LTPDC2000D

Bought it when a sale was on. wired it for 230VAC only and have used the plasma cutter a fair amount- including cutting a complete 1970's car into pieces to be taken to the metal recycler. Stick welded for the first time in 20 years and the welds came out fine. Seems to have plenty of amperage available. Also tried tig welding for the first time- I will need some practice but it's not the welders fault. Would like to state that there are no free consumables or anything else offered , regardless of the review- this must have been a practice that was dropped (imo that's a good thing)... Concerns: The 3 year warranty that was being offered has been cut to 1 year and return shipping costs are $$ also the repair cost after the warranty expires appears to be $ 319.00 ( over 3/4s of the NEW purchase price) and not sure if that includes shipping?? Also if there is a problem down the line it would be nice to be able to source schematics ( not included in manual), circuit boards and individual parts. (some manufacturers offer this). for myself and other electronics technician DIY. Update: been using it for over a year now with no complaints, Has never shut down from running up against it's duty cycle on any of the processes. Once again- very pleased with this combo unit- The $399.99 price for such a capable multi function cutter / welder is the best deal i have seen. but would feel better if the warranty were longer and parts could be sourced without sending the unit in if a problem develops after it is out of warranty. added pictures of a hydraulic press that the plasma did all the cutting for and a set of pallet forks converted for my tractor. which also used plasma and stick functions for. Update 2 almost 4 years of Use. Have had to clean the plasma cutters torch switch, would not trigger consistently until the contacts were cleaned. Working great now in all functions. It has more than paid for itself. Update 3 4 1/2 years of use. Plasma torch button failed. As posted before I cleaned it but it finally died. Bought a $6 replacement switch from plasma dyne with a better quality switch. zip ties and some electrical tape after soldering in the 2 wires. Plasma cutter works great again Also still stick welds and TIG welds Excellent interim update: Lotos has updated the circuit boards - should simplify wiring and maybe even improve reliability see my pics versus reviewer who bought more recently and posted the circuit board pictures Going on 7 years of use now. Really can not complain. Still Going Strong Had a rush job to cut up a 55 foot mobile home frame. Did it all straight through, the only breaks were for me.... Every weld that this unit made has held up. No failures Several more projects including severing 5/8 steel for a Backhoe hydraulic thumb and modifying a Harbor freight backhoe bucket to fit the older TLB. In September the 3 in 1 Lotos will have provided ten years of service. It paid for itself in successful jobs years ago.

I have worked in the industrial maintenance field for 30 years and have a shop at home. I was really wanting a plasma cutter for home and was searching the internet and found this machine. The reviews were mixed but for the price I thought I would give it a chance. All I can say is WOW. It has paid for itself over the years! I have used it now for 3 years and have no complaints. As a plasma cutter it is as nice as the hypertherm I have at work. I have had no problems cutting up to 3/8" steel with it. The leads are a good length and can handle a lot of cutting The arc feature works good too. The duty cycle is a little low for big, high power jobs but it works great! The tig feature works great for small jobs. There is some limitations to this machine... it only really works good when running 220v, it works ok at 110v but really doesn't have the punch to do much work. The arc leads are small, short and not made for a lot of work. Overall it has been one of the best investments in tools i have ever made. If it died tomorrow I wouldn't be upset. Update- 5 years now and it still works great! It has hundreds of hours on it and still good a new! Great machine for home shop or farm! I have ran this with my portable generator for field repairs and it works great!!!

I'm a diy hobbyist. I've been welding for 7 years, but wouldn't consider myself a pro. Here's my impression. I chose this unit because it was only another 200 for the 3in1 ability. Review based on using 220v. Have not (and don't plan to) used 110v. Plasma Has pilot arc! Means all you need todo is pull trigger and it arcs as aposed to scratch start. Cuts 1/4 inch steel very well. Might do 3/8, but wouldn't buy it if that's what you cut the most. I run it off a a 21 gallon harbor frieght compressor. The cfm the unit needs isn't too high. Not a fan of the supply line for air, but the I haven't changed it so it works fine. Nice air regulator. Stick/ Arc Leads are short. Real short. Otherwise works well. Goes up to 199 amps, I use it anytime I need to weld dirty metal together. Usually running 1/8" 6010 Lincoln rods. TIG D.C. ONLY. DOES NOT WELD ALUMINUM. I've used this quite a few times. Comes with regulator, but the unit uses the same supply line input for both tig gas and air for plasma. If using both often, I recommend a 3 way ball valve. It sucks having to change the hose each time, but again I haven't changed it lol. I bought the pedal, it's worth it. Again pilot arc, no destroying tungstens trying to strike an arc. I've penetrated 1/4" before testing it, but mostly use the tig function for thin sheet metal and small parts. uses a wp17 torch. Lots of machines use this torch, tons of consumables available. Overall it's a pretty good machine for the money. I use it often building off road trucks mostly plasma and tig, but it's nice having the stick welding option. Giving it a 4 out of 5 because it does have a few little things that bug me, but they have nothing todo with the functionality of the machine

