Bottle difficult to open/close
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Bottle difficult to open/close Have a 15lb NX bottle, several actually. One of them is difficult to open/close, the remote opener wont even budge it
Is there a way to lubricate this thing?
Is there a way to lubricate this thing?
Originally Posted by MeanWS6
Have a 15lb NX bottle, several actually. One of them is difficult to open/close, the remote opener wont even budge it
Is there a way to lubricate this thing?
Is there a way to lubricate this thing?
Which opener...of corse the NX Auto Opener Clutch is adjustable. Works my 10 lb...what bottle are you using...
--Macon
Not sure on lubing the internals of the valve, oil and nitrous when compressed tend to do things like detonate. Even though your not talking that much lube, I would find an alternative, maybe some powedered graphite or something. If its newer bottle, just crank it open/close several times, might help "break" it in. I had an new NOS bottle, the nice powder coated metallic blue one, I had to repeatedly open/close for the valve to smooth out some. GL
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I've had the same problem with one of my two NX bottles. I've noticed that the neck of that bottle right below the *** is a little thicker. It feels the same to open it by hand but my remote opener rarely works on it. Never use it anymore. Anybody want to buy a bottle?
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Originally Posted by faust
don't use oil or penetrating lube, 1st hand ex here ! at my first job the regulator on the oxy axc were sticky and filthy so i pulled them off and cleaned and oiled them. thank god they were using a 100' hose on the torch and inside the building when it blew. yes I was fired
sorry mike had to laugh about that.
I was laughing b/c it reminded me of some stupid things I have done at jobs before. I had a job at a pipeline fab. shop & my third day there broke a 6 ton overhead crane. It cost them $1000 to get it serviced on site. They were pissed.
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Originally Posted by MeanWS6
problem is back.... 
NX bottle open wont budge two of my NX 15LB bottles, the others its fine.
I adjusted the clutch, tighter - notta
any ideas?
NX bottle open wont budge two of my NX 15LB bottles, the others its fine.
I adjusted the clutch, tighter - notta
any ideas?