Using water cooled torch as air cooled?

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The 12 gauge wire is just a guess. A wrong one from what I've seen. This is a fine braded wire, not a twisted one, without insulation and it's more close to 3/16-1/4" thick on the torches I've had apart.

[Blaster]

The 12 gauge wire is just a guess. A wrong one from what I've seen. This is a fine braded wire, not a twisted one, without insulation and it's more close to 3/16-1/4" thick on the torches I've had apart.

It maybe a Guess, but an Educated one (I've done a Tremendous amount of Automotive Wiring)

So, 3/16? 1/4"? Not even an 1/8.... And believe me, No One was more surprised than ME!

Since I destroyed my WC Power Hose on my 250A CK torch I was contemplating trying to repair it to a shorter length (to be honest, I like taking things apart anyway....) and here's what I found.

The Entire hose is not much more than 1/4"



The conductor is between 3/32-1/8 "lose and relaxed" in the hose



A comparison to a 3/32 Tungsten when pulled tight



Again, VERY SURPRISING to find such a light gauge wire in a 250 Amp Torch. But, as I said, I think that liquid is doing a significant job of removing Heat. The point I was originally making was, chances are, an AC torch of the same Amperage Rating must have more copper in its power lead as well as a bigger heatsink in the head....

[zoama]

The point I was originally making was, chances are, an AC torch of the same Amperage Rating must have more copper in its power lead as well as a bigger heatsink in the head....

Your 250 amp CK torch is rated at 100% duty cycle, AC and DC. The head of CK torches has a larger cooling jacket than it's competitors <-CK20 | Weldcraft 20->