Welding Tips and Tricks

My HTP Invertig 201 came with a CK17 swivel head torch. Said torch has come to the end of its life so I bought a WP26 for its higher amperage rating. Well the connector that screws to the torch is different. Can someone point me in the right direction for an adapter. I don't know the thread size, pitch, type for either the WP26 or the hose end. Thanks for any help.

Welcome to the forum. Can you post a picture showing the problem?

Sorry but you are unlikely to find an adapter though anyone with a lathe could make it - the reason they don't is commonly with air cooled torches there are 2 cable sizes - small fits WP9 & 17 so is kept as thin & flexible as practical as it's rated 150amps max - jump to the WP26 & the cable & connector jumps up to carry 200amps - so in theory you could make an adapter but trying to run 200 amps on the small cable to a 26 torch the torch will be fine & you will fry the cable instead nearly always in the torch handle where it cook your hand ! - bottom line is you really need a new hose assembly.

That makes perfect sense, thank you

That is one of the main differences between the two models. Hence the different part numbers

Bought another 17 torch. Plan on getting a 20 and making a water cooler. Hate that the 17 torch gets so hot. Thanks for your help.

Water cooled is the way to go I think if you don't need to be mobile - I have to move mine around enough I never went the water cooled route but I do agree the fried hand is not great - for what it's worth my torch was a generic Chinese 17 on their version of superflex & it got used a lot of hours - always too hot for comfort as the hottest bit is the transition in the handle so I spent a small fortune with the only stockist I could find here for CK & bought a trimline 26 superflex & some stubby gas lens's - this came out about the same price as the machine ! & truthfully is no better in any way - gets just as hot - I'm thinking of keeping it just for mobile & doing a home made cooler to use a 20 when in the workshop - just hard to justify the cost - Tig is great when working for someone else like I have done - own one & the extra expenses of all the things you want escalate which is kinda OK if you have enough good paying jobs to fund it - but if it's hobby / side jobs then really not worth it - trouble is many people now want to use Tig or have jobs done wit it where it is not the logical or cost effective choice - it's just a look that has become close to a fetish.