SECTION 5
Disconnect the two power cables, water injection
hose, and the gas hose at the back end of the
torch.
Identifying Torch Body Connections:
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Note: Torch current is carried in cables inside the
cooling water hoses. The cables can be seen
inside the hoses. These 2 cooling water hoses (IN
and OUT) carry the same part number, but they
differ by reversing the ends. One hose has both a
right –handed and left-handed fitting.
PT-15XL Plasmarc Cutting Torch
MAINTENANCE
Gas connection is smaller in diameter and
one of the taller tubes. It requires a 7/16"
wrench.
Cooling water "IN" has left-handed threads
(note the notch in the hex of the tube) and
is one of the short tubes. It requires a 1/2 "
wrench.
Cooling water "OUT" is the other short tube
and has right-hand threads. It requires a
1/2" wrench.
Cutwater connection (also known as the
water injection tube) is the larger of the two
longer tubes. It also requires a 1/2"
wrench.
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