Lynx help

[jerrybeads]

well I finally ordered my lynx today and can't find a thread as to how the 2 oxy knobs work..

can anyone help me out?!

thanks so much~ jeri

[jjglass]

The right oxy knob is your primary oxygen supply. With the Lynx, you want to have the top oxygen knob cracked open just a little at all times, otherwise the torch will dirty up. Anyway, the top knob will give you a more forceful pinpoint flame.

In any case, play around with the flames, don't run the candles too close to the torch face and have fun!

[jerrybeads]

thank you sooo much, i can't wait to try it!

you mean the green knob is the primary oxy supply and the top blue knob cracked open a little.

for detail work and a more pinpoint flame you want to open up the top (blue) knob?

don't know why it doesn't come with any instructions!

thank U~ jeri

[Crazy Woman]

It will come with a video... Only a little imtimadinting when you first set it up and then it is second nature.... love GTT!!!

[jjglass]

Correct Jeri. Light your torch, open up the green until you have some nice candles then crack the blue knob. If you want to get more pinpoint or a narrower more thrustful flame, you open the blue knob some more. I believe that you want to run 1/4" or larger candles in general so that the torch doesn't overheat. Verify that with the video though.

Play around with it, you have to learn what works best for the type of work you are doing as well as the equipment you are running. Any case, hope that helps and have fun!

[Carols Glass]

I purchased a brand new Lynx a year ago and it didn't come with a video. How I wish it would have. After a year of owning it I had no idea really how the top knob worked and how you should keep it cracked open to keep it from dirtying up. I have sent it in to GTT for repairs because the flame was inconsistent.
I sure would love, even now, to get a video!

[kbinkster]

The videos come with the larger torches (Phantoms on up). All of the torches come with written instructions. The GTT Instructional Video is available for purchase (I have them for $20 plus shipping).

The green valve controls the main oxygen and the blue valve controls the oxygen from the tiny injector tubes. Adding more blue pulls the heat into the flame and makes the flame like an intense beam. Using less blue makes the flame bushier with more radiant heat. You can adjust both green and blue - like add on the blue while decreasing the green - to get a wide variety of flames. You can run just the red and blue, no green, to get the needle flame.

The green valve is also the main valve for cooling the torch. The blue valve is not needed for cooling, but rather for keeping the inner jets from becoming dead spaces where carbon could build up.

To be on the safe side, it is good to keep the blue valve at least cracked open to keep some movement going through those tubes.

But if you are running your candles 3/8" or longer, or if you are bouncing around a lot on flames - going from one size to another, you really don't need to keep it (blue valve) open. This is because ignition is taking place farther out from the face of the torch.

If you are running shorter candles, like 1/4" - 3/8", and you are sitting on a pretty consistant flame - where you're not changing it much, then you should keep your blue valve open at least a little so carbon doesn't attach to the injectors and close them up

When you run without the blue valve, the Lynx is just like a standard surface mix torch.

[jerrybeads]

Thank you everyone~ that makes tons of sense!

will let you know what I think once it's all set up!

cheers, jeri