Dcal
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I dislike the small dins that comes with the Rtech plasma mostly because the rest of my welding extension leads and earth leads don't fit so I decided to change it to the standard larger dins.
I was reminded to do this when I found a panel mounted socket while looking for something else.
The machine is out of guarantee which is just as well as this mod will almost certainly void any guarantee you might have.
Simple job but someone might get a bit of info out of it so though I post.
Removed the screws, take off the side covers and remove the existing plug.
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When you see the size of the earth lead going to the plug you can understand why a small dins is adequate. (It's the red wire to the right of the torch connection.)
I needed to enlarge the mounting hole for the bigger plug so I used a bit of ply as a template and a hole saw.
Then de-bur and mount the new socket.
There is not much space behind the plug so get as thin a socket as you can get.
I was able to turn down the head of the bolt to give more clearance.
You also need to open out the earth terminal to fit the bigger bolt.
It's still tight so I installed a plastic shield to be sure. (made out of an isopon spreader)
Covers back on and job done.
It lives in my welder trolley now, so it's one less lead I need to hang up which is a bonus.
I was reminded to do this when I found a panel mounted socket while looking for something else.
The machine is out of guarantee which is just as well as this mod will almost certainly void any guarantee you might have.
Simple job but someone might get a bit of info out of it so though I post.
Removed the screws, take off the side covers and remove the existing plug.
.
When you see the size of the earth lead going to the plug you can understand why a small dins is adequate. (It's the red wire to the right of the torch connection.)
I needed to enlarge the mounting hole for the bigger plug so I used a bit of ply as a template and a hole saw.
Then de-bur and mount the new socket.
There is not much space behind the plug so get as thin a socket as you can get.
I was able to turn down the head of the bolt to give more clearance.
You also need to open out the earth terminal to fit the bigger bolt.
It's still tight so I installed a plastic shield to be sure. (made out of an isopon spreader)
Covers back on and job done.
It lives in my welder trolley now, so it's one less lead I need to hang up which is a bonus.