I got one of these relatively cheaply some while ago. The switch in the torch handle has snapped. It is a rod with two o-rings on that switches the gas, while also retaining the wire feed switch in a groove to actuate it at the same time. I've tried Araldite with a piece of MIG wire down the middle as reinforcement, but it hasn't held in two tries.
I'm loath to spend £60+ on a new torch as the design seems pretty flimsy to me. WeldEquip aren't there this afternoon, but I've sent them an e-mail about it.
What is it worth me doing? A new torch? A new switch component? Conversion to Euro torch?
I'm considering buying a larger machine too, for the better feed people discuss on here, but I'm concerned it won't go down low enough for the car panel repairs I wish to do, so I was expecting to have two machines.
In that sense, the Euro-torch conversion makes sense, as I believe I could change the torch between the two if I were to get another machine which included one.
I'm loath to spend £60+ on a new torch as the design seems pretty flimsy to me. WeldEquip aren't there this afternoon, but I've sent them an e-mail about it.
What is it worth me doing? A new torch? A new switch component? Conversion to Euro torch?
I'm considering buying a larger machine too, for the better feed people discuss on here, but I'm concerned it won't go down low enough for the car panel repairs I wish to do, so I was expecting to have two machines.
In that sense, the Euro-torch conversion makes sense, as I believe I could change the torch between the two if I were to get another machine which included one.