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I recently contacted bought a replacement torch from R-Tech for my R-Tech HF40 plasma cutter.
I had probably only put 5hrs or so on it within a 3 month period when it started smoking from inside the handle, so R-Tech kindly took it back and sent another which also went faulty within a few weeks, it actually started shooting the plasma through the top of the torch head.
I'm not knocking R-Tech here as i guess they just buy them in from china, but folk will say not to buy the cheap chinese plasmas, and go for a more expensive option of better quality, but it seems you just need to be carefull no matter who you buy from as some of these parts are of dubious quality, so be carefull and safe and watch you don't lose a finger!
Here's a couple of vids of the torch from R-Tech.
I had probably only put 5hrs or so on it within a 3 month period when it started smoking from inside the handle, so R-Tech kindly took it back and sent another which also went faulty within a few weeks, it actually started shooting the plasma through the top of the torch head.
I'm not knocking R-Tech here as i guess they just buy them in from china, but folk will say not to buy the cheap chinese plasmas, and go for a more expensive option of better quality, but it seems you just need to be carefull no matter who you buy from as some of these parts are of dubious quality, so be carefull and safe and watch you don't lose a finger!
Here's a couple of vids of the torch from R-Tech.