scottmk1
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Hi, Cromwell are doing this torch for £33, is it worth a punt or a waste of money?
https://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN8853300K
https://www.cromwell.co.uk/KEN8853300K
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Looking at pics of your machine it takes a 7 pin male amphenol. They're not too bad price wise (about a tenner). If you don't have a pinout for it then I'm sure someone on here will be able to help 
Don't quote me on the connector though - it looks like it changed at some point in the range's life.
Don't quote me on the connector though - it looks like it changed at some point in the range's life.
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I bought a load of them from Cromwell last year, I had called in to their Stockton depot just for a look round, to see if anything usful was on offer, Spotted on the clearance deals those same torches, they were £13=00 + vat, so bought what they had in stock and got 12 of them, Sold a few to mates at cost and flogged the rest, Don't know why they were selling them off so cheap because they continued to be a stock item.
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How did you find the quality Gordon? Not a brand I know.
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Quality was very good, Never over flexed the head and i still have mine, Cromwell do tend to sell good gear,
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It can only be a massive improvement over the club hammers RTech supply as standard. Regard the plug you'll only need to know which 2 pins operate the switch and which 2 cables (if there is more than 2) on the torch operate the switch. A little de soldering off the club hammer and re solder on the new on. Bingo. Take note of the torch size and capability. If your machine has AC that can be very harsh on air cooled torches at high currents particularly if you have stepped down a size.
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Cheers Richard, it certainly seems a bit nicer to hold than the 26 size torch that R-Tech supplied. I think the amphenol connector will be easy enough to change, the pins on the plug to use is 1&2 and the torch switch only has 2 wires. The dinze connector is too small though so that needs changing & the gas connection on the front of my machine is just a hose tail so need to make a threaded fitting on their.
My machine is AC & DC so will keep an eye on the current settings, it's max is 160 amps but I doubt I will be using that many amps for most stuff.
My machine is AC & DC so will keep an eye on the current settings, it's max is 160 amps but I doubt I will be using that many amps for most stuff.
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You shouldn't need to make or buy anything. Strip the nasty cheap RTech torch of all it's fittings and put them straight on the new.
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But then how will Scott hammer his nails in?
scottmk1
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Yes you are absolutely right. I didn't even think about pinching the dinze etc from the other torch.
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That will still work without a dins
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What, just drop it from six inches and let gravity do the rest?That will still work without a dins
