Thread: Anyone using the Powered Respirator?

Well, I left it on overnight and for a couple of hours this mornig. It blew the roof off the garage when I turned it on !

Gumby...

You should have put the hose on first...

Doh !

Oi!

Hands off my catch phrase....


Mmmmmmm...sarcasam...

I usually just leave it on charge over night and it does the trick

Good day. I am a demonstrater in the Sydney area. if you want to see the powered repirator in action, come to the workshop night at Bunnings Ashfield on Wed 31 March.

I will be at Mitre 10 Randwick on Sat 27 Mar and Smithfield M/10 on Sat 03 Apr.

I think it is pretty good. Cool air passes over your head through a duct and out through a vent and over the visor. It beats constantly taking off earmuffs and goggles/glasses and having to look for them each time you want to cover up again. I was ripping alot of old oregon over the last couple of weeks and the first day I did not have the respirator up and running (unit was on charge). Mountains of saw dust in my hair and everywhere. Subsequent days I have used the unit and no such problem. Also clear lungs. Only trouble is neck muscles. Frequent use will obviousely strengthen the neck, so that should not be a problem for long.

Cheers Lockster!

Originally posted by Sprog
Gumby,

My respirator developed a leak around the top so I contacted Triton and was sent a new top which cured the problem.

The old top had the number 1 moulded on the inside of the top and the new top had the number 2 moulded on the inside.

The new top has a much deeper lip around where the gasket is fitted.

I have just had the new top sent to me. I haven't had a good look at the grove or even fitted it yet but, the old top had the mould number 2 on it and the new one has the number 1 on it - now confussed.

Well there goes that theory then :confused:

Just put up my review of the Respirator. You can find it at my home page http://cerealport.net/woodworking or http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com

At first glance, not a bad review. Only error that I picked up on immediately was the erroneous reference to 2 NiCad batteries. The unit has 5. 3 in the motor housing and an additional 2 to improve overall unit life between charges.

Originally posted by stuart_lees
At first glance, not a bad review. Only error that I picked up on immediately was the erroneous reference to 2 NiCad batteries. The unit has 5. 3 in the motor housing and an additional 2 to improve overall unit life between charges.

Stuart,
No error there. The US version has 2 "D" size NiCads in the motor housing and no others. What size batteries do you have??

As the review states they are also wired in, Triton offeres a battery/motor assembly as a spare for $60 US.

Even the photo you used shows the housing that contains the extra batteries. All Triton respirators have 5 D-sized batteries, irrespective of the country.

Have another look inside the unit. There are 2 NiCads visible, and a black battery compartment that hold the additional 3 D Sized NiCads. You can see the top of the motor in the area that is furthest away from your body. The case that is nearest your body is the Battery Case.

Stuart, there is a puzzlement here! My respirator definitely has only two (2) D cells, as Bill described. It isn't an American unit, nor is it a recent model as it dates back to tax return time last year.

Maybe Triton can solve the puzzle...

Johnno

Just went back to the shed and had a second look. There may well be something in that black box, but it doesn't seem quite big enough to house three D-cells - and I can't see any wiring coming out of it! I'm not about to dismantle the unit to investigate further - it works quite well enough as it is!

Johnno again..

I'm not wrong on this- trust me.

The additional 2 batteries you can see were added later to the design to boost the operational time of the unit.

If you really feel the need to check with Triton- be my guest. In fact, I'll buy a slab for the first person who proves me wrong about the number of batteries in the unit. (I'm trusting the documentation about the size of the batteries)

Name your poison.

Make mine Steinlager when I am vindicated