Tag: double arcing
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Plasma Cutter Air Pressure Too High Symptoms
Excessive plasma cutter air pressure can cause unstable arcs, bevel cuts, double arcing, consumable wear, torch overheating, and poor cut quality.
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Plasma Consumable Mismatch Symptoms: Wrong Nozzle, Electrode, Swirl Ring, Shield, or Retaining Cap
If plasma consumables are mismatched, the torch may start poorly, show cap faults, cut with heavy bevel, make a wide kerf, burn through nozzles, pit electrodes off-center, double arc, lose transfer, or…
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Plasma Torch Retaining Cap Damage Causes: Heat, Double Arcing, Loose Caps, and Wrong Consumable Stack
If a plasma torch retaining cap is melted, cracked, burned, cross-threaded, stuck, discolored, or causing torch-cap faults, stop cutting and inspect the full consumable stack. The retaining cap holds the electrode, swirl…
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Plasma Torch Nozzle Damage Causes: Orifice Wear, Double Arcing, Piercing, and Air Problems
If a plasma torch nozzle has an oval hole, nicked orifice, melted face, keyhole-shaped bore, spatter damage, or sudden cut-quality loss, stop and inspect the full consumable stack. Nozzle damage is usually…
