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welderdude Homemade Tig water cooler 08-08-2012, 03:10 AM
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performance It's compact too. Overall... 08-09-2012, 01:52 AM
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Spike A home made water cooler... I... 12-08-2012, 05:01 AM
Tanh This might be a silly... 12-09-2012, 12:59 PM
hooda Hi. I posed the same question... 01-31-2013, 10:45 AM
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    This might be a silly question but has anybody considered using something other than water to cool a torch? Maybe like Glycol or alcohol based coolants? Would that have any affect on the torches? It's a really interesting idea, DIY cooler. When I get my tig up and running I might venture there too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanh View Post
    This might be a silly question but has anybody considered using something other than water to cool a torch? Maybe like Glycol or alcohol based coolants? Would that have any affect on the torches? It's a really interesting idea, DIY cooler. When I get my tig up and running I might venture there too.
    Hi. I posed the same question because my shop sometimes loses heat, and I wanted to use dexcool or something similar, I was told it has to do with electrical conductivity, and how it will cause an electrolytic process that will eat away at the cooler and other parts. This made more sense when I installed a new heater core in a car and the tag directed me to check for voltage in the antifreeze (one probe on batt negative, one directly in the coolant.) It said that if there was voltage present, fix it, or the new heater core would quickly fail, Hope this helps. Best to use distilled, deionized, water, or special welder cooler antifreeze.
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