Doubt about wiring THC to Plasma Argon PLC65

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Doubt about wiring THC to Plasma Argon PLC65

Post by sibelius » Tue May 23, 2023 6:30 pm

Hi
How things are going? Valerio here, new member.

I have lots of problems and I am trying to face one by one.
I will start from this:

I bought my first plasma cutter, very cheap; it is called Plasma Argon PLC 65 Pro and a THC Proma SD, very well!
Now I need to wire the THC to the plasma cutter on the raw arc.
In order to do that I need to add two wires from the minus and plus from the plasma to my THC and what i am looking for is a tidy and safe way to do so without open the plasma.
As you can see from the front of the plasma there are not predisposition to add any wire in the front.
I was thinking to curl the conductors in some way but it seem an unsafe way to do it.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Thanks.
V.
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Re: Doubt about wiring my THC to plasma cutter

Post by acourtjester » Tue May 23, 2023 7:43 pm

You will need to open up the case of the plasma unit to get at the wiring for the THC connections. The plus connection is the work lead (attaches to the metal being cut) minus is the torch connection.
Here is a video showing what the inside look like but no real info, no manuals to download from the web????
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Re: Doubt about wiring my THC to plasma cutter

Post by sibelius » Wed May 24, 2023 5:28 am

Hi friend, thanks for your answer.
My plasma came in a carton box without instructions but I am not to worry about that.
I am sure I can connect the plasma to the THC opening the plasma box, I m just not so keen to do so but I might have to go this way.
Thanks again for the video and your help.
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Re: Doubt about wiring my THC to plasma cutter

Post by robertspark » Wed May 24, 2023 6:55 am

make sure you wire the plasma cutter to the THC the RIGHT way around (polarity).

The clamp is (+) and the torch is (-) with respect to to the clamp.

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Re: Doubt about wiring my THC to plasma cutter

Post by Dingo74536 » Wed May 24, 2023 8:01 am

This video from Proma although about the Myplasm system, the principle is still the same in regard to their other THC's like your SD will explain how and where t connect to the Proma for raw voltage.

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Re: Doubt about wiring my THC to plasma cutter

Post by acourtjester » Wed May 24, 2023 9:29 am

Sibelius give a reply as to how things go, it helps others who may be using similar setups in the future.
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Re: Doubt about wiring my THC to plasma cutter

Post by weldguy » Thu May 25, 2023 3:04 pm

I'm with these guys, open it up and make your connections. I can see a way to do it without opening it but I certainly wouldn't do it that way. Curious how it works out for you.

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