I am a bit baffled: My first cylinder lasted for three welding sessions and then went empty. I thought this just couldn't be right so I investigated a bit and found a leak inside the welder just before the valve-swith. Got cylinder refilled and it disappears just as fast. No more leaks though. So is what I have been told incorrect:
I have a 5 liter argon cylinder with 2800 psi when renewed. The welding depot-guy told me that;
A) tig uses far less gass than mig
B) the argon is pressurized much more than CO2, so my small 5 liter cylinder should contain only 1/4 less gass than my 6 KG CO2 which was significantly larger.
Can I calculate how much gas in liters is left when the bottle is pressurized X psi?
(My flowrate is about 10 liter pr min. I have 10 seconds of postflow)
Is it just not enough with a 5 liter argon cylinder?
Sorry for the metric litres-stuff.
Kind regards
Michael Hviid
I have a 5 liter argon cylinder with 2800 psi when renewed. The welding depot-guy told me that;
A) tig uses far less gass than mig
B) the argon is pressurized much more than CO2, so my small 5 liter cylinder should contain only 1/4 less gass than my 6 KG CO2 which was significantly larger.
Can I calculate how much gas in liters is left when the bottle is pressurized X psi?
(My flowrate is about 10 liter pr min. I have 10 seconds of postflow)
Is it just not enough with a 5 liter argon cylinder?
Sorry for the metric litres-stuff.
Kind regards
Michael Hviid