|
Welding Forums - Welding of materials for manufacture & repair.
|
|
|
|
|
Posted by ray lunder on March 15, 2007, 3:21 am
Please log in for more thread options
Hello, I am doing some cutting with an older victor oxy/acetalene set
up. This went as expected for a few days but I noticed a kind of
chuffing or squeaking sound from the oxygen regulator this afternoon.
If the regulator is set for 25psi for example the pressure will range
rapidly between 24-26. You can see the cutting flame shorten and
lengthen in time to the sound. The oxy tank shows 1500psi or about
half full. I changed tips but no difference. If I turn the torch off
and leave the tank open the regulator stays dead on 25 with no change.
It's only when the oxy torch valves are open that the problem presents
itself.
Any idea what would do this? It's a victor setup with not much use on
it. Thanks for your time.
|
|
Posted by John L. Weatherly on March 15, 2007, 8:01 am
Please log in for more thread options
ray lunder wrote:
> Hello, I am doing some cutting with an older victor oxy/acetalene set
> up. This went as expected for a few days but I noticed a kind of
> chuffing or squeaking sound from the oxygen regulator this afternoon.
> If the regulator is set for 25psi for example the pressure will range
> rapidly between 24-26. You can see the cutting flame shorten and
> lengthen in time to the sound. The oxy tank shows 1500psi or about
> half full. I changed tips but no difference. If I turn the torch off
> and leave the tank open the regulator stays dead on 25 with no change.
> It's only when the oxy torch valves are open that the problem presents
> itself.
> Any idea what would do this? It's a victor setup with not much use on
> it. Thanks for your time.
Maybe a diaphragm problem in the regulator? Get a qualified torch/reg shop
to look at it. A lot of the time they will do it on the spot for not that
much cash.
Good luck.
--
John L. Weatherly
Nashville, TN
please remove XXXs to reply via email
|
|
Posted by Wudsracer on March 15, 2007, 8:31 am
Please log in for more thread options
>Hello, I am doing some cutting with an older victor oxy/acetalene set
>up. This went as expected for a few days but I noticed a kind of
>chuffing or squeaking sound from the oxygen regulator this afternoon.
>If the regulator is set for 25psi for example the pressure will range
>rapidly between 24-26. You can see the cutting flame shorten and
>lengthen in time to the sound. The oxy tank shows 1500psi or about
>half full. I changed tips but no difference. If I turn the torch off
>and leave the tank open the regulator stays dead on 25 with no change.
>It's only when the oxy torch valves are open that the problem presents
>itself.
>Any idea what would do this? It's a victor setup with not much use on
>it. Thanks for your time.
It sounds like you need to take the regulator to your authorized
Victor dealer to have it rebuilt.
I use Welsco.
Wudsracer/Jim Cook
Smackover Racing
'06 Gas Gas DE300
'82 Husqvarna XC250
Team LAGNAF
|
|
Posted by Steve B on March 15, 2007, 9:39 am
Please log in for more thread options
> Hello, I am doing some cutting with an older victor oxy/acetalene set
> up. This went as expected for a few days but I noticed a kind of
> chuffing or squeaking sound from the oxygen regulator this afternoon.
> If the regulator is set for 25psi for example the pressure will range
> rapidly between 24-26. You can see the cutting flame shorten and
> lengthen in time to the sound. The oxy tank shows 1500psi or about
> half full. I changed tips but no difference. If I turn the torch off
> and leave the tank open the regulator stays dead on 25 with no change.
> It's only when the oxy torch valves are open that the problem presents
> itself.
> Any idea what would do this? It's a victor setup with not much use on
> it. Thanks for your time.
That's exactly what they do before they blow up. ;-) Don't take any
chances. Take it in for an overhaul. You will do better work, and we won't
be reading about you in the morning paper.
Steve
|
|
Posted by Grant Erwin on March 15, 2007, 2:53 pm
Please log in for more thread options ray lunder wrote:
> Hello, I am doing some cutting with an older victor oxy/acetalene set
> up. This went as expected for a few days but I noticed a kind of
> chuffing or squeaking sound from the oxygen regulator this afternoon.
> If the regulator is set for 25psi for example the pressure will range
> rapidly between 24-26. You can see the cutting flame shorten and
> lengthen in time to the sound. The oxy tank shows 1500psi or about
> half full. I changed tips but no difference. If I turn the torch off
> and leave the tank open the regulator stays dead on 25 with no change.
> It's only when the oxy torch valves are open that the problem presents
> itself.
> Any idea what would do this? It's a victor setup with not much use on
> it. Thanks for your time.
It's definitely a sticky diaphragm. It can easily be repaired by any competent
repair shop. If you don't have one locally, you can send it to these guys,
they are thoroughly professional:
Hansen & Miller
4101 Leary Way NW
Seattle, WA 98107
206-782-8842
Unlike the other posters, I don't think you are in any danger by using it as
is.
GWE
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
|
| Similar Threads | Posted | | help with welding/welder problem | May 11, 2007, 10:16 pm |
| Oxygen regulator for argon | April 23, 2006, 2:12 pm |
| CO2 regulator washer source? | April 12, 2008, 1:47 am |
| Argon -- flowmeter vs. regulator | May 19, 2008, 3:48 pm |
| Oxy-Acetylene tanks and regulator questions | June 1, 2008, 12:25 pm |
| Acetylene tank/regulator seal concerns | November 10, 2008, 1:52 pm |
| Help with a problem. | May 2, 2007, 12:08 am |
| Re: Lincoln 175 SP+ problem | September 25, 2007, 10:21 am |
| Re: Lincoln 175 SP+ problem | September 25, 2007, 7:25 pm |
| AC tig problem on aluminium | May 31, 2006, 5:40 pm |
|
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
> up. This went as expected for a few days but I noticed a kind of
> chuffing or squeaking sound from the oxygen regulator this afternoon.
> If the regulator is set for 25psi for example the pressure will range
> rapidly between 24-26. You can see the cutting flame shorten and
> lengthen in time to the sound. The oxy tank shows 1500psi or about
> half full. I changed tips but no difference. If I turn the torch off
> and leave the tank open the regulator stays dead on 25 with no change.
> It's only when the oxy torch valves are open that the problem presents
> itself.
> Any idea what would do this? It's a victor setup with not much use on
> it. Thanks for your time.