Victor VTS 252c regulator build

[rockhoe14er]

yeah i don't want to use my milwakee bubble counter at all. I was thinking of getting a new one. I have a check valve between my fabco and tank and that's about it.

out of curiosity what happens if you do get back flow in your needle valve?

 

[coach_z]

I don't know what would happen if you get back flow into your needle valve, but don't put me on the list to find out! I would just like to ensure that nothing but gas hits my NV. I have read about people who prefer the same thing.

 

[rockhoe14er]

I don't know what would happen if you get back flow into your needle valve, but don't put me on the list to find out! I would just like to ensure that nothing but gas hits my NV. I have read about people who prefer the same thing.

Yeah i wasn't suggesting to not use a check valve but i was curious what would happen if water did enter the chamber.

 

[Sigrid]

Hello Rock & coach,
You want to know what happens to a regulator if you don't protect it via a back-flow valve. I can tell you "it goes kaputt".

I ruined a costly Dupla regulator this way...oh, I fuss?d for a long time over it. Liquid CO-2 and regulators don't get along.

 

[rockhoe14er]

Hello Rock & coach,
You want to know what happens to a regulator if you don't protect it via a back-flow valve. I can tell you "it goes kaputt".

I ruined a costly Dupla regulator this way...oh, I fuss?d for a long time over it. Liquid CO-2 and regulators don't get along.

Couldn't you just get the regulator rebuilt if this happed? It's still cheaper than getting a new one.

 

[Sigrid]

It was a German "Dupla" reactor and in my area there was nobody who wanted to touch it.

 

[rockhoe14er]

So a little update. I ended up getting a parker solenoid, jbj bubble counter, Fabco NV-55-18, and a Swagelok's ck valve. This replaced my milwakee solenoid bubble counter and inline fabco-55. I'll try to take a picture of this later.