julianf
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My friend has one of the smaller clarke units, from machine mart...
The other day, he changed the tip (the cone) and the electrode on it, and now we cant get proper action from it.
Symptoms -
Pull trigger, gas starts, wont arc.
Loosened off the outer shroud a bit, and it kind of spluttered, and blew a shallow, messy trough in the work.
I loosened it off some more, and it started working, but then i went too far, and it blew a rough hole in the tip (cone) - i assume as it was too loose, and moved.
Then i tried some other stuff, and went back to not being able to get it to arc.
I tried with a new electrode, and tip, but no difference. Did not replace any other parts.
The parts are listed here -
https://www.weldequip.com/clarke-30si-torch-parts.htm
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
The other day, he changed the tip (the cone) and the electrode on it, and now we cant get proper action from it.
Symptoms -
Pull trigger, gas starts, wont arc.
Loosened off the outer shroud a bit, and it kind of spluttered, and blew a shallow, messy trough in the work.
I loosened it off some more, and it started working, but then i went too far, and it blew a rough hole in the tip (cone) - i assume as it was too loose, and moved.
Then i tried some other stuff, and went back to not being able to get it to arc.
I tried with a new electrode, and tip, but no difference. Did not replace any other parts.
The parts are listed here -
https://www.weldequip.com/clarke-30si-torch-parts.htm
Any suggestions?
Thank you.