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02/27/2015, 01:08 AM | #176 |
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I remember reading it but can't find where now. What Airgas regs should we be looking at. Is it the y12 and y14? Anybody know how to read their part numbers?
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02/27/2015, 09:41 AM | #178 |
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Y12's are the ones I looked at and I know they're good. I'm pretty sure Y14's are good as well, but I'm only at 85% certainty. Stay away from Y11's.
Dennis~ I'll take a look at mine this weekend. It of town right now.
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02/27/2015, 09:57 AM | #179 |
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I picked this up for my metering valve. Couldn't find the Hoke for a decent price, hopefully this one is comparable. It's a Swagelok SS-SS4-A.
What type of threads are the connections? I took this to Home Depot and it looks like it should fit a 1/4" compression, however, the threads don't match up. I'm wondering if I should have held out for the Hoke. Or did I just completely buy the wrong one? |
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02/27/2015, 10:49 AM | #181 |
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Well, I found my answer. It appears Swagelok has their own special "Swagelok tube fittings" for connections. Luckily there are adaptors to go from swagelok to npt.
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02/28/2015, 08:36 AM | #183 |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIGH-PURITY-...item43bd088ebf
Worth $179? Looks like it's new or really good condition? What about this one? Seems used, but not sure if it's a model number that would work. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concoa-Dual-...item3f409359fd Last edited by ianrwesley; 02/28/2015 at 09:02 AM. |
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Part#: 1325H2B are the ones I have.
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02/28/2015, 10:01 PM | #185 |
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Thanks! So yours is 1/8" male npt on both ends.
Is that what we are ideally looking for? Alan?
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02/28/2015, 10:09 PM | #186 |
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Mine is 1/8 male NPT and 1/8" tubing. That's why you need the B-2-TA-1-2 or B-400-R-2 adapter depending upon application.
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Just when i finally got a handle on the Cole Parmer Masterflex thread, this thread is throwing me for a loop.
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It's really not that bad once you get all the parts. Alan did an excellent write up that is easy to follow. The PITA is all the different part manufacturers having different item numbers and adapters!
I finally broke down and got a Swagelok account. Now that I've bought my first round of parts, I figured out I could have bought most of the parts on eBay cheaper.
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Both are bad. I'll tell you why. The Concoa looks too beat up. The Victor has a 200 psi output. That's why the low pressure gauge shows 400psi. It would be hard to adjust the working pressure especially we only use 15 to 20 psi. |
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03/02/2015, 08:09 PM | #191 |
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I'm trying to remove the old nipple/nut so I can install the new CGA320 nipple/nut.
I can not get that sucker to budge. It's not reverse threaded, right? I'm afraid to apply too much force. Everything looks brand new and the old one has some white thread tape on it but I don't see why it would be on so tight. Any tips??? This is the reg... http://www.ebay.com/itm/AERIFORM-COM...5/191242791837
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Mine was on super tight as well. I braced the regulator on the ground with my foot and used a pipe wrench to get it off.
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Tried that this morning, running it under scalding hot water.
Even after I got it back in the vise I was burning my hands trying to grip it and apply force to it. Still no worky.
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Mine was on stupid tight too. I think I ended up with the regulator on the floor, a vice grip on the nut and a breaker bar on the vice grip, I held the regulator in place with my foot and pushed my weight on the breaker bar to get it to move.
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C'mon Dennis. Put some effort into it.
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not the reg its self just the nipple portion. |
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