185 solenoid quit working..??????

[stretch]

Just got the new 185 ac/dc machine.....the gas solenoid quit working.....Any body else had this issue???? Im thinking i wana pop the cover and look for a loose wire.....it worked great the two or three times i played with it...then bam.....What sucks is i talked my boss into getting this over the blue or red camp....Mark...any suggestions....???

[christian]

Gee,

I like the idea of the newest PT 185, being digital, having a few added features, for its compactness, and for its price, too.

But, yeah, I'd open it up to check the solenoid for any lost connection. If it is a bad solenoid, they're undoubtedly easy to change out, if needed.

But I'd also suspect the pedal, too. And I'd connect the torch contact switch to see if it accuates the solenoid effectively, which would rule out the solenoid as the problem.

Just got the new 185 ac/dc machine.....the gas solenoid quit working.....Any body else had this issue???? Im thinking i wana pop the cover and look for a loose wire.....it worked great the two or three times i played with it...then bam.....What sucks is i talked my boss into getting this over the blue or red camp....Mark...any suggestions....???

[stretch]

Thanks Christian....Talked to Ray in tech....He was ready to send it back.... THATS customer service folks.....I ask if i could look inside....He Told me what too look for...Pulled the cover off...traced the wire..played with it....Put it back together...FIXED???...LOL....Only thing i saw was two wires that looked fused together...Turned out it was just that red "goop" they used to insulate connections??..Its on all kinds of connections inside...I separated um..Works great again.....Wonder if the wired being in such close proximity were messing with current flo?????..All i know is that it works just a sweet as it did from the first arc strike...I swaped the pedal for the finger control..Just to eliminate that possibility....Good call tho...Big thanks to Ray for his help.....Im an electrical idiot......sad but true..lol

[christian]

Yeah,

I'm no electrical savant either.

But, sometimes the obvious stuff is still, obvious. Ha, ha, ha...

Thanks Christian....Talked to Ray in tech....He was ready to send it back.... THATS customer service folks.....I ask if i could look inside....He Told me what too look for...Pulled the cover off...traced the wire..played with it....Put it back together...FIXED???...LOL....Only thing i saw was two wires that looked fused together...Turned out it was just that red "goop" they used to insulate connections??..Its on all kinds of connections inside...I separated um..Works great again.....Wonder if the wired being in such close proximity were messing with current flo?????..All i know is that it works just a sweet as it did from the first arc strike...I swaped the pedal for the finger control..Just to eliminate that possibility....Good call tho...Big thanks to Ray for his help.....Im an electrical idiot......sad but true..lol