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[Meltedmetal]

I don't know. I'm in Canada so the standards are not likely the same. IIRC we were instructed to make the alteration by the CSST inspector(equivalent to your workman's compensation inspectors, maybe) It was a new installation for us from a foundry that closed so it had to meet the current specs. They...

[Meltedmetal]

I don't think he's collecting "in process switcheroos" I think he intends to commandeer the term.

---Meltedmetal

[Meltedmetal]

Yeah, we were advised by the powers that be that our antique carriages could not fall more than 1 inch should an axle fail, so we had to retrofit them to comply. Probably a good idea as we were moving 400 lbs.pots of molten iron with them. We never needed the safety device but it is nice to know they...

[Meltedmetal]

While they do protect the wheels from the stops those turned in ends are there to catch the carriage with a minimum of drop should there be an axle failure on the carriage.

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[Meltedmetal]

I take it you have a regulator and not a flow meter as you stated. A flow meter would have been more useful in this case as you would see the flow drop off as the pressure built up in the line to the SGA-100. Otherwise you have a leaking hose.
Do you or a previous owner like teflon tape? I would...

[Meltedmetal]

The gas should flow out the downstream side of the solenoid valve when the SGA-100 is powered on and the gun trigger is activated. If that's what your asking.

---Meltedmetal