Tech support needed - HPR 400XD

[dava]

The company I work for has an alltra plasma cutter, we are having an issue where our consumables have gone from a life of about 1000 pierces to a life of 500 pierces. The operator is saying at the end of the 500 pierces, the spark will not fire by the nozzle. He also said the coolant/pink fluid usage has gone up significantly, could we possibly have a coolant leak?

[Heliarcman]

What kind of plasma system are you using Make & model? (Hypertherm/Thermal Dynamics??)

The coolant for the torch is a closed loop system, so if you have to refill often, then you have a leak.

[dava]

it is an alltra plasma table with a hypertherm hpr400xd.

[weldguy]

Sounds like a coolant leak to me and if it is getting into the air stream the moisture will dramatically reduce your consumable life. Check and replace all orings/seals for sure.

[jimcolt]

First line for tech support is to contact ALLtra in Oklahoma, if further help is needed contact Hypertherm technical service. technical.service@hypertherm.com or 1 800 643 9878 Jim Colt Hypertherm