Anyone own a Yeswelder ?

[mbaird]

I bought a Yeswelder 205DS a few years ago because it got great reviews for an inexpensive welder.
Problem is that I can’t understand what the settings readout means ! It’s jibberish !
I am beginner welder but understand the wire feed speed and amperage settings need to be correct.
Whot know how to interpret these readouts ?

 

[Jeremiah (jd)]

Does it have a knob for wire feed speed and a knob for voltage. Did the welder come with a manual?

 

[67Dart273]

Don't know anything about them, cannot get their POS website to load. Do a search, found this:

 

[Jeremiah (jd)]

wire feed is on the left, voltage is on the right

If you pm me your email I'll send you a copy of the manual.

 

[mbaird]

Here is my display . I can’t understand what they mean . I know (think) AMP means amperage….

 

[mbaird]

Stp must be 2T or 4T for the feed trigger.

 

[Jeremiah (jd)]

Set it to manual MIG

 

[mbaird]

Set it to manual MIG

I did for some of those readouts . My daughter is a professional welder and didn’t know what the readouts meant. I wish I could run a bead like she can ! Als I am in Boise and she is in Denver .

 

[1MeanA]

Stp must be 2T or 4T for the feed trigger.

Those are the tig settings so he is scrolling through a set up menu

 

[mbaird]

Those are the tig settings so he is scrolling through a set up menu

Yes .. I was scrolling through the menu. I guess if one is an experienced welder you might be able to guess what they mean . Obviously people are able to use this welder successfully… it just doesn’t make sense to me. Seems like they could use acronyms that are easier to decipher.

 

[jimjimjimmy]

the settings look to be wire size , shielding gas type , mode , heat , wire speed .

 

[mbaird]

the settings look to be wire size , shielding gas type , mode , heat , wire speed .

Ok …. Which is which ?

bbt = ?
r in = ?
Stp = ( trigger mode ?)
ArL = ?
Ind =? ( induction?)

Maybe if I was experienced with multiple welders I would know but Angela was perplexed as well . But she is most likely using Millers and Lincoln the vast majority of the time…

 

[67Dart273]

Manual is no help?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0024/3249/9821/files/MIG-205DS_PRO_manual_V1.02_240812.pdf?v=1728544605

 

[dano]

I have the same Yes welder you do and it welds great. I use manual Mig and just set the speed and heat. Somewhere I have a manual I found online when I got it that explains all the codes. I think its on my home PC, I'll need to look when I'm there.

I just bought the lift tig stuff for my dad and I to play with.

 

[1MeanA]

Found this on Reddit - use with caution Again I think you are scrolling through settings and you need to get out of that mode and get into manual MIG mode. The manual isn't great and my Miller Autoset is much simpler but the digital stuff is what you get these days.

V/U - VOLTAGE A/I - CURRENT(A) Cur/cur - CURRENT ArL/arl - ARC LENGTH (SYN MODE) Dp/ DP - DOUBLE PULSED PrG/prg - PRE GAS PoG/pog - POST GAS GAS/gas - GAS CHECKING SYn/syn - SYNERGIC MIG SETTING H5/HS - HOT START CURRENT r in/rin - FEEDER SPEED(Arc start/inching) bbt - END ARC CURRENT h5/hs - ARC START CURRENT SPt/spt - SPOT TIME ind - INDUCTOR Ant - ANTI STICK diG/dig - ARC FORCE PoG/pog - POST GAS FEd/fed - INCHING Frq - FREQUENCY duY/DUY - DUTY CYCLE Vrd/VRD - ANTI- ELECTRIC SHOCK FUNCTION

 

[dano]

Found it

 

[1MeanA]

Found it

Did you find that in the manual (I didn't scour it)? Supposedly the info I found wasn't in the manual and was provided by YESWELDER.

 

[mbaird]

The manual sucks as does the Hieroglyphic read out.
I did figure out that the U is actually a V. So I now have voltage and wire speed figured out. Which is all I need for what I’m doing at the moment..
Thanks guys !
I am a bit of a retard when it comes to manuals I need things literal.

 

[dano]

It was posted as being found in a different manual. I also found what you posted. The one I have at home is from Yes.

 

[dano]

The manual sucks as does the Hieroglyphic read out.
I did figure out that the U is actually a V. So I now have voltage and wire speed figured out. Which is all I need for what I’m doing at the moment..
Thanks guys !
I am a bit of a retard when it comes to manuals I need things literal.

I think this is why they changed the entire display. It is confusing. That said this thing on 110v will burn way hotter than my 110v Craftsman (made by Century) ever could do. Duty cycle is probably its only hold back.

 

[mbaird]

I think this is why they changed the entire display. It is confusing. That said this thing on 110v will burn way hotter than my 110v Craftsman (made by Century) ever could do. Duty cycle is probably its only hold back.

Do I need to change any settings for 110 vs 220 ?
I have 220 but sometimes only 110 is available.

Manual say voltage/ wire speed button will also access amps… Mine only toggles thru volt and wire speed button. Watched a video that went thru that basic settings but he skipped amp adjustment and said you don’t need to set that …. Me thinks he couldn’t figure it out so just said that because he was doing a review and didn’t want to say anything negative ( got it free for review is my giess )

 

[dano]

Do I need to change any settings for 110 vs 220 ?
I have 220 but sometimes only 110 is available.

Manual say voltage/ wire speed button will also access amps… Mine only toggles thru volt and wire speed button. Watched a video that went thru that basic settings but he skipped amp adjustment and said you don’t need to set that …. Me thinks he couldn’t figure it out so just said that because he was doing a review and didn’t want to say anything negative ( got it free for review is my giess )

I noticed the same on Amps vs Voltage but just went with it.

I think for input power it will auto detect as the manual doesn't say anything about a switch between the two like I've seen on other dual power equipment. I would check though, I've never ran it on 220v. My dad has a big Lincoln so if I need to really burn something I take it to his shop.

 

[jimjimjimmy]

From your pic which is only half the machine it is set for .035 wire size and 25%CO2 AND 75% argon shielding and sync mode which is auto heat selection i think . Manual mig would let you set heat and wire speed manually i think . To find which knob is wire speed hold the trigger in and turn a knob if the wire comes out faster it is the wire speed knob and the other knob would be heat . There are probally other settings for stich welding and spot welding and looks like tig and stick just avoid them if only mig welding . this is all a guess from what i saw in your pic . good luck .