YesWelder MIG 250 Pro Welder Video
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Aluminum welder for less than $500. The YesWelder MIG-250 PRO is a multiprocess MIG, TIG, and stick welder. You can even MIG weld aluminum. You get a full 250A of output at a 60% duty cycle.
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27 minutes and 35 seconds and my attention was fully invested the entire time. Hats off to you sir. After this video I am considering buying this, just don’t tell my wife
I truly appreciate that. I cannot be held liable for your irresponsible purchases...lol. Thanks for watching.
By far the most complete and detailed description on a this welder, thanks
Been welding with mine daily for about a month. I’m a beginner but my friend is professional welder. Looked into Yes on his recommendation. I’ve been impressed with it and so has he. Different than what he used to for sure but he’s impressed with the welds it puts down
How did it hold up long term?
@@rayg5445 still goin like a champ
How hard have you pushed it, is the stated 60% duty cycle legit?
@@troyschonke6304 I use it around the farm on equipment and small building projects repair jobs etc.. It’s welded everything no problem. I can’t really speak for the 60% duty cycle.
Never welded before. Saw good reviews on this welder. Added it to cart after watching this. Thank you.
I have this welder, it’s a great little machine . I called the company regarding dual shield flux core. They didn’t go into too much detail about it. So I bought a spool, and ran it with no problems. It’s not something i run every day but it’s nice to have for thicker steel. You have to turn up the heat a little but it runs great. Make note it’s DCEP, not plain flux core DCEN. You also need to run it in manual mode with 75/25 CO2 or synergic mode 75/25 CO2 you also need to change out to the flux wheel (035)
You used .035 dual shield? Where do you get that? Local airgas only has 45.
1 year later...welder still doing well??
Just sold my Hobart Handler 140 115v bought it in 2008 4 heat settings weighs a ton. Thinking of getting a Yeswelder 250 Pro for my hot rod project.
Thank you I actually called the customer service number today to find out and they responded back within about an hour and the guy told me that it's a tweco #2 mig torch
That's pretty typical of their customer service. They may not be instant, but they have a great reputation of responding. It's hard to argue with that. I'm impressed they told you it's a TWECO. I knew it was, but I didn't think they would tell you that. Thanks for watching.
I bought one. It welds nicely. The one quibble I have is that I wish they’d made the door a bit bigger to make accessing the wire feed easier. It’s kinda fiddly to change up rollers and feed the wire in because the access is so tight. I replaced an AHP AlphaMig 250…aka Eastwood Pro Mig 250 with the Yes Welder unit…gave the old one to a good employee…because the Yeswelder is 1/3rd the size. It welds just as well, but man do I miss the ease of loading the big beast had. I will say the stick function isn’t the best. Compared to my AHP Stick 160, it stick the leads more and just isn’t as clean running 7018. But I bought it mostly for the MIG function and already repaired a trailer ramp with it.
Thanks for the info. Just ordered mine today and feel your info has helped me get better prepared once it gets here next week
Im glad you made this video! I had seen the ads for their welders...but thought they were just some Chinese junk. Im trying to get into welding because alot of my projects im having to rely on friends of friends. Thanks again for the great videos!
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching.
I was just thinking about this one but couldn’t find a good review of it until now, great work👍
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Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching.
Hey try welding mig by pushing always remember if it has slag you drag if not push itll give you a flatter weld ive been welding professionally since 1987 so i know what im talking about
MUCH BETTER EXPLAINATION THAN OTHERS,THANKS
I bought the extension cable and it took about 3 months to arrive. I ended buying one on amazon. I do like their support and are very responsive. Ive used it (im a complete amerature) but seems to work well.
Glad to hear it's working well for you. Thanks for watching.
Replacement Tips? What tips, nozzle, diffuser do you use for replacements?
I am a beginner welder and looking to buy my first mig welder. I have a stick welder but like the idea of this one. I want a mig that can do aluminum as well. I want to be able to weld normal automotive stuff as well as automotive aluminum. This one peaks my interests.
I haven’t used it on aluminum yet but it’s been awesome on everything else from 14 gauge to 3/8 thick steel. You won’t be disappointed
Thanks for the current control vidio- i dont like the senergy or auto controls- i would rather this welder had regular two seperate control knobs as most welders-though it seems too be not too hard to readjust the fine tuneing-after watching your excellent vidio= what else i would like to know about this welder is-whare can i buy that control unit and at what price,alond with a repair MANUAL. MAYBE this company sells parts for this welder, or just buy the extended warrentee.OR i may go else ware and buy one there is parts available interally parts- I think i heard they already have 5 circuit boards available,so that is good.
