I need to get a larger plasma cutter. I found a Hypertherm Powermax 1650 G3 for sale that is doable if it is still supported (Parts and consumables).
Anybody here use or used one?
I need to do a lot of 1/2", and dipping my toes into 3/4 and 1/" for work. My Hypertherm 45xp is just not up to the task.
Also this is one of the many older Hypertherm models that are eligible for the duramax retrofit torch kit.
https://www.hypertherm.com/Download?fileId=HYP112514&zip=False
Per our email conversation:
I have a 102i for hand cutting and an 82i attached to my CrossFire. The 82i cuts 5/8 A36 all day @ 60 amps. I have cut 3/4 @ 80 amps, but the duty cycle will come into play with more significant parts.
Now, the 102i has cut 1 1/2 by hand at 100 amps. I have never hit the duty cycle with it by hand. But I have tripped an 80 amp breaker on rare occasions. It will require at least a 100-amp circuit to run for long periods. It pulls 78 amps @100 amp cut setting.
They are both great machines. I have had zero problems that have not been self-inflicted.
Ahhhh the self-inflicted problems, I have those every so often. Not a lot, just several times a day 
I should have clarified,
I hate buying used sight unseen and tested, and this Hypertherm is used… old and used 800 miles away, but less than a new Everlast 102i.
I PM’d a couple members here on the 102i to see how they have done for them. I had an Everlast 50 from 2014 to 2018 and then got a Hyperthem 45xp and never looked back.
My choice would be a Hypertherm Duramax 85, or the Everlast 102 - which I suspect would have the same cutting power as the 85 - my experience shows that the Everlast is either overstated 15a or Hyperthem understates 20a
No problem my friend.
Frustrating, the 102i is just in a class that the darn youtubers don’t play in, and the couple that I did find are cutting signs with it or 1/4" brackets.
I need to know how it does with something thick. I don’t want the duty cycle hitting after 3/4 of the way through a smallish part.