Stand-Off Guide; Loose Comsumables; 3.8 Installation Of Swirl Baffle - ESAB PT-26 Manuel D'instruction

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Thread the heat shield onto the torch head to retain the nozzle. The heat shield should be tightened as tight as
possible by hand to prevent coolant leaks from the nozzle O-ring seal.
If the optional stand-off guide is to be used, install it onto the heat shield by pushing or twisting in a CLOCKWISE
direction until it is fully seated on the shield.
IMportaNt - Do not twist the stand-off guide in the counter-clockwise direction as this will loosen the
heat shield.
3.6

stand-off guide

The stand-off guide provides the operator with the ability to hold a consistent stand-off by keeping the guide's
feed in contact with the work.
Install the guide by sliding it onto the heat shield (heat shield should be in place on torch) with a clockwise
twisting motion. Always install or adjust the guide on the shield with a clockwise twisting motion to prevent
loosening of the shield.
If the fit of the stand-off guide is too tight on the shield, open the slot in the shield by twisting with a large flat
blade screw driver. If the fit is too loose, close the slot by squeezing the guide in a bench wise.
3.7 loose consumables
Proper performance of the torch will rely on proper and secure installation of the front end consumable parts,
particularly the electrode holder, baffle tube, electrode, and heat shield as well as the associated o-rings.
1. Make sure that the electrode holder is fully threaded into the torch head and securely tightened using a 3/16"
(4.8 mm) hex allen wrench. Use a metal allen wrench. The plastic wrench is not strong enough for this. Also
make sure that the baffle tube is fully installed into the torch and seated against the electrode holder, use the
plastic allen wrench for this.
2. Fully tighten the electrode onto the electrode holder using the hex socket end of the plastic wrench.
3. Make sure that the nozzle is secured and its o-rings sealed by fully tightening the heat shield. "Fully" means
as tightly as possible using the hands alone, do not use wrenches.
Improperly installed front end parts will cause coolant leaks which may cause poor cutting or gouging perfor-
mance and may cause damage to the torch itself from internal arcing.

3.8 Installation of swirl Baffle

To install the swirl baffle use the swirl baffle installation tool, p/n 0558003584. This tool allows the o-ring on the
inside of the swirl baffle to easily go onto the O.D. of the electrode holder. Installing swirl baffle hand-tight will
be sufficient.
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