Caddy® Mig C160   |   Caddy® Mig C200

ESAB’s new portable Mig/Mag welding machine

ESAB has introduced a new addition to its popular Caddy^® family of welding machines, namely the Caddy Mig C160i, which has been optimised for welding mild steel with 0.8mm wire. Suitable for assembly, maintenance and repair operations in fabrication or repair workshops, as well as on site, the Caddy Mig C160i is compact, lightweight (11.4kg) and rugged. It features a built-in wire feeder that accepts 200mm spools (approximately 5kg) and the polarity can be changed to enable operators to use either solid or gasless cored wires. Portability, an important feature of the Caddy Mig C160i, has now been enhanced by the unique and carefully designed welding cable management system, which means that the Caddy Mig together with its welding cables can be carried in a safe, easy and efficient way. The new design also utilises a range of advanced materials, which provide a lightweight, durable and impact resistant housing.

A notable feature of the new Caddy is its simplicity of operation, the user simply sets the plate thickness between 0.5 and 4mm, and a heat adjustment knob enables welds to be made hotter or colder if desired.

Operation from either a single-phase power supply or a portable generator means that the Caddy Mig C160i can be used virtually anywhere. Thanks to careful attention being paid to power factor correction (PFC) and harmonics during the design of the electrical circuits, the Caddy Mig C160i delivers 30 per cent more welding power from the mains with the same fuse. At a 35 per cent duty cycle the machine delivers 150A/21.5V; at a 100 per cent duty cycle it still achieves an impressive 100A/19V. The current setting range is 30-160A and the speed of the integral wire feed can be set from 2-11m/min.

Caddy Mig® C160   |   Caddy Mig® C200

ESAB portable Mig/Mag welding machine features automatic setting technology

ESAB has introduced a new addition to its popular Caddy® family of welding machines - the Caddy Mig C200i. Suitable for a wide variety of assembly, maintenance and repair operations, the Caddy Mig C200i is compact and lightweight and features a built-in wire feeder that accepts 200mm spools. Ergonomically designed, rugged and reliable, the new machine can be used to weld steel, aluminium and stainless steel, plus it is suitable for Mig brazing. Both solid and gasless cored wires can be used.

A key advantage offered by this new inverter power source is ESAB's QSet™ intelligent arc setting technology that delivers excellent welding performance with the minimum of effort from the user. Indeed, the Caddy Mig C200i is the first of ESAB's Caddy portable welders to benefit from the company's intelligent QSet technology (Patent Pending) Once the material type is selected the user simply needs to set the plate thickness via the intuitive operator interface. The QSet system automatically optimises the short arc welding parameters. QSet maintains an optimum setting even when the plate thickness setting is changed. The result is single-knob control for consistent and optimal weld quality for all plate thicknesses. QSet works for all material and gas combinations.

The low weight of 11.5kg together with the unique and carefully designed welding cable management system means that the Caddy Mig C200i together with its welding cables can be carried in a safe, easy and efficient way. The new design also utilises a range of advanced materials, which provide a lightweight, durable and impact resistant housing. The ability to operate from either a single-phase power supply or a portable generator means that the Caddy Mig C200i can be used virtually anywhere. Thanks to careful attention being paid to power factor correction (PFC) and harmonics during the design of the electrical circuits, the Caddy Mig C200i delivers 30 per cent more welding power from the same fuse size. At a 20 per cent duty cycle the machine delivers 180A/23V; at a 100 per cent duty cycle it still achieves an impressive 100A/19V. The current setting range is 30-200A, the speed on the integral wire feed can be set from 2-12m/min, and wire diameters from 0.6-1.0mm can be used.