Bought this combo machine to do at home project work for my skid steer attachments. Needed a toothed scarring bucket cutting edge to make road repairs and was able to find old used cutting edges but needed a quick and easy way to cut them. Having never used a plasma torch before setup was super simple. Plug it in follow the directions to get everything connected and you are off. I started it up and proceeded to cut 3/4 inch ar500 steel for hours without issue. All severance cuts BUT it will handle 3/4 inch without issue if doing a severance cut. Not pretty but it will cut for sure. Stick welder works flawlessly as well. I used up to 5/32 inch sticks without a problem. Had the plasma cutter and stick welder at full power and never had an issue. If it gets hot it will shut off until it cools down which is not an issue really. Nice safety feature. I have it hooked up to a dedicated 240 outlet I had installed specifically to use it with. Also has the proper fuse for the setup. Blew no fuses and had no electrical issues. Really impressed with the product for $500. I am by no means a pro at welding or cutting but have welded before with much more expensive Lincoln and Miller stick and mig machines and honestly this little machine stacks up great against the more expensive name brand stuff. Especially considering it is 1/4 the price or less. The machine came with 3 consumables for the plasma torch, one installed, two in a bag. I cut the 3/4 ar500 steel for hours and I am still on the first consumable. Not sure how long it will last but it lasted way longer than expected cutting through that thick hard steel. The only downside is that the stick welder cord is a bit short. Like 6-7 feet which is normally fine but could be an issue if you have to get to a hard to reach place. I am sure you can get a longer one if needed.

As a 59 year old having worked in the automotive and Marine industries all my life I have accumulated about 4 double garages full of tools. I once owned a Snap On plasma cutter that I paid around $3000.00 for. It died after roughly 10 years of HEAVY use. Over the last several years I have been doing a lot of metal fabrication work in my shop at my house. A couple years back I needed a plasma cutter but couldn't afford$3000.00 for one so I started looking around for one. I checked all the big name brands at our local welding supply stores. Boy did they have some really nice ones, Miller, Lincoln, Hobart, ESAB, nice BIG and HEAVY transformer machines. Trouble was they had the price tag to match their weight. One day while looking on the internet and not really getting anywhere I decided to look on Amazon, just mainly for laughs ! I spent 3 or 4 more months checking out the various offshore light weight machines I really became interested in the Lotos, in particular the LTPDC2000D. It's a plasma cutter, Tig and stick machine. I tell everyone forget about 110 volts. Go with 220 volts, you'll be a ton happier and save yourself a bunch of headaches. I have now owned this thing since May of 2017 and have 0 complaints. I have put this through the ringer and it's been great. I have mostly used the plasma cutter. Recently however I need a stick machine so I hooked up the leads and the stick welder performs great up to 200 amps ! I even welded with some 6010's and laid down a nice bead. I mostly use my MIG welders. I have not used the TIG function yet. Like I mentioned, I mainly bought this for the plasma function. I keep the machine clean and keep my tips clean and rarely need to replace them. If this thing died tomorrow I couldn't complain. I have tried to wear this thing out and it just won't die. It is very light weight, which I thought was a joke when it came in. This machine like many machines today is an inverter machine hence the light weight. Inverter technology has come a long way. If your in the market for a plasma cutter I recommend this one. IF IT GETS MY SEAL OF APPROVAL, IT HAS TO BE GOOD ! If your new to plasma cutters take your time and learn. I have not been paid a promotion fee or received any merchandise in exchange for this review ! I waited nearly 2 years before reviewing it.

