Installed cooling coil on TIG circulator, pix, questions
 

Your pump from the looks of it should have the adjustable relief built in.

See http://www.proconpumps.com/exploded.htm for the location.

Also see http://www.proconpumps.com/Page19.htm which you can decode your
pump part number to give you the specifics on your pump.

Hope this helps....


"Ignoramus18971" wrote in message
...
After I recalled that I have over a dozen of Blissfield condenser
coils (about 8x10 inches, very nice easily mountable coils, which I
plan on selling for $10 each), I added one to my TIG water cooler. I
suspect that it will be there mostly for looks, and not needed to cool
the coolant, but perhaps one day it would actually be helpful.

Many new pictures are here

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Weld...-Torch-Cooler/

Besides the coil (and a fan to cool it), I also installed a water
pressure gauge. I am glad and disappointed at the same time.
Unfortunately, the water pressure reads over 200 PSI. That's way too
much for a TIG torch.

I am glad that I was able to detect this dangerous overpressure.

Doubtless, I need to buy and install a pressure relief valve ASAP.

Any suggestions for a suitable relief valve? There are various kinds
over there and I am lost. I would prefer something with 3/8" NPT
male connections.

thanks

i

Installed cooling coil on TIG circulator, pix, questions
 

"xray" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:48:38 GMT, Ignoramus18971
wrote:

Yes. You and Gunner were perfectly right. The acorn looking nut that I
had was simply stuck a little bit, and I was afraid to apply some
force before. Now that I adjusted it, the pressure on the torch is
exactly at 50 PSI. Life is great! Thanks guys!

Sheesh! Why does it seem that you need to be told the same story
multiple times by several people before you begin to believe it?


xray,

I view it as "troll bait"; a ploy to keep threads going as long as possible;
a psychological cry for attention; a way to collect as many "hits" on a
particular thread as possible; enhanced bragging rights in troll circles.

Bob Swinney

Installed cooling coil on TIG circulator, pix, questions
 

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:48:38 GMT, Ignoramus18971
wrote:

Yes. You and Gunner were perfectly right. The acorn looking nut that I
had was simply stuck a little bit, and I was afraid to apply some
force before. Now that I adjusted it, the pressure on the torch is
exactly at 50 PSI. Life is great! Thanks guys!


Sheeese...next time listen to us Old Farts © and save yourself some
time and tears
G

Gunner

i

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:19:31 GMT, crazycolo1 wrote:
Your pump from the looks of it should have the adjustable relief built in.

See http://www.proconpumps.com/exploded.htm for the location.

Also see http://www.proconpumps.com/Page19.htm which you can decode your
pump part number to give you the specifics on your pump.

Hope this helps....


"Ignoramus18971" wrote in message
...
After I recalled that I have over a dozen of Blissfield condenser
coils (about 8x10 inches, very nice easily mountable coils, which I
plan on selling for $10 each), I added one to my TIG water cooler. I
suspect that it will be there mostly for looks, and not needed to cool
the coolant, but perhaps one day it would actually be helpful.

Many new pictures are here

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Weld...-Torch-Cooler/

Besides the coil (and a fan to cool it), I also installed a water
pressure gauge. I am glad and disappointed at the same time.
Unfortunately, the water pressure reads over 200 PSI. That's way too
much for a TIG torch.

I am glad that I was able to detect this dangerous overpressure.

Doubtless, I need to buy and install a pressure relief valve ASAP.

Any suggestions for a suitable relief valve? There are various kinds
over there and I am lost. I would prefer something with 3/8" NPT
male connections.

thanks

i




"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

Installed cooling coil on TIG circulator, pix, questions
 

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:13:46 GMT, Ignoramus26750
wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:59:17 GMT, Gunner wrote:
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:48:38 GMT, Ignoramus18971
wrote:

Yes. You and Gunner were perfectly right. The acorn looking nut that I
had was simply stuck a little bit, and I was afraid to apply some
force before. Now that I adjusted it, the pressure on the torch is
exactly at 50 PSI. Life is great! Thanks guys!


Sheeese...next time listen to us Old Farts © and save yourself some
time and tears

Yep... Your suggestion was 100% on target... And I wasted time due to
not listening carefully (and being afraid to really follow up on due
to stuck nut).

I now have a 100% working TIG welding machine with everything working
very well. The foot pedal especially makes a great deal of
difference. Thanks to all. Idefinitely could not do it just by myself.


It looks like you put the cooling coil between the pump and the
torch. It works better to have it between the torch and the tank on
the return hose. That way it cools the water before it gets to the
tank (plus it keeps the coils from being pressurized as much).


Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm

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Igy, glad you got your pressure corrected. I'll toss in what I did just
for the sake of tossing. I ran my house pressure up to about 70 psi so
I could get a little more pressure in my unstairs shower and installed
a simple pressure reducer going to my tig machine. You can get these
from any motor home/travel trailer supply house.
BTW, I lost track of your motorcycle engine nightmare. What was the
final outcome?
Bill

Installed cooling coil on TIG circulator, pix, questions
 

In article ,
Ignoramus26750 wrote:

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:30:12 GMT, xray wrote:
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:48:38 GMT, Ignoramus18971
wrote:

Yes. You and Gunner were perfectly right. The acorn looking nut that I
had was simply stuck a little bit, and I was afraid to apply some
force before. Now that I adjusted it, the pressure on the torch is
exactly at 50 PSI. Life is great! Thanks guys!

Sheesh! Why does it seem that you need to be told the same story
multiple times by several people before you begin to believe it?


The nut was stuck and required some very serious torque to unscrew. I
was afraid to break the pump.

i

Get an impact wrench. It's excellent for popping stuck caps from
pumps without putting much stress on the pump housing. You already have
an air compressor.

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