I bought this to do shop and some field work .just waiting for it to get here.
Great to hear. Let us know how you like it. Thanks for watching.
I just got one of these and I like it.....but it tends to spit out another 1/2" to 3/4" of wire after I release the trigger...it is very aggravating...
Great job on the review! I appreciate you going through all of the settings.
Glad you enjoyed it, and we appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching.
Please read the manual prior to reviewing the machine. Page 4 under functions. It states wire speed is not adjustable. Please explain what you meant in your video when you were fine tuning the welder to your liking. Thank you and for the discount code. Keep it coming.
I have the mig 205ds and the drive roll markings are marked on the side of the grooves. Lincoln drive rolls, the markings face outwards and the groove on the other side. Also the machine doesnt remember the last settings after turning it off. You have to set it up all over again.
Any issues with the DS 🤔❓
You are correct. You have to keep an eye on the drive rolls, especially if you're used to Miller, Lincoln, etc. Some mark it on the opposite side, and some on the same side. Thanks for watching.
@@payco1000 The only thing i dislike is the led display, Its all the way at the top of the panel, even in a welding cart thats tilted, i'd have to squat down just to see the numbers. So the lack of memory and the display are the 2 things i dont like.
I just bought one myself and I seem to keep having a horrible burn back problem with the wire burning back and welding itself to my tips. I've played with the settings a bit. To push up wire speed. And still 90% of the time I end up having to unstick the wire from the tip. Even tried a shorter tip from my Hobart ans still sticks to it as well. Any thoughts.
I would think that you're having some sort of impedance in the wire feed that's not letting the wire feed as needed. Check the tension on the wire rollers inside the cabinet. Also make sure that you have the correct roller on there and the correct side of the roller. If you're running the teflon tube, then make sure that it's not melted at the gun.
I wonder how that compares to the regular 250. Which one would be better. Wish it was dual voltage or that the regular could weld aluminum
So I have a quick question hopefully you respond in your video you show a screw on gas shield on the meg torch in other videos I see that it has a pull on and pull off gas shield around O-rings did they change the design
On the MIG 250 Pro, it's a screw-on shield. Even on their new Firstess and Aluminum MIG Pulse machine, they have a screw-on shield, much like a TWECO torch. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Can u weld with 0.45 mild steel wire?
WAIT your running aluminum spool from inside the box without a spool gun kit? Im confused I've not seen this before
I have one of these yeswelder 250 pros coming today! I am so excited about it.
I was wondering though about how many amps this guy will pull from the extension cord?
I need to be able to set it in the floor of my dump truck and weld inside there from time to time and I'm gonna need a 50 ft extension cord to do it because I can't get my dump truck inside the garage.
That's awesome, and I hope you love it.
Supply Voltage: 220V 50/60 Hz
Input Current: 30A
Output Current: MIG 30-250A, 20-225A
Duty Cycle: 60% @225A, 100% @174A
@@Shoptoolreviews Its amazing they get that kind of power out of a 30 amp input.
I've contacted Yes welder several times and watched many videos, but I cannot get a simple answer to what the original factory settings were for the 'Synergic' mode; weld steps, Arc start current, feeder speed, end arc current, Inductor, etc. Each video that uses the Synergic mode makes minor changes to the settings but DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHAT IT CHANGES. Sorry, but stupid me, followed the instructions and started the machine in the Synergic mode and then tried to change the speed setting. When I didn't find the speed setting I changed the settings that I had access to. Now, I simply want to get the synergic mode back to its original settings so I can try it our. It took a while, but eventually I changed to the manual mode and there was the SPD setting waiting for me, contrary to the instructions....Please help, tech support keeps sending me to videos that the operator never adjusts the synergic internal settings, those that are accessed by depressing the knob while in the synergic mode.
For the different gases, you could just run a spliter and tie both into one, then just turn on whichever you are using. I don't see why that wouldn't work. Right?
looking for tips on how to run this 110v. i got my 110v-220v adaptor and it does weld, but i cant get the parameters out of "bubble gum". the unit it definitely making enough heat to do good...
Put a Amp gauge on it and verify it gives the amp it’s rated at ?
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So why can a spool/mig welder weld aluminum without gas? Also.. is there a 110/220 option that can weld aluminum? I don't have 220 option.
