RubberbandRay

Review of SIP Industrial Products Ltd.

I bought a SIP weldmate187 from MTS in Dublin who ...

I bought a SIP weldmate187 from MTS in Dublin who is supplied by SIP industrial Products LTD Shepshed England. It had a 2 year warranty. It broke down after 18 months. I was happy with how the welder worked
and it served me well until it broke down.
I sent it off to the suppliers. They looked it over and said it had grinding dust on the diodes and it shorted out. They would not honour the warranty.
I was quite disappointed. I had always made sure it was off the ground and under the workbench I worked on. I look after my gear. I thought this may be a design fault - workshops are dusty environments. Where there are welders there is always grinding dust.
My disappointment was with the service and lack of back up not so much the welder. Needless to say I won't be dealing with that crowd again.
Having had that experience I was careful when I bought another welder and am really pleased, a Migtronic focus stick. Same price, 360 Euros, 5 year gaurantee and lacquered circuit board, best welder I have owned. Got it in Dublin from Proweld.