Serviced a Clarke 100EN for a guy this morning. It had been sat gathering dust in his garage for years & he just wanted it checking through, made safe & made to work. Usual problems through neglect (or ignorance) & just being stood for ages; main problem, Torch Lining. The standard black PVC type which had probably not been changed since new; wire spitting & farting & shooting back to the copper tip.
So, stripped the torch down to fit a new liner, upgrading to a heavier duty steel type, which last much longer. Liners (PVC or Steel) can be a bit of a pain to fit in direct, wired torches. You have to try & push it down the length of the cable (from the gun end) & it gets a little crowded in there with the gas hose & power cable. So, top tips:-
Keep the lead as straight as possible
Try not to kink the new liner when feeding it through; if it hits a dead end, stop pushing, & twist the outer sheating in your hands, freeing up all the cables inside.
Best one, rub some Fairy liquid on the new liner before you feed it in - works a treat!
Oh, and before you feed the wire through your newly fitted Liner, straighten the first 2-3 inches & FILE the burrs off the end (that prevents it from feeding smoothly all the way through the lead but snagging when it gets to the torch neck).
weldequip
So, stripped the torch down to fit a new liner, upgrading to a heavier duty steel type, which last much longer. Liners (PVC or Steel) can be a bit of a pain to fit in direct, wired torches. You have to try & push it down the length of the cable (from the gun end) & it gets a little crowded in there with the gas hose & power cable. So, top tips:-
Keep the lead as straight as possible
Try not to kink the new liner when feeding it through; if it hits a dead end, stop pushing, & twist the outer sheating in your hands, freeing up all the cables inside.
Best one, rub some Fairy liquid on the new liner before you feed it in - works a treat!
Oh, and before you feed the wire through your newly fitted Liner, straighten the first 2-3 inches & FILE the burrs off the end (that prevents it from feeding smoothly all the way through the lead but snagging when it gets to the torch neck).
weldequip