All an inverter does is chop the incoming AC SINE in half and send 1/2 of it out as a direct current. That’s it.
The traditional way to do this was with big ole heavy transformers that could take huge incoming AC power and step it down thru copper windings, and diode rectified to produce DC.
They’re very heavy, and very expensive to make. And not portable. So when you want a portable, inexpensive device that NEEDS high current handling, active / solid-state rectification is the best trade off.
There are pure analog varieties generally called a half-bridge rectifier (just diodes) and digital (diodes, transistors and circuitry) …
These lesser expensive multiprocessor welders are usually DC only. Meaning, you can’t do aluminum TIG which requires high frequency (stable) AC. To do that requires much more sophisticated circuitry.
Remember voltage and current are inversely proportional. (P=IR) For a given amount of work (watts).
So when I need to have a variable current (like in a welder) I need a power supply or circuitry capable of reacting to me asking it to reduce or increase the amount of current, without changing the actual input from the wall. )
That’s what makes multiprocess a trade off. They can’t be great at everything , the cost would be prohibitive. You’d be better served to have a dedicated AC pure sine TIG, and a decent MIG/Stick for you’re run of the middle metal gluing needs :)
Does it have hot star and arc force for stick and Pulse for Tig? Also can you use a pedal for Tig?
It's touch start for stick, and no pulse for TIG, and you have to buy the TIG Torch separate, and no, you can't use a foot pedal.
@roypatterson9910 Thanks!
Instead of pulling the hard wire like fluxcore or stick try pushing it, you will have better results
How do you get the discount
I saw Yeswelder sell the MIG 250PRO at their website and they have added an aluminum spool gun to this welder. Do you know if Yeswelder is going to sell a kit for the aluminum spool gun adaptation for the older model? Thanks.
Can this be used with a 110v plug? The description on the product through the yeswelder website says its 110/220 dual voltage?
No, it can't be ran on 110v. 😡
Hello friend, good, I have a question I hope you can get me out of doubt, have you already tried the machine in the Tig process ..? If so, how are you soldering in that process ..? Thanks in advance..
what input is needed, trying to avoid the olde miller 225 or ranger 8 size but want that performance, nobody really gives the answers when its an obvious question.
Max wire feed is 15 mm ! On top should be Voltage yes?
Thanks for the video Tim
No worries. Thanks for watching.
Hi, can you do a step by step installation of the Graphene liner to use the Aluminum spool. The manual is so vague and pictures in the manual is blurred.The few Yeswelder videos on the Liner are incomplete or not even worth wasting time viewing it. I would appreciate it and many others dealing with this new awesome welder! Thank you!
Does not look like it’s penetration is good why I use the manual settings!
So does this TIG Aluminum?
Synergic mode is not great on mine. It's way too hot, so I have to dial in amps by trial and error. Also, for any given amperage, you need to add a volt, that seems to work better than the synergic only.
I've found that the Miller settings are pretty close if you use the manual mode. So if you find a Miller table, that will get you pretty close. From there, you're just tuning your preferences. Still, for the money, it's worth figuring out...that's our take. If not, then buy a Multimatic, Esab, or Lincoln, but that's a significant jump. Thanks for watching.
I seem to like the synergic mode I’m coming from years of using transformer migs. it is a little hot but you can dial it down. It just takes some practice.
Update.. after 2 weeks and an email a day the only help I got was a picture of a finger pointing at a connector to check... When I asked them what to check with a meter or am I just verifying it was plugged in they replied "we have reviewed the video you sent us again and it's broken and can't be repaired, sorry.". Basically they just want to string you along until you get tired and give up. So now I have a paperweight.
Can you email us at info@shoptoolreivews.com
What tips does the yeswelder take for mig same as ?
dude the roller with the groves is for flux-core the other one is for not fluxcore one is for hardwire
Is the Teflon liner safe to use with both mig solid wire AND aluminum wire?
I've heard they wear out quickly with steel wire.
The Teflon liner is designed to be the more compatible, or forgiving material in allowing the softer aluminum wire to be pushed all of the way through the torch stinger; from off of the supply spool, through the drive rollers, and ultimately out the end of the contact tip of the torch gun. The regular, or standard steel liner is too stiff of a highway for aluminum wire. Now, you'd think that that would be a good thing. But, apparently it is not. The aluminum wire should be the stiffer material that takes precedence in the delivery. It could also be that, in the fact that we try to keep mild and stainless steel separate from aluminum (be it because of cross contamination, or whatnot), the aluminum wire tends to get stuck while traversing a steel liner, and jamming up at the drive rollers, creating a bird's nest situation. I also was wondering if when the steel liner was used with the aluminum wire, that maybe with the bit of greater conducive properties that the aluminum has, that it may be "micro-arcing" out within the steel liner at times; thus causing it to hang up within, and jam & bird's nest up at the rollers.
