Headux MIG 180 Syn Pro PFC MIG Welder

Our entry level MIG welder the 130Syn Pro has been so successful, proving really popular with both experienced artisans and those taking on welding for the first time, that we decided to upgrade what was our entry level MIG welder – the Headux 188 MIG – this MIG / MAG welder provides a really useful power range from 20Amps, suitable for very thin material while providing sufficient power to weld thick chassis members as well as structural angles and box section.
 
Very simple, quick and easy to set this MIG welder  (the same may be said for our baby 130MIG) simply select the welding process you wish to use:-
Gasless / flux cored welding        20 – 180 amps  with 230V input      20 – 110 amps with 110V input
Gas shielded MIG welding            20 – 180 amps  with 230V input      20 – 110 amps with 110V input
MMA – stick welding                       10 – 160 amps  with 230V input      20 – 110 amps with 110V input
TIG – basic “Lift” is possible         10 -180 amps  with 230V input      20 – 110 amps with 110V input
Duty cycle is 30% at full power setting measured at 40 degrees Celsius.
 
MIG Welding Information
This new Headux 180 Syn Pro MIG also adds the PFC facility which means the MIG welder has the ability to weld from a 110Volt yellow transformer supply (32A) when onsite as well as a normal 230V supply  16Amp blue plug recommended as a minimum to obtain full power.  Being power factor corrected – PFC – provides for power input from 95 volts through to 265 volts, the PFC board automatically selects the appropriate inverter power generation which ensures that the most efficient use is made of the input power that is available.  Having such a wide range of input power being acceptable the welder is of course generator tolerant which means no matter where you go you should have a power supply which may be used allowing you to weld.

Select the following Parameters:-
MIG weld with flux cored wire –  0.8mm / 0.9mm / 1.0mm (gas less).
Or for normal MIG / MAG welding with shielding gas - 
solid filler wire size 0.6mm / 0.8mm /  0.9mm / 1.0mm

Next select the material thickness –
Flux cored filler 0.8mm  material thickness 1.0mm to 5.0mm in 0.1mm increments 
Flux cored filler 1.0mm  material thickness 2.5mm to 5.0mm in 0.1mm increments 
Flux cored filler 1.2mm  material thickness 2.5mm to 4.8mm in 0.1mm increments 

Solid filler wire 0.6mm material thickness 0.5mm to 2.0mm in 0.1mm increments
Solid filler wire 0.8mm material thickness 1.0mm to 5.0mm in 0.1mm increments
Solid filler wire 0.9mm material thickness 1.0mm to 5.0mm in 0.1mm increments
Solid filler wire 1.0mm material thickness 1.5mm to 6.2mm in 0.1mm increments

Your MIG welder is ready to use – simply pull the trigger and weld.  

Should you require more or less heat the voltage may be manually adjusted as may the wire feed rate which allows you to tune the weld exactly to the weld joint no matter whether it is vertically up, vertically down or overhead. 
The inbuilt synergic settings are for down hand horizontal welding.

As with all our welders of this size the MIG torch is a “Euro” fitted connection which makes replacement of the liner very simple and easy.  The MIG torch is a standard CWS MB15 style x 3m long which means that all the consumable parts are widely available and low in cost – no special parts.  The filler wire compartment accepts standard 200mm diameter 5kg spools of welding wire (4.5kg flux cored) the wire drive is a good quality metal drive roll system with two geared drive rolls powered by a 40 Watt motor which means the drive never struggles for power.  The Headux 180 Syn Pro has a soft start built in so as to prevent the “punch” so often experienced with other brands of MIG welders, however so as to aid the loading of a new filler wire spool, when the MIG torch trigger has been pulled but no arc initiated, then the wire drive automatically moves to “feeding / loading” speed which makes loading a wire spool very easy.
 
The Headux 180 Synergic MIG welder has a digital LED display and a single control knob which is rotated and pressed to adjust and select the desired parameters.
 
The gas hose supplied has a quick connector which makes it quick and easy to couple the gas hose to the machine.  Each machine is supplied with a flow control regulator which has a standard connections so that any UK supplied gas cylinder may be utilised such as those Rent Free cylinders from HobbyWeld – HW5 for MIG of mild steel, pure Argon for MIG of aluminium or stainless steel and for TIG welding of mild and stainless steel.
 
When you select the MMA or stick welding mode then the control adjusts the welding amperage from 10 through to 160 Amps with the power level setting being displayed in the LED readout
Note – Welder really needs to be plugged into a 32 Amp supply when full power is required for MMA welding.
In MMA mode the welder is provided with VRD – Voltage Reduction Device which helps to reduce the possibility of electric shock until the arc has been initiated.
Obviously the artisan should avoid touching the work which is connected to the work return lead and the electrode at all times and not rely on the VRD.
 
The Lift TIG facility is really only a “get you out of trouble” TIG ability and is not recommended for those wishing to learn to TIG weld as there is only one adjustment being the TIG welding power 10  to 180 Amps, which can make it difficult for the novice TIG welder.  A TIG welder which provides HF (high frequency) arc ignition without having to make contact with the work piece is best along with settings which improve the arc control – See the Headux 200A DC Pulsed TIG or the AC / DC version if wishing to TIG weld aluminium.