air suppy ?

[travis]

whats the best way to plumb in the air dryer right after the fliter/reg thats on back of the powerultra205p
iam thinking of hard plumbing from filter to air dryer and a ball valve on so i can use argon or air
so filter valve then tee one side down to air inlet one side a valve from the gas
someone posted a pic of theres a month back looked nice and clean he had both air and argon going though the dryer

[zoama]

This is the way I did it on the 256 but the argon never goes through the dryer. The QC connects directly to the flowmeter line.
I cut a cheap 10' 1/4" air hose to make this. It all works perfectly and never gave a problem.

[travis]

where does the drying go ? i might be missing it in pic

[travis]

is this a good idea ?

[zoama]

where does the drying go ? i might be missing it in pic

I have a motor guard filter on my supply line. I suggest the M-60 kit or M100 kit since they come with 3 filters and side inlet/outlet http://www.automotivetoolsonline.com...it_p_9417.html

is this a good idea ?

Looks ok to me but I prefer the quick couplings since there's no way to get it wrong. Whatever works and suits you will be fine.

[everlastsupport]

is this a good idea ?

That looks fine. Filtering the gas will not hurt anything. Changing the filter might be a little work, gut all worth it. Moisture really does miss up the cuts and does no help welding either.

Was there a reason you did not go with the ball valves? FYI, I had trouble with 1/4" NPT quick connects leaking years ago, and have it all clamped, I loose no gas that way, esp on the couple 150s I still have.

[travis]

that picture was taken off a post on the forum i will use ball vaulves
would there be a best type of pipe to use or any to stay away from ....brass copper black pipe or gavlvinized ?

[Rambozo]

that picture was taken off a post on the forum i will use ball vaulves
would there be a best type of pipe to use or any to stay away from ....brass copper black pipe or gavlvinized ?

Ok on the first two, stay away from the last two. Black pipe = rust, galvanized can shed zinc particles. You can also get a nice three way ball valve so you don't have worry about mixing things up.

[performance]

Ideally, the added filter will come before the water trap/filter on the rear of the unit...not after.