What does argon smell like? The mix I use for spray transfer is 90% argon,
8% CO2, 2% O2 and the TIG bottle is 100% argon. To be honest I have not
tried the sniff test because I was not to keen on breathing that much argon.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Braun" <doug@dougbraun.com>
To: "Jim Stone" <jandkstone99@msn.com>
Cc: "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Basic MIG Welding questions
> One thing I do before welding is unclamp the wire feed and press the
> trigger for a few seconds, to make sure that the main hose gets all the
> air purged from it. You can double check that you are getting gas by
> sniffing the nozzle: The CO2 should make it smell like soda water.
>
>
> Doug
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