Originally Posted by
themotorman
The question of the water /gas separator pressure regulator staying open puzzles me too because it closes from the gas pressure. With an argon rate regulator on the tank there is no pressure to speak of and the valve just stays open.. anyone got an answer for this.
My guess is that the TIG welders in China don't care about wasting argon or they don't use a flow rate adjustor.. how you use a pressure regulator to set a flow rate is another mystery to me.. but I am an EE so forgive me. I fixed the problem by putting a clip on the relief valve so it is closed all the time. It works but...
Themotorman
Why are you routing the argon through the air reg?
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