argon regulator

[Max Power]

...haven't been doing much with my welder recently (powerpro 256). when I turned on the argon there was an audible leak.

at first I thought it was the threads at the gauge so I reapplied the teflon tape. When I tried that it still leaked.

The whole body of the regulator is cracked. A hairline crack from the gauge to the discharge valve. Scary to think it could have blown off right in my face.

The unit is around a year and a half old and never seen much use. Never dropped or abused.

[zoama]

The warranty is only six months on everything except the welder. My pressure guage failed the second time I opened the valve... Just buy a better quality one and keep welding.

[Max Power]

you are right there. not the kind of regulator I would want to give another try to.

[jakeru]

Relevant thread:
http://www.everlastgenerators.com/fo...regulator-leak

[Max Power]

thanks for the post and link. I didn't realize that there were that many cases of this issue. I hope none have blown apart and injured anyone.

[jakeru]

Indeed; I feel the same way, and I hope everyone is OK. This is not an isolated occurrence:

The regulator body had a hairline crack running between the gauge and cylinder ports.

One of my Everlast flowmeters also had a hairline crack in the main regulator body

I just discovered a similar leak on my regulator. A hairline crack from the tank inlet port to the gauge.

I heard it leaking quite a bit. ... when I looked down on the body of the regulator I saw a hairline crack.

Tried to set up my new 256 and found the same crack everyone else is talking about

I too have a hairline crack to the gauge and the argon is rushing out through the bypass too.

[zoama]

Sounds like a serious liability.

[parkour]

arc-zone has a nice ball flow meter for $43(+ship?).
http://www.arc-zone.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=7950