I was asked if I figured out the root cause of the trouble I was having with the plasme and the answer is no. I have not had the chance to mess with it much. I did however check the electrode and it was tight. Now there was a rather large accumulation of slag that was between the electrode and the ceramic cup but I’m not sure if that would result in the issue I was having. I assume this occurred when I attempted to do a penetration cut in the ¾ steel. The machine did successfully pierce the metal but there was a considerable amount of blow back. When I get the chance I will plug it in and try a cut with the cleaned out torch.
Wayne
Wayne