Maxstar 200

[elvis]

I've been looking at ditching my cst lately in favor of a engine drive, but when I was browsing neighboring craigslist ads I found a maxstar200dx for sale. Comes with a foot pedal, big bottle of argon (full), cheapie hf cart, diamondback torch, a little filler and cups and such. Guy has reduced his price down to $1800 for the and assured me this was his bottom dollar. He claims 11 hours and ~100 arc strikes.

Serial: LB146614
Stock: 903701-01-1

Can someone look up the service history on this and see if there were any warranty claims? Serial puts it built between jan and july of 2001. I don't know the maintenance history on this machine but I do know that it lived in the hot desert SW if that makes a difference for longevity.

[Miller TIG Dave]

Elvis,
A search of our data base shows the unit was sold and shipped from the factory on 5/25/2001. No record of any service within the 3 year warranty period. If you download the Owners manual online, section 4-19 will walk you through the procedure that will display the arc timer and counter. I hope this helps. Dave.

[elvis]

Thanks Dave. Looks like an older machine but the hours seem to be low. I'll verify myself with the manual section you posted.

-Nathan

[cruizer]

Why ditch your 280 in favour of a max 200, your not getting any further ahead, other than the split second of HF of arc start. Your 280 has lift start which is pretty sweet on a Miller.

[elvis]

Just looking at my options. Its 1800 for a lightly used machine with big bottle and pedal and few other odds and ends. I only have single phase and I do very little stick. Mostly mig and a little tig. I just wish I could swing a dynasty...