earthed gas bottles

[thestig]

i had a clumsy git working with me for a couple of months and he burnt a hole in the front panel of a lincoln square wave tig with an electrode. it made me shudder to think what could have happened if it struck up on the bottle of argon mounted on the back! is there any reason why they dont use insulation between the welding set and the bottle? ive used a few differant sets over the years and never seen em insulated.

 

[Paul.]

Thats why you shouldn't hang your torch your torch or electrode holder over the cylinders,

 

[shenion]

both work leads should be isolated from the case.

That said, there was a 3" slot in the top of my airco when somebody laid a arc rod on it. Must have also connected the ground to the case.

 

[Archie]

Thats why you shouldn't hang your torch your torch or electrode holder over the cylinders,

But the regulator is just such a convenient place to hang it. Actually, thinking about it, I should be OK. None of my bottles are on the welders.

 

[thestig]

yeah the dangers are obvious to us but as an extra safety feature surely it wouldnt cost much for the manufacturers to line the bottle area with rubber.