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Technical Forum => Studio/workspace/setup/equipment => Torches => Topic started by: madpup on March 09, 2010, 05:05:44 PM

Title: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: madpup on March 09, 2010, 05:05:44 PM
Hi just a quick one, does the oxy feed tube to the front of the head get very hot?
thanks for looking.
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: Helen G on March 09, 2010, 05:13:41 PM
never touched it while torching so not sure :-\
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: madpup on March 09, 2010, 05:14:58 PM
Thanks Helen,
this is the bit here.....
(http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/664/torchnmrpmcopy.jpg) (http://img169.imageshack.us/i/torchnmrpmcopy.jpg/)
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: Helen G on March 09, 2010, 05:17:42 PM
I expect it does get hot, the torch gives of an amazing amount of heat and it would easily radiate down there I would think.
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: madpup on March 09, 2010, 05:28:20 PM
Thats what i thought too, went to move the torch by grabbing that tube...... wont be doing that twice, lol
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: Helen G on March 09, 2010, 05:33:46 PM
ye ouch :o :o
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: Shirley on March 09, 2010, 05:56:43 PM
Quote from: madpup on March 09, 2010, 05:28:20 PM
Thats what i thought too, went to move the torch by grabbing that tube...... wont be doing that twice, lol

er, if you already found out why are you asking?

Seriously though, I'm thinking about getting one of these so I'm glad of the warning not to try grabbing that tube myself!
Title: Re: Nortel Midrange Plus users please look in.
Post by: sparrow on March 09, 2010, 07:20:06 PM
Never touched that either  :-\