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Old 03-25-2007, 10:08 AM
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Question What color Tungsten ???

Found a handfull of 3/32" .....in my tool-box .....think it was thrown in with my Tec. Torch I got from an Ebay win ??
sort-of a citty-litter tan paint-job on the ends ???

What might it be .....Ignern't of just about all but thoriated

Maybe another color list for fools would be nice !

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Phil

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haven't ever used the torch yet !!
came with it's own unique power-adapter !!
& those bulb-shaped cups ??? wonder if they act like a lense to some degree ??
& wonder if they stay on well .....no threads ??

anyOne familliar with these ??
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Old 03-25-2007, 10:49 AM
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Cream colored might be Tri-Mix from Diamond Ground. Works good, requires about 10% more amperage than say thoeriated to work, starts easy.
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Old 03-25-2007, 11:01 AM
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brown is the zirconiated, for aluminum primarily.
green=pure -for aluminum mostly.
red=thoriated-for most iron based alloys. some machines can't even keep a stable arc with thoriated on aluminum. europeans are afraid of it - radioactive. [yikes]
grey/black=lanthanated- i've been using for everything lately. higher amps-no spitting or splitting.
ceriated= orange-for copper and nickel alloys along with iron alloys.
pink and white stripe=upsadasium for the lithium group--sorry, bad joke.
you can can get the alloyed tungstens in different ratios also[i.e. 1.5%, 2%, etc.]
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