oil inside my 1650

[BrianMick]

I have got oil inside my 1650 on the board and inside the case and I cant figure out where it is coming from?
any ideas? I have to believe this is not good....how do I go about cleaning this off safely without damaging anything
you can see the oil on the capacitor...or whatever you call it.....in the pic I attached
Brian

[SignTorch Vector Art]

oil or electrolyte out of one of those capacitors

if so, make arrangements for a repair

should be able to unplug, let sit for a while, then wipe it off and watch for leakage, sometimes you might see a crack or busted seam, or if it's still working it could be a very small leak

by the looks of it, it looks like the lower cap had a blowout

[jimcolt]

There is a vent on your air solenoid valve....which you can see in your picture. If there is oil venting from there....then you have oil in your airline coming into the plasma...this will dramatically shorten consumable parts life in your torch. Oil can come from a worn out compressor.....or if you have plugged the compressor into a lubricated air line....designed for air tools. The plasma air line must be free from oil or moisture.

Power the plasma system down...wait about 5 minutes (for voltage to bleed) then rmove the cover and wipe all oil off the components. Replace the cover and attach to a known clear air source (no moisture, no oil) and let the system purge (turn the amperage control fully ccw to purge) for about 10 minutes. You may want to check the bowl and filter on the onboard regulator / filter to determine if it is saturated with oil as well.


Jim Colt Hypertherm

I have got oil inside my 1650 on the board and inside the case and I cant figure out where it is coming from?
any ideas? I have to believe this is not good....how do I go about cleaning this off safely without damaging anything
you can see the oil on the capacitor...or whatever you call it.....in the pic I attached
Brian

[BrianMick]

Thanks guys for the responses.....very timley as usual...I do have clean dry air, thats why I cant figure out where the oil is coming from...I figured I would leave it up to the experts and delivered it to my local hypertherm repair shop today. Thanks for all your help. Now just cross your fingers and hope it doesn't cost me a small fortune......
Brian