MAPP Gas replacement

[Raised on a Deere]

I have two propane tips, and one acetylene tip for my Turbo Torch. My Turbo Torch came with the propane regulator,,
I happen to have an acetylene regulator, so I use that with the acetylene tip.

I have accidentally started the torch, with the acetylene tip, on propane. The torch acts like there is too much air, and not enough fuel.
It burns, but, it burns "cool",,,

Thanks for chiming in again. What you said about swapping the regulators clears up my confusion.Now I need to shop.

 

[Alan W.]

Raised on a Deere, have you tried going to Weldquip in Danville. They have always been helpful to me when I had an idea to try something.

 

[radios1]

Thanks for chiming in again. What you said about swapping the regulators clears up my confusion.Now I need to shop.

it is actually dangerous to use a propane regulator on acetylene, which spontaneously explodes at 18 PSI. and a propane regulator don't have the warnings at 15 PSI, and it's too easy to go over the limit with a propane regulator, also, it may not have the flashback arrestors..

 

[Raised on a Deere]

Raised on a Deere, have you tried going to Weldquip in Danville. They have always been helpful to me when I had an idea to try something.

No, my stomping grounds are Frankfort, Lexington, Lawrenceburg, Versailles and sometimes Louisville
. But Danville is in my back yard. My problem is I just. Haven’t had time to make the rounds yet. Just moved back to KY after 17 years in ALABAMA. Thanks for tip about weldquip.

And raidios1 what you said and other stuff I have heard suggests to me that acetylene is much safer when one is properly trained and it is used regurlarly. I am confident I would enjoy having it around if it turned out I really needed it. My purpose at this point is to get the job done if possible with out resorting to the next level. Thanks for sounding out.

 

[WranglerX]

IF you are going to do brazing/silver solder on copper, (and a lot of it).... Get Prest-o-lite torch and acetylene cylinder....

https://www.esabna.com/shared/documents/litdownloads/pol20000bcatalog122012email.pdf

Starting around page 11.... Its been standby in AC industry for years....

dale

 

[Raised on a Deere]

Just to update where I am at, - once I sorted out what the torch components were and then finding a turbo torch catalogue it was possible to decide which torch kit I needed. One of the kits is a propane/ mapp gas torch with #6 and #4 tip which I believe will cover my bases but I am including a #2 tip in my order just to have the broadest range of capability possible from this torch. Presto-O-Lite sure looks like the real deal but too pricy for my limited use.

Also, once I got out of my one horse town I found a welding supplies house in Frankfort that has a business model very congenial to the beginners and novices but well liked by the pros I talked to in the shop so I am now a candidate for acetylene b tank use.