products

are an appropriate choice for professional welders.

Heavy industrial products are suited to high-volume

production and/or welding of thicker materials. They typically

have a duty cycle of 60 to 100 percent and a rated output of

at least 300 amps. Heavy industrial products are designed

with the arc characteristics and product features professional

welders demand for code-quality work.

Note: Units listed in more than one classification share attributes of both.

Portability

Can you bring the work to the machine, or does the machine

need to go to the work? Check the Product Guide pages for

types of portability:

• Shoulder strap, handles, running gear, carts, etc.

engine-driven welding generators fit in the back of a truck,

• Many

enabling them to be driven to wherever the welding is needed.

Heavy-duty trailers are also available for engine drives.

Check out the Product Guides.

The Product Guides (at the start of each major section) briefly

describe and compare power sources within that section.

Flux-cored*

Three-phase power

Check to see if the machine you’re considering requires

three-phase power and whether its voltage requirements

are met by the electrical service at the intended location.

Portability

MigMatic® 175

Installed

running gear

MigMatic® 220

MigMatic® 220 DX

MigMatic® 250

MigMatic® 250 DX

Product

Guide

Pulsed MIG

Single-phase power

Check to see if the machine you’re considering requires

single-phase power, and whether its voltage requirements

are met by the electrical service at the intended location.

MIG

you’re considering:

Out in the field, you may need an engine-driven welder/generator

to supply AC power to run tools and lights, or supply 12-volt

DC power to charge automotive batteries and jump-start

vehicles. Miller®welder/generators are packed with power;

larger units even offer option packages that add 10 to 20 kW

of generator power.

Class

locations where AC power is available, you need to

• For

know its type — and whether it’s a match for the machine

Generator power

1-Phase

to supply welding and generator power.

Unit supplies alternating current

and direct current weld output

Unit supplies constant-current

weld output

Unit supplies constant-voltage

weld output

Unit supplies constant-current

and constant-voltage weld output

Unit requires single-phase

input power

Unit requires three-phase

input power

Unit supplies alternating current

weld output

Unit supplies direct current

weld output

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Evaluate your needs: input power, output

power, generator power and portability.

Installed

running gear

Weldable

Metals

Welding

Output Ranges

Special Features

Typical Applications

Steel, stainless

30–150 A, 15–21 V

Thermal overload protection, fan-cooled,

Euro torch connection

Light fabrication, hobby, auto body repair

Steel, stainless,

aluminium

30–200 A, 15–21 V

Adjustable run-in, burnback and spot timer,

thermal overload protection

General fabrication, auto body repair,

trailer fabrication

30–200 A, 15–21 V

Synergic interface for simple user setup,

weld meters

30–250 A, 15–24 V

Adjustable run-in, burnback and spot timer,

thermal overload protection

Steel, stainless,

aluminium

General fabrication, auto body

trailer fabrication

About duty cycles

Duty cycle is an indication of how long a power source

can continuously weld (at a specific amperage and voltage)

in a 10-minute period of time before it needs to cool down.

For example, a machine with a 60 percent duty cycle at

300 amps and 32 volts of welding output can be used

(at 300 amps and 32 volts) for 6 minutes out of a 10-minute

period. When comparing two similar-sized power supplies it

is important to pay close attention to both the amperage

and voltage values that determine the rated load.

Go to product descriptions.

(Specifications are subject to change without notice.)

Colored bullets indicate output power classification.

Power icons indicate power supplied or required (see

descriptions above). Listing of recommended processes.

Color-coded sections are

identified by a primary

process icon and title.

MIG

GMAW

MigMatic 175

Light industrial

See literature DCM/13.0 UK

Processes

Manual mode allows for simple manual setting of parameters for

welding on a broad range of applications.

Thermal overload protection shuts down the power source output if

the main transformer or rectifier overheats.

Industrial dual-gear-driven system features a no-tool, quick-change

reversible drive roll (0.8/1.0 mm) and an easy-to-set tension

adjustment knob.

Traditional tapped design and laminated inductor provide a stable,

smooth arc for consistent weld quality.

Stock Number

(029015550)

230 V, 50/60 Hz

Welding

Output Ranges

Rated Output

30–150 A

15–21 V

150 A at 21 VDC,

30% duty cycle

Rating

Amps Input at Rated Output

230 V

Max. OpenCircuit Voltage

Wire Feed

Speed

IP21S

1.8–18 mpm

(70–708 ipm)

For more product specifications, give the product

name and literature number to your distributor,

visit us on the Web at MillerWelds.com.

• MIG (GMAW) • Flux-cored (FCAW)

Comes complete with

cord with plug

• Power

cable with clamp

• Work

gear/bottle rack

• Running

• 0.8/1.0 mm drive roll