Help identifying this Plasma Cutter (Plasma 25)

[Tool & Die Maker]

You will have a ground wire to attach to the work as well. Before using much you should get an air dryer to hook up to your shop air (with a filter) before your plasma cutter to ensure clean dry air. Air with moisture will shorten the life of your consumables (tips and electrodes) and may also plug the pump within the machine.

I understand the ground clamp which is to be used for grounding the workpiece. What I meant was that my whip doesn't have any wires to it. It simply screws into the body of the plasma cutter with a single connector. Most of the other whips that I have seen online have this type of connector but also require one or two wires to be connected to the machine as well. As far as the air dryer goes, I do have a Le-Man extractor/dryer (model 520) on the machine itself. Regarding the pump inside the machine that you eluded to - I didn't realize that there was a pump in there. I thought that my air compressor was the pump and the plasma cutter's onboard regulator dialed the pressure down to within the working limits of the machine...?

ANyway...I'm still trying to figure out which whip and torch I need to buy as a replacement for the one I have.

Cheers!
- Daniel

 

[Hawkeye]

If the last photo is your torch, it may have been mounted on a CNC or manual gantry setup. Most hand torches are L-shaped.

 

[Tool & Die Maker]

If the last photo is your torch, it may have been mounted on a CNC or manual gantry setup. Most hand torches are L-shaped.

The last photo is indeed the torch. I think that only have the torch is present though. Is it possible that this is only the body of the torch while the torch head is missing? If so, what might I be able to replace this torch with? Like I mentioned before, the whip has only 1 single screw down connector, no auxilary wires to hook into the plasma cutter. I'm baffled as to what whip and torch to buy in order to get this little unit going and I can't find any material online for this Plasma 25 machine. I'm starting to think it may have been made by Lincoln Electric though...But its just a hunch...

 

[Tool & Die Maker]

Based on nothing more than the pictures, I'd say the machine is post 200 manufacture. It is quite possibly Chinese manufacture given Princess marketed the machine. Hopefully it is still supported.Your torch is missing at least 2 pieces, and the electrode you have is beyond wasted. You do not have sufficient gun to do anything resembling cutting, and you may damage the power unit by continuing to try.The straight gun was quite common in autobody units as well as machine torches. I'd suggest you get in touch with Jim Colt at Hypertherm. Jim is possibly the best versed person to answer your questions regarding who made it and when.

Thank you. I think I've narrowed down my torch head at this point. It appears I require an ESAB PT-31 torch head. There are some really cheap ones on eBay (I mean really cheap). While I'm sure they're junk, I'll order one and give it a shot. I can afford to gamble the $12.

Your statement about the straight head torches being used in autobody shops makes a lot of sense to me. The fellow who gave me this unit said that his dad gave it to him and from what I recall, his dad was big into restoring cars and such. It's quite likely that he was using it for that.

Thanks for the input folks. It has been greatly appreciated.

Cheers!
- Daniel