That's as good as I can explain it, I guess!
Good Job on the review no offense but I’d keep practicing man you’ll get it eventually and you’ll be able to tell by the sound alone if it’s good or not and if you need to mess with ur heat or your wire speed
Can you please look at the dcf894
We have a calendar that we operate by. Thanks for watching.
whats the thickness material is able to weld? 1/2 steel plate?
He had it maxed at 250 amps for that 1/4 inch he was welding
Awesome video.thanx
What size breaker is recommended??
220/240
30 amp
I build metal buildings in Texas. I’ve thought about switching to these over our Lincoln ranger 250’s, I’ve recently seen other crews using them. I’m curious, you said it has 60% duty cycle, 6 minutes of weld time within 10 minutes. So in other words, if I was welding steel clips into beams for an hour, I’d only be able to weld for 6 minutes, then wait 4 minutes, then weld and then wait again? I’m new to these lunch box welders and have only every used gas powered stick welders with two knobs on them. Just needing to know if it’d be worth it. Our welders are old and need replacing but Jesus, the prices of welders have skyrocketed.
No, it means that for every 10 minutes, you can weld for 6 minutes. Unless you are continuously welding (most people dont), your probably never going to hit that duty cycle. And that is on 250 volts. Using a lower voltage will get you a higher duty cycle.
Synergistic mode only works with .035 wire, that's the reason you had to trim it up.
That doesn't sound right. Why would there be a .030" setting in the synergic menu if it's not made to run it?
@@bigfranksworld Not sure, that info I presented was straight from the manual.
@@conkor97 weird..
On the website it says Gass less mig is.that wrong I want to buy one but I want to be able to gas mig
You can MIG with flux-core (no gas) and you can also MIG With gas. We were welding with 030 wire and Argon/CO2 gas. Thanks for watching.
Sorry im a welder and that helmet is still brand new man lol
HOW ABOUT WELDING 1/2'' ??? WILL IT
I'm sure if I wanted to weld 1/2" steel plate with this machine, I could. At the same time, I would not recommend this welder if that's what your needs are. Thanks for watching.
It will weld 1/2 steel do you need to do a route pass and a multipass after. there’s plenty of power. I have no issues with it.
Try PUSHING the mig gun..vs pulling it.
Remember,,slag u drag ( arc welding)
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Maxing out a "250 amp" welder on 1/4 material.... Should see quite a heat signature... I don't think this machine outputs nearly what is advertised... Would love to see some 98-2 gas and some spray transfer to prove me wrong...
It’s a good machine it works fine I’m a welder been doing it for years yes welder is a new company that has great products I’ve been using them for two years now
Yes. I thought that was odd too. I get feeling it is no where near a true 250 amps. Should be burning down 3/8 pretty good with 250 amps.
@@lebroncan2018 Well then, I'm sold.
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Totally agree i have a little inverter welder and it works really well over 170 amp on a 6013 3/32 under that ,it just coughs and splutters,its great ,it welds either side of the place i need it the most lol.
Correct, it’s no where near 250a
When I weld 1/4 with my Lincoln 180, I’m maxing the snot out of it.
When I max this welder to 250, max I can weld is 1/4” on their chart. Lincoln/Miller/Esab etc 250a = 1/2” max welded. So yes, their 250a is really 180-200 amps. My Miller XMT 350 will burn a hole in 3/8” at 200 amps.
A serious welder would never weld without sleeves.
I don't think he likes the watch either.
Run a splitter for that two bottle
Showing amps and volts
0.30 wire is that bigger wire than 0.35 so the smaller the number the thicker the wire?
No. 0.035 is thicker than 0.030 (35 thousandths and 30 thousandths).
You spoke of a discount? Is there a code?
You can use the link in the description (also below) which should automatically give you the discount. Or, you can just add the code: "ShopToolReviews"
yeswelder.com/discount/ShopToolReviews
I would like to see some ALUMINUM. Mig. 1/16" up to 5/16" Aluminum. Great Video😃😃😃 THANKS
I’d use manual mode thank you!
