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STM Der Meisterladen MB15/150 set with torch neck

The only set here that includes the torch neck — the part that gets bent and never gets replaced.

STM Der Meisterladen MB15/150 set with torch neck, product photograph

STM Der Meisterladen MB15/150 set with torch neck

The only set here that includes the torch neck — the part that gets bent and never gets replaced.

Torch
MB15 / type 150
Contents
Contact tips, gas nozzle, tip holder, torch neck (swan neck)
Amazon reference
B07BRH2453
EAN
0714637250317
  • Includes the swan neck, which nobody thinks to replace and everybody eventually needs
  • A bent neck causes feeding faults that look like machine faults
  • Not sold on the American, British or Italian stores at the time of checking

Best for: A torch that has been dropped, trodden on, or used for three years

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Specifications

Torch
MB15 / type 150
Contents
Contact tips, gas nozzle, tip holder, torch neck (swan neck)
Amazon reference
B07BRH2453
EAN
0714637250317

The part nobody suspects

Feeding problems get blamed on the machine, then the wire, then the rollers. The swan neck is rarely examined, and a kinked one is a permanent drag on the wire.

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This reference was live on the German, French and Spanish stores only at the time of checking. Readers elsewhere get a local search.

Sources

Every figure above comes from the manufacturer’s published specification for this reference. Fields the listing does not publish are left out rather than estimated. Market availability was verified per market on the EAN.

The questions welders ask

How does a torch neck cause problems?

The wire runs through a liner inside it, and the neck holds that liner in a gentle curve. Bend the neck — dropping the torch, hanging it over a sharp edge, standing on the cable — and the curve becomes a kink. The wire then drags at that point, the feed becomes erratic, and every adjustment at the machine fails to fix it.

Is it worth replacing the neck rather than the torch?

Usually, on a small machine. A complete MB15 torch costs several times this set, and the neck is the part that fails first. If the cable and switch are sound, replacing the neck restores the feed path for a fraction of the price.

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