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2010-11-12, 10:57am
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Mary Lockwood
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Will RedMax run RIGHT on an M15 oxycon?
And yes I did search for this. No wonder people keep asking the same questions all the time, the search was useless. LOL I typed in red max oxygen concentrator, redmax oxycon...every variation I could think of and got nothing that sounded like a straight answer.
There has to be somebody out there who has given this a go. What was it like? If you figure that tanked oxygen gives you 100% performance from the torch...what percent would the M15 oxycon give? 85%? That just might be good enough.
Surface mix top, not pre-mix.
Thanks in advance.
~~Mary
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2010-11-12, 11:50am
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The top torch, or the bottom torch?
The top torch (surface mix) is a Minor Burner, and a M15 will run it just fine (say, 90%).
The bottom burner, maybe 20-30% (just guessing).
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2010-11-12, 12:41pm
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Mary Lockwood
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Yeah, I'm running a minor on it already.
I want to know how the bottom burner will run. 20-30% on an M15?
Crikies, that really sucks.
Thanks for answering me, even if it's a guess. Your guess is way better than mine!
~~Mary
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2010-11-12, 1:31pm
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Is the bottom burner a premix or a surface mix?
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2010-11-12, 5:49pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by squid
Is the bottom burner a premix or a surface mix?
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It's a 44 port surface mix burner:
http://www.artcoinc.com/nortel_torches.php#redmax
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2010-11-13, 5:47am
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I am using a red max with top pre-mix and bottom surface...A M-15 runs the top pre-mix pretty well, guess 90%, maybe 100%. Cannot tell much difference on the top with tanked or M-15. As for the bottom the M-15 gives no usable flame at all. Have read threads of someone using 3 M-15 or EX-15 and having good results. There is a video on here somewhere of someone...sorry cannot remember who, showing the red max with one M-15 connected then 2 and then all 3. If you find that you can see what one to three do. Good luck!!!
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2010-11-14, 4:47pm
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I've got a red rocket, I'm seriously considering re-plumbing it so I can use an oxycon on the center fire and tanked on the outer. The outer fire rocks but it's an oxy hog.
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2010-11-14, 6:18pm
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Yes it does seem to suck down the oxy...I am kinda new to boro, so not sure if it is more oxy that others or not. I have been thinking about re-plumbing mine also.Either that or adding more 15s'. Let us know how the replumb goes.
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2010-11-15, 2:42pm
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Mary Lockwood
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Dang....I didn't realize what an oxygen whore the redmax is. Back to the drawing board!
Thanks for the input everyone. You are very helpful.
~~Mary
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2010-11-15, 5:57pm
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Unfortunately, it's a fact of life:
"The bigger the torch, the more oxygen (and gas) you're going to need."
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2010-11-15, 6:17pm
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Mary Lockwood
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Well, yeah I get the concept, I just thought an M15 was putting out more than it is. LOL It is a huge increase in flow over the little airsep I was using before; just not enough.
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2010-11-15, 6:22pm
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Mary, I can use both flames on my Barracuda with 2 - 15 oxycons. I mainly use the center fire, but if I open up the whole thing it's still HOT!!!
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