A word of warning to anyone using a oxycon !
So one day I am using my torch and all of a sudden it goes to 100% propane flame. I immediately shut off the oxycon ,reasoning the problem had to be there.
All oxycons have a foam liner glued on the inside to reduce the noise level of the machine.
To my surprise, most of this black foam had desinagrated into a crumbling, gooey mess !
The oxycon stopped working because a piece of this mess had broken off and lodged in the cooling fan. With the fan not working, the machine overheated and stopped working.
It took me a full day to get this sticky mess out of the machine and wipe it clean using denatured alcohol and paper towels and a tooth brush.
My machine is 8 years old and from my research this type of foam starts to disintegrate in as little as 2-3 years.
So check the inside of your oxycon before it shuts down. And by the way, after a thorough cleaning, my oxycon works great and the noise level seems to be the same - go figure !
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