Jagermeister
Premium Member
Well, I found my answer. It appears Swagelok has their own special "Swagelok tube fittings" for connections. Luckily there are adaptors to go from swagelok to npt.
How to build a CO2 regulator for your calcium reactor.
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Glad it's working for you! :thumbsup:
ianrwesley
Member
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HIGH-PURITY...487?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bd088ebf
Worth $179? Looks like it's new or really good condition?
What about this one? Seems used, but not sure if it's a model number that would work. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concoa-Dual...301?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f409359fd
Worth $179? Looks like it's new or really good condition?
What about this one? Seems used, but not sure if it's a model number that would work. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concoa-Dual...301?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f409359fd
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d2mini
Premium Member
Part#: 1325H2B are the ones I have.
Thanks! So yours is 1/8" male npt on both ends.
Is that what we are ideally looking for?
Alan?
It's really not that bad once you get all the parts. Alan did an excellent write up that is easy to follow. The PITA is all the different part manufacturers having different item numbers and adapters!
I finally broke down and got a Swagelok account. Now that I've bought my first round of parts, I figured out I could have bought most of the parts on eBay cheaper.
I finally broke down and got a Swagelok account. Now that I've bought my first round of parts, I figured out I could have bought most of the parts on eBay cheaper.
Ideally you want to look for 1/8 npt male or female ports. 1/4 is too big but it will work. For tubing size, we use 1/4.
Both are bad. I'll tell you why. The Concoa looks too beat up. The Victor has a 200 psi output. That's why the low pressure gauge shows 400psi. It would be hard to adjust the working pressure especially we only use 15 to 20 psi.
d2mini
Premium Member
I'm trying to remove the old nipple/nut so I can install the new CGA320 nipple/nut.
I can not get that sucker to budge. It's not reverse threaded, right? I'm afraid to apply too much force. Everything looks brand new and the old one has some white thread tape on it but I don't see why it would be on so tight.
Any tips???
This is the reg...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AERIFORM-CO...-580-BV-MAX-INLET-3000-PSI-61995/191242791837
I can not get that sucker to budge. It's not reverse threaded, right? I'm afraid to apply too much force. Everything looks brand new and the old one has some white thread tape on it but I don't see why it would be on so tight.
Any tips???
This is the reg...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AERIFORM-CO...-580-BV-MAX-INLET-3000-PSI-61995/191242791837
Jagermeister
Premium Member
Mine was on super tight as well. I braced the regulator on the ground with my foot and used a pipe wrench to get it off.
Dapg8gt
New member
Both ones I did were the same way.. I think they use a loctite type product on them or something.. I used a bench vise and force to get it off.
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d2mini
Premium Member
I tried that last night and again this morning and even that's not working, to the point that the vice has now rounded off the nut so I can't get a good grip on it.
Heat it?
d2mini
Premium Member
Tried that this morning, running it under scalding hot water.
Even after I got it back in the vise I was burning my hands trying to grip it and apply force to it.
Still no worky.
Tried that this morning, running it under scalding hot water.
Even after I got it back in the vise I was burning my hands trying to grip it and apply force to it.
Still no worky.
What if you get a little propane torch and torch the nipple and get hot to heat the lock tight or tape whatever is on there let it cool a little bit then try to break it loose.
not the reg its self just the nipple portion.
