doubleboost
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I use a WP20 perfect match for a 200 amp tig in my opinion
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Only thing I would point out is that in my book, anyone who rides a watercooled motorbike or uses water cooled torches is a big jessie
In fact my bike is not only water-cooled, its has heated seats and cruise control, already a confirmed jessie it seems
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So i'm about to press the buy button on a R-Tech 170A AC/DC with water cooling. Just looking into gas.
For MIG i use quite a small bottle (think its a 7 or 9 l) and with my use i change it about every 6 months. I cant recall exactly what i have the flow set to, rarely change it, but i'm guessing around 5-10 l/m
If i understand correctly i would use about 8-10 l/m on TIG?
So what bottle size for a hobbyist user who wants a bottle to last a few months?
For MIG i use quite a small bottle (think its a 7 or 9 l) and with my use i change it about every 6 months. I cant recall exactly what i have the flow set to, rarely change it, but i'm guessing around 5-10 l/m
If i understand correctly i would use about 8-10 l/m on TIG?
So what bottle size for a hobbyist user who wants a bottle to last a few months?
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To be honest, get the bottle that is best suited to your storage location & transport options. You'll be using this is france or the UK? It will make a difference as there are french bottle sizes to consider.
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With a nice gas lens set up and a peashooter to measure flow at the ceramic you could be sitting at 5lpm very comfortably.
I never go any higher than that so there is no reason you should unless it's a tad drafty. I usually quote 6-8 lpm when folk ask and that is because I'm quoting worst case scenario. Collet body set up , people setting flow on the clock gage on a cheap reg etc. With a bang on leak free accurate set up numbers as low as 4lpm will get you contamination free tig welds.
Never be tight with it in the respect your risking your weld quality but there is no point giving it away.
I never go any higher than that so there is no reason you should unless it's a tad drafty. I usually quote 6-8 lpm when folk ask and that is because I'm quoting worst case scenario. Collet body set up , people setting flow on the clock gage on a cheap reg etc. With a bang on leak free accurate set up numbers as low as 4lpm will get you contamination free tig welds.
Never be tight with it in the respect your risking your weld quality but there is no point giving it away.
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No. Mig you would be using almost twice the flow rate in most cases over tig.
