WHY YOU SHOULD UPGRADE AND KEEP YOUR SA-200 RUNNING
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Why you should keep your Lincoln Pipeliner? First off the design of the SA series machines goes back to 1939. Thousands have been produced over the years. In that time we have learned it’s problems and promises. The basic design of the first machine is basically the same as the last machine produced. There have been many changes, the basic DC exciter, rheostat control, DC generator, with tapped series coils, are the same.
1. The machine is user-friendly. With the right attitude, you can save time and money. We will help you understand, upgrade, and repair your machine.
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2. The Continental F-series engines began in 1929. This was the four-cylinder water-cooled engine of World War II.They were the industry standard until there were ended by the EPA air pollution standards
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3 They turn slow 1500 RPM’S. Slow means less wear. Their reliability and maintainability are unsurpassed.
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4.There are upgrades that will increase the life of the engine. This engine w6+as never designed to run on unleaded fuel and detergent oil. We can compensate when remanufacturing these engines. When they were manufactured there were no computer-controlled machines, they were all cast, machined, and assembled by hand.
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5. Lincoln is walking away from these machines as fast as they can. The aftermarket has picked up the slack and is producing replacement parts far superior to the original. Aluminum wiring, paper insulation, and insulating varnish are obsolete. Our updated plastic insulation and epoxy coating should last a lifetime.
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6. We want to help you make your Pipeliner® as reliable and long-lived as possible. Lincoln has obsoleted all the DC welders and is forcing them into inverter power supplies. It’s time to face reality-in my opinion this is a disaster in the making. The Lincoln family does not control Lincoln Electric®. The management today, in my humble opinion, does not have a clue to what the welder, distributor, and repair technician goes through on a day-to-day basis.
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You purchase a machine that has a thirty-six (36) warranty, which is designed, in my opinion, To be manufactured, not easily repaired.
These machines are extremely complicated, with electronic assemblies that cannot be repaired. They are manufactured to be unrepairable. What happens in the future, you PC board fails, it cannot be repaired, and is obsolete and long available? What do you do when the technician says, your board is defective, cannot be repaired, and a new one is not available? What you have is a $30,000.00 boat anchor with a diesel engine!