vanepico
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| posted on 30/11/12 at 10:48 PM |
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Ticking Welding Regulator?
I started using my dad's welder again the other day, upon turning on the gas and setting the flow rate, when you start the welder it made a
ticking noise and the flow gauge flicked.
It sounded as if you were rattling a spanner on the cylinder.
Its a 3/4ft/i can't remember tall co2 argon mix. It was pretty cold?
Cheers
Pete
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theprisioner
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| posted on 30/11/12 at 11:20 PM |
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tunes
My Oxygen regulator sometimes plays a tune depending on setting?
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vanepico
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| posted on 30/11/12 at 11:31 PM |
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When we first got the gas setup from barnet welding supplies it did not do this, the welder was brought inside when it got cold and wet but the gas
bottle was left out in our not so air tight back garage.
This makes setting the flow rate quite hard as the ticking causes the flow rate to change.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 30/11/12 at 11:57 PM |
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Could be sticking valve inside or maybe the diaphragm is getting perished and going stiff. It is obviously cycling and shouldn't. Needs a
service/replacing. IMHO
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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vanepico
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 12:00 AM |
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Well it's less than a year old, maybe I'll get a video of it, maybe I'll take it back.
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Wheels244
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 12:06 AM |
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Try turning the flow rate right up and then back down to your normal setting - see if that clears the fault.
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Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 08:34 AM |
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It's the regulator freezing due the gas being cold you may even find that it gets condensation on the brass parts, remember that what is in the
bottle is a liquid and only becomes gas when released. If it's been left out side or even in a 1 -1'c garage then the gas does not get a
chance to warm before it hits the regulator. Take the regulator off and take it indoors for a few hours to warm refit then see what happens.
DO NOT DISMANTLE THE REGULATOR IT IS A HIGH PRESSURE ITEM IF YOU GET IT WRONG YOU WILL PAY FOR IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 09:51 AM |
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My Ar/Co2 cylinder regulator did it for a while and I just screwed the pressure right up and out again and it stopped making the noise. It was in
August so not freezing gas, that happens with neat co2 and you can get heaters to help with that.
[Edited on 1/12/12 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 10:20 AM |
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Sounds like you are using to much gas, turn the flow right down, you only need enough to shield the work.
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vanepico
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 10:24 AM |
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It does it no matter what the flow is set to
[Edited on 1/12/12 by vanepico]
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vanepico
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| posted on 1/12/12 at 03:41 PM |
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Oh and the work still seemed to be corroding, as if the gas wasn't making it out the nozzle
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