Never plasma cut before but I did a considerable amount of stick welding over the years (Lincoln Electric) . My Lotos LTPDC2000D arrived today. I immediately popped the case open to verify all connections, etc were intact (plus, I really wanted to see what I bought). Found the power output connector bolts and the pilot arc connector nut to be loose. I tightened those up and also went over all the screws securing the MosFETs to the heatsink (I'm an electronics guy)..... see pics, especially check the points indicated with blue arrows. I note lots of sensor feedback points in the circuitry for current, temperature, voltage, etc (which is impressive). The electronics is very well laid out and the configuration maximizes airflow over all components especially through the two massive MosFET heatsinks. Also made certain the fan was free to rotate. With that done, I closed it up and gave it a try. This thing works exceptionally well, much better than my expectations. I've been plasma cutting and stick welding all day with it, building a welding cart. The pilot arc starts immediately when triggered and the compressed air continues to flow for a few seconds after trigger release, to ensure proper torch cooling (two user settings for this 2.5 & 6 secs). Only peave is, it starts up in the default plasma mode, does not remember last used mode setting, but this is certainly nit-picking on my part and not a real concern. Excellent machine, very good price point, well engineered construction and good attention to details. Very glad I finally bought it!

OK, Haven't done much with the machine yet but a few pleasant surprises. Firstly, the manual in the box was improved over the one I first saw online. Kudos for continuing to improve this. Secondly, I was under the impression from my research that the unit did not come with a male plug attached for 220V. It did, a nice one. Also, during my research I noticed that many folks received versions of plasma/TIG guns that had hokey looking zip-tied on triggers. Not mine, the guns are fully integrated and look of good quality (SG-55 for Plasma) I have to still purchase supplies for the TIG. Tungstens in the mail, but need to buy a bottle locally. I am curious to know if I will need the pedal or not. Amazon has them for an additional $90. I also ordered the dual cart from eastwood as I also have a MIG I would like on a cart with this. Once I get the cart I will either have to modify it to hold 2 bottles, or just roll out the Argon when needed. I tried out the plasma cutter and it worked great. I am going to use mine for auto body repair primarily, and this baby looks like it will be just the ticket. (currently working on a jag e-type). Since the gun is an SG-55, I ordered these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I0YA0YY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for when I need them. Also, I read a review that the plasma gun standoff included kept the gun too close to the material. Looks dead on to me in the version I got. I need to play with the TIG when I get the supplies (and learn how to TIG weld), but I am completely satisfied with this unit at this point! I will update this as I play more.

LTPDC2000D, I bought it on an lightning deal for $350 so far its been ok, it seems to need more argon than it should welding 3/16th steel, but it has plenty of power to weld 5/16. I have yet to try it on anything thicker. The first thing I did was add a shelf to my welding cart I already had that was made from 1.5" 3/16" wall square tubing. it has good power for what it is (a cheap welder from Amazon) I am just doubtful of the longterm reliability. So far it has cut ⅜ with ease but I have a High CFM compressor and a ⅜ line connected to it running at 80psi with a good quality air dryer. When I tried it with my portable it was a little anemic and didn't want to cut very thick steel. The 30amp plug is stupid on a 40/45amp machine, but I rolled with it and added a 30amp outlet to the end of some 8/4 I had with a 50amp RV plug on it. I can move around my shop fairly freely with the 8/4. The cutter guide is CRAP and its a size that you can't get a cheap rolling guide for it. I wish you could drag cut with it. So far it has yet to not start an arc, except for the few times I forgot to reattach the ground clamp and every time my first thought was "I wasted $350" The regulator that comes with it is cheap and unless you keep the flow up on the argon or re-route the 3-way valve to only use it for air you waste argon. I haven't used it for stick yet.

Despues de la compra estaba un poco preocupado por mi opcion de adquirir esta soldadora/cortadora plasma. Asi que me dedique a investigar acerca de la marca y quede muy impresionado con los servicios que tienen. En cuanto llego puse manos a la obra y ensamble las partes necesarias para soldar con arco, cortar con plasma y el tig. Una excelente opcion para aquellos que no somos soldadores profesionales pero que necesitamos una planta pequeña eficiente y confiable que haga el trabajo necesario. Ampliamente recomendable.