Raizer Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 41 minutes ago, ajg193 said: What's the go with coregas these days? Looks like the swap bottles are out of stock everywhere. Can I just take my coregas bottle to BOC and get it refilled? No, boc won't touch them. Strange that a big place like CHCH doesn't have any in stock anywhere while there's 4 places here in Gisborne with them ready to go including 2 places with the E size cylinders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Sooo here my setup . Finally welded some steel back into the escort..man a good welder makes it so much easier. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guypie Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 13/10/2022 at 15:39, ajg193 said: What's the go with coregas these days? Looks like the swap bottles are out of stock everywhere. Can I just take my coregas bottle to BOC and get it refilled? They aren't updating stock on the Bunnings website from what I can tell. Give them a call and ask, I got some argon from my local the other day and the one on the other side of town had mig gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Guypie said: They aren't updating stock on the Bunnings website from what I can tell. Give them a call and ask, I got some argon from my local the other day and the one on the other side of town had mig gas. only gonna get worse without having a functioning refinery here. unsure about argon, but NZ's CO2 supply came form there, but medical and industrial 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 57 minutes ago, smokin'joe said: NZ's CO2 supply came form there, but medical and industrial Also Kapuni plant, they cut production way back while doing upgrades to the plant but should be back in full production by now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Well shit. My expensive $800 Optrel panoramaxx 2.5 helmet I bought in 2019 doesn't charge anymore. The battery is supposed to "never need replacing", so is not user accessible. The helmet still works while the charging cable is plugged in, but totally dead when unplugged. I've optimistically emailed the supplier in the hope that it's a known fault and covered by some warranty. I really can't justify buying a new one every three years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, Adoom said: Well shit. My expensive $800 Optrel panoramaxx 2.5 helmet I bought in 2019 doesn't charge anymore. The battery is supposed to "never need replacing", so is not user accessible. The helmet still works while the charging cable is plugged in, but totally dead when unplugged. I've optimistically emailed the supplier in the hope that it's a known fault and covered by some warranty. I really can't justify buying a new one every three years. Man i'd be CGA on that shit. You paid a premium for top of the line, it should be expected to last longer than 3 years. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Worst case you could make up a battery pack that plugs into the charging socket? edit: yeah very true on CGA, sounds like a decent case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Bling said: Worst case you could make up a battery pack that plugs into the charging socket? Maybe, there could be clearance issues between the usb charging plug and forehead. I've googled replacing the battery, but all I found was for an older model that is not even remotely similar to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Deifinitely chase up the supplier first. I had the same thing with my solar charged helmet, non replacable batteries stopped holding a charge after 8 years. I pryed it open and removed the batteries, which were soldered in, and added some leads going to a couple button cell holders then glued it all shut again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Hey guys , How much stick out do you have when you are mig welding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 32 minutes ago, Jusepy82 said: Hey guys , How much stick out do you have when you are mig welding ? Maybe half the diameter of the nozzle I guess. But it varies a a little depending on what you are welding. On thin <1mm stuff I like to get as close as possible while still being able to see what I am doing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 15 hours ago, kws said: Man i'd be CGA on that shit. You paid a premium for top of the line, it should be expected to last longer than 3 years. Supplier has said it's technically out of warranty, but told me to send it in and they will take it up with Optrel to see what can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Yeah, the cga overrides their technical warranty. Do you have a backup helmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 28 minutes ago, Nominal said: Yeah, the cga overrides their technical warranty. Do you have a backup helmet? Yep, been using my old auto darkening helmet. It works fine, but the work area needs to be well lit because the base tint of the lens is fairly dark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 16 hours ago, Adoom said: Well shit. My expensive $800 Optrel panoramaxx 2.5 helmet I bought in 2019 doesn't charge anymore. The battery is supposed to "never need replacing", so is not user accessible. The helmet still works while the charging cable is plugged in, but totally dead when unplugged. I've optimistically emailed the supplier in the hope that it's a known fault and covered by some warranty. I really can't justify buying a new one every three years. Damn that was my dream helmet, came very close to getting one. Just open the thing up and solder in a new battery. It's not user replaceable but that just means you need to use screw drivers and soldering irons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 minute ago, flyingbrick said: Damn that was my dream helmet, came very close to getting one. Just open the thing up and solder in a new battery. It's not user replaceable but that just means you need to use screw drivers and soldering irons That's option 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Fark i had a strange one yesterday, I was welding some doubler plates into a chassis, I got it more than clean enough I though. Was using mild steel filler wire. Welding along fine then just turned into a porus mess. Is mild steel tig filler wire shit compared to stainless? Pretty sure I cant remember battling with stainless nearly as much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty360 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Anyone had a owner bottle tested in AKL lately? Just seeing if it's worth the drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Is that question linked to your previous post? Lack of gas? Can't comment on AKL, but in CHCH I found test was as easy as getting a refill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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