250 amp Mig Welder with a 150 amp mig gun???????? They sell a 250 amp Mig gun why don't they spec it with that gun????? Come on YesWelder!!!
That stuff does make me wonder. They pair some really good components with their stuff, but then they have some oddities as well. Thanks for watching.
Real nice video....just wouldn't buy for any serious welding...it looked like it was maxed out on that 1/4 " steel ... Don't believe there welders are rated for the true amps they state...
You state "MIG.TIG.STICK, weld anything" yet you only perform a 1G-F6 on SAE 1020 carbon steel. Why didn't you demonstrate how the machine performs welding stainless and aluminum with all 3 available processes?
He probably realized how shit he was at welding so cut reviews short
Really not cleart on if the welder was having issues but more likely operator error... I am not sure why YEWwelder would post this as a positive review as the welding I saw lacked...
Any specifics you would like to add? We know we're not Pro welders, but just saying there were issues is pretty vague. We were showing the welder out-of-the-box and showing how to trim the settings to get better welds and achieve good results. Thanks for watching.
250 amp welder that can't weld 3/8 Steel?. I have a Miller 185 that'll probably eat that thing for dinner. And I have a spool gun for aluminum. Is this welder really that good. It can't even weld quarter inch. It says online that it will only weld 13/64" and you mentioned this welder being the bigger welder.?
I have a Miller 211 that had 3 spools ran through it over 3 years and the board crapped out and Miller could care less.
push it dude
I bet it doesn't put out 250amps
Probably not and if it does I seriously doubt it will go 6 minutes before it starts overheating.
That torch is only rated for 150amps
Decent review but your welding skills does not do the machine justice.
Push the wire. pull the stick good luck
Used the video the figure out how to use it.
You aren’t really doing this welder any justice by showcasing how novice of a welder you are using it. It’s a great machine and I know cuz I own one myself, but making a review on it using the newb synergic setting and throwing shitty welds doesn’t help sell it at all. Try using manual mode and the Miller or Lincoln charts and you’ll be surprised how much better your welds will come out. Don Riead’s channel has a really good review and he is more than happy to email his cheat sheet he has made for the manual settings which work absolutely great.
Skipped right to his welds, saw they were shit, stopped watching. I don't watch reviews on equipment the reviewer doesn't know anything about. Just another youtuber trying to make a buck.
Why would anyone pull weld at 250. Pull the trigger push the gun and stop moving around. it`s pull on thin push on thick for penetration. this video left me unimpressed.
Push the weld... it will lay down better.
Push your weld, don't pull. Your shielding gas can't do it's job 100% if you don't let it get ahead of the arc to clean the area and stabilize the arc.
You can pull with flexcore.
If u can’t weld 1/2 in steel that welder is junk
Push that puddle!
It would be nice to control both voltage and amperage. No this machine won’t allow this. Won’t allow it in manual mode either.
Also melted the mig gun at 250a flux core welding. They sent a new one which I’ll save for a back up. Ordered a 250a gun on eBay for this machine. I want this machine to weld fluxcore only.
music too loud.
Sorry about that. Note taken. Thanks for watching.
Nice machine besides the cheesy name 😂
looks confusing
It is a bit more confusing than a Miller or Lincoln interface, but it's a 1/3 the price too. Thanks for watching.
If you have the money go for Miller or Lincoln or Hobart, I don’t recommend Chinese welder 👨🏭
Your to cold. You need More AMPs
I doesn't seem like you have enough welding skill or knowledge to do welder reviews. You seem to not be able to explain your troubleshooting, the how's and why's of the adjustments. None of your welds looked very good either. Nice video though!
Rebranded junk! Lookup Keygree welders. Can be had for 150-200 all day online. This one is a rebranded Keygree 250 as far as I can see. I have a error 1 code on display. Units only been used for 30 min since ai bought it...They said out of warranty nothing they can do.. which I get.. however they also would not allow me to talk to support direct, only a call center. They also blocked my email when I tried to ask them about what part needs replacing or what error code meant... Buyer beware. Hope my incident was a fluke. Really liked the welder when it worked but feeling a bit hung out to dry.
You should really learn to weld before you try and give a review on a welder
Thanks, we'll try.
too much monEY 💰 💰💰💰💵 😡😡😡🤬🤬😖😠
Not really, it's pretty cheap for what it offers. Thanks for watching.
you need a few lessons