SIP torch help????

[ezduzit]

Just taken the torch to pieces to replace the liner but have a loose white wire that i dont know where to attach???

Any ideas???


Gary

 

[madkayaker]

to the switch? how many wires is there in total? Does the wire have a end on it?

 

[weldequip]

Some of the earlier torches had a wire doing nothing...just sits in the torch handle not attatched to anything If there's no spade connector on the end it sounds like that type.
weldequip

 

[ezduzit]

2 wires one to the switch and the other one has pulled loose from somewhere???

 

[madkayaker]

Why did they do that?

 

[ezduzit]

The wire has exposed strands and looks like it shoud go somewhere, no spade on it tho???

 

[madkayaker]

it there any screw screw terminals

 

[weldequip]

Press the torch trigger & see if anything happens with it loose.
It may need to be touching the main copper power cable, or the trigger contact, can't tell without seeing it.
weldequip

 

[ezduzit]

Not got the liner back in yet so will give it ago as soon as i can..

thanks for your help.. think i'm going to like it here!!!

Gary

 

[ezduzit]

Got the torch back together and yes it looks like its just there, welder worked fine without connecting it to anything!!!

Gary

 

[sloderby]

My ancient & now defunct SIP is the same.
I think - but stand to be corrected, that for the Gas only models they used a single trigger wire that connects to the torch supply via the torch metalwork when you press the trigger, but they couldnt do this for gas/no gas models as the polarity has to be reversible. In this case they need 2 wires for the trigger so it operates independent of the torch supply. So they use the same torch in both, but leave the unused wire floating in the gas only models.