A set of Victor Gauges appears to have damaged diaphragms. No I didn't do it, I know enough to back off the pressure against the diaphragms when not in use.

Is this a repair I can do myself or do I need to take it to the local welding supply place to have them repaired or reconditioned?

To answer the obvious comments before they are made:
1. No I did not do the damage.
2. No you can not relieve me of the burden by taking them off my hands.

i would have them rebuilt if they are not working it could be more than just diaphragms. why take a chance . it dose take some special tool to take them apart withought damage them get est. first allways.

Take them in to the welding shop. If something goes wrong it's his fault and not yours and you get to hire the lawyer or your heirs.

Musent touch it. When in doubt send it out. I don't even try it with argon regs.
Ken

I think you will be surprised at how cheap...I mean inexpensive it is to have them reworked by a professional. Most things I will do myself but when it comes to my tools that I make a living with I pay to have them repaired.

Thank you for the feedback. I will contact the Welding Supply Store and get an estimate.

Don't let them talk you into a new (cheeper) set, This is what my local shop routinely suggests. Nothing like a nice old pair of victors....

friend i work in a shop that works on o2 regulators for the aircraft ind. DO NOT open that bad boy. You may think you have every thing right and get it totally backwards. And one last thought do you want that risk of explosion? o2 and any oil or hydrocarbons=boom

The regulators are serious business. Leave the repairs on these to the pros. Your family and anyone within a quarter mile will thank you.

The regulators are serious business. Leave the repairs on these to the pros. Your family and anyone within a quarter mile will thank you.

Guages are one thing, cheap to replace, Regulator repair is another.

The bottom line here is as quoted above. Opening a regulator for repair is serious business. I worked for a major gas company. I did a lot of things with regulators but I never made any repairs on oxygen regulators.

Only two gases I worked with, out of many dozen, scared me. Oxygen and Hydrogen. Both have a high gotcha factor.

Professional repair of victor regulators is usually a winner. Out of a couple of hundred regulators on my inventory, I found that victor brand was the most reliable and least often repaired.

Edited August 2, 200916 yr by Charlotte
typo

Thank you for the feedback. I will contact the Welding Supply Store and get an estimate.

Thank you all again, I get the point. I will be having them professionally repaired.

Thank you.
Dave E.