DEKO DKA Series DC Inverter ARC Welder 220V IGBT MMA Welding Machine

I was skeptical about buying this welder because it is so competitively priced. I’ve been looking at welders for a couple of months for some little projects. I kept going back and forth between Miller and Lincoln but could not understand how they justify the prices. But I needed something immediately, Next day thanks to Amazon the welder and rod is on my porch. First I fixed my trailer, burning a couple of pounds of 6013 rod at the max current welding 1/4″ channel to 3/8″ pipe. The strike is easy, it flowed so nice I was actually proud of the welds. Then I went and spent 5 hours welding the structure to a 50′ x 13′ addition to my barn. I had already tacked everything together with my Hobart Mig. But the welds are just crap. The high tensile wire with flux does nothing but stick metal together. I started with 6011 rod on 16ga. square tubing, trusses, and purlins. I adjusted the amps from 55, 75, 100, 130. The arc was quick but the rod just wouldn’t flow like the 6013. In was so hot it would burn through the steal. When I ran at too low an amp, the rod would stick. After a couple of pounds, I decided to go get the 6013. I adjusted the amps to 90 and this thing flowed like butter. The welds were strong, the rod flowed evenly, starting the arc was fantastically easy and I’m telling you this little jewel is a welding beast. The best part is the thing weighs nothing and runs on 110 volts. I cut my teeth on the 220 Volt Lincoln which requires a fortune in lead wire to reach. The problem with Lincoln is the welder is now over $300 and I’m not sure how they justify this price for 40 year old technology. The leads with the machine are longer than my mig making it no problem to reach 8′. I eventually attached it to my ladder and just ran up and down the structure. My welds were horizontal, vertical, and upside down on all galvanized metal. Any bad welds were attributed to the person welding and not the welder. Best tool purchase I have made in years. I’m just absolutely amazed at how well this welder worked.

So I’ll start by saying if your looking for a cheap lightweight welder that’ll do your basic stick welding then here you go. It’s small enough to put in a backpack. The machine ran 3/32 7018 right out of the box no problems. 5/32 is definitely pushing it on a 110 lead. I’m sure the 220 plug in would be way better off running the bigger wire. The stinger (electrode holder) is pretty small and is probably really cheap but hey it works. Other than that I’d say it’s a good machine for the low cost.

I bought this because my muffler was falling apart. Rapair shop said it would cost 300 at least, i saw this on Amazon and figured i would give it a try. It fixed no problem car is still falling apart but quietly. Its more than paid for itself.

This is one bad mother. I’m so impressed with it IDK where you start, the welder itself is about the size of a box from a typical model car or maybe just a little smaller. I personally don’t have a 220 to plug it into so I use it with the included adapter & at first I was having some trouble, after troubleshooting I found out the problem was my outlets weren’t high enough amp to really let it sizzle. After plugging onto a good power supply it was like the difference between night & day. It’ll do good 6010 roots & 7014 caps on .25″ with excellent penetration… Like excellent penetration. If you’re looking for a cheap hobby box this is the one.

When I saw how tiny this thing was I thought I got burned for $90. But when I layed a bead down I realized I was wrong. Not quite enough power on a 110 outlet for a 1/8 7018 rod, I ended up flipping a breaker. But a 3/32 7018 rod at 100 amps layed a pretty nice bead while plugged into a 110 outlet. I just got it today so I can’t comment on its longevity (will update in the future). And haven’t had a chance to plug it into a 220 yet, but with how well it does on a 110 im sure it’ll do well. super happy with the purchase and this thing is small enough to fit under the backseat of my truck. Would definitely purchase again. It well over performed what I was expecting. If your someone who only welds once in a great while and can’t justify spending big money on a welder, then get this. This thing works great and for $90 you can’t go wrong. I usually don’t do product reviews but wanted to on this one for anyone who’s on the fence about getting this, wished I had bought it sooner.

The media could not be loaded.  I am in Disbelief! Union Welder of local 486 Steamfitters. If you have a legit 20 amp breaker this thing runs like a champ. Welded a clip just to see if this runs 3/32 low high atom arc and it did just fine on 100amp setting on standard 120v outlet. It was too hot at 115… dialed it back down. I don’t understand how this thing runs so smooth… hot start works great… I will try and weld a 4” weld joint , root and cap normally without breaks and if this thing does it I will be throughly impressed… you can’t beat the price… but I am professional welder by trade so results will vary from a noob to someone who knows what they’re doing………. Update, it welded a 4” schedule 40 butt weld just fine…. It didn’t have the arc force/dig for a true 1/8” 6010 root as it would cut out if you long arc’d it but you could drag downhill and fill the 1/8” gap just fine..hot pass and cap was honestly just like any other Miller or Lincoln welder I have used.. …. Now longevity update to be done now for the future. ….Update 12/30/21: had to do a couple 1-1/2” socket welds for a job that I didn’t think I was welding at, but I had my mini welder with me in my car and my gear. She keeps impressing me and had no issues so far. Probably 10hrs of weld time so far with the machine and hopefully she can last a long time.

The handle of the yard’s iron gate suddenly broken one day. And the lock stopped working. The price is higher than my expected. So I bought the mini welder. What I initially liked about the machine was it’s bright yellow color. Secondly, I really like its size. It’s easy for me to store and doesn’t take up a lot of space. Most importantly, it fixed the iron gate in my yard. At present, I am so happy to buy such a practical product!

Good product.

Highly recommend this.

Highly recommend this.

Very fast delivery.