Gouge with the Hand Torch
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To prevent accidental firing, the hand torch has a torch-lock switch and a safety trigger. To fire the
torch, do the following:
1. Install the gouging cartridge. Refer to Step 4 – Install the cartridge on page 48.
When you install a Hypertherm gouging cartridge, the system goes to Gouge mode .
When you install a gouging cartridge, Cut mode is not available.
2. Make sure that the torch-lock switch is
in the green “ready to fire” ( ) position.
The first time that you pull the
torch trigger after you set the
torch to the “ready to fire”
position, multiple puffs of air
quickly come from the torch. This
is a warning that the torch is
active and will fire an arc the next
time that you pull the trigger.
Refer to Warning puffs of air on
page 52.
3. Flip the trigger’s safety cover forward
(toward the torch head) and pull the red
torch trigger.
After you complete a gouge and
release the torch trigger, air
continues to flow from the torch
to decrease the temperature of
the cartridge. This is referred to
as postflow.
Always let postflow complete
before you remove a cartridge.
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