Thread: 3m airstream respirators

Carbatec used to have them I think but no more.

This is what they stock:
http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind...Path=110_14160

Similar design no?

I use one; they work well for those with fuzz around the dial.

A supplier would be good, I've got an airlite branded as Racal, but they were taken over by 3M. Need some spares for it, just the shroud which has disintegrated.

Mick

Doesn't look promising:

http://forums.ukworkshop.co.uk/viewt...6ff8c48b86b1ac
http://www.peterchild.co.uk/tools/dusty/air2.htm

Carbatec or Mik might be worth an email to see if they have any spares left.

I'll see if I can find where work sources them from.
We use Hagemeyer as our supplier, which model an AH7 or AH12.
Here!
Heres a yanky disto they list the AH12(I think) as a AS400... yanky site the part number system is the same as ours.

You do realise how much these are worth? Last I seen at work was $900 but thats a bulk by the pallet price before tax...

Bugger!
Looks like I'll have to dodgy up a new shroud/seal/hood thingy out of wet suit material or similar. Watch out 3M, I have a long memory

Mick

A rubber supplies place (Clark Rubber down here) has neoprene.

Time to sharpen your sewing needles ;-}

andrew try the yellow pages under saftey equipment im sure ive seen 3m at safetyquip here in sth oz they may be able to help ( pity 3m make it so hard to track downtheir distributors)

Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

Bugger!
Looks like I'll have to dodgy up a new shroud/seal/hood thingy out of wet suit material or similar. Watch out 3M, I have a long memory

Mick

The neoprene of a wet suit would get pretty hot wouldn't it? How about the stuff that wet weather gear is made from? Maybe pick up a cheap used piece with a hood and then experiment. Also you would be able to use liquid adhesives to bond rather than machining, which would leave holes don't you think?
As far as making a seal with the face mask, some of the neoprene tube used by refrigeration engineers is good.

I managed to buy the 3M respirator about two years ago via my local dealer who handles Carbatec. I don't know if it came via Carbatec or direct from 3M, but they were available then.

I use a Racal and repack my own battery pack by cutting around the join with a stanley knife or dremel,save save, The batteries in an emergency fluro D cell pack are cheap and already ganged and the charger fitted in that same emergency light fitting provides a cheap charger as well.Dirt cheap compared to the extraordinary prices from Racal now or in the past. After repacking batteries I tape the pack with electricians tape or fat rubber bands. Find Electricians who do mass checks on emergency lights they chuck out lots as well.You have to love the helmet not the chain of spare supplies. Peter

that's an interesting tip Peter, ta very much. Oddly enough i was looking up how to make a battery tab spot welder as nasty things can happen to the battery if one tries to solder it conventionally. There is quite a bit of stuff on rebuilding batteries and CD (capacitor discharge) spot welders.

http://www.philpem.me.uk/elec/welder/
for starters.

I was trying to avoid the high cost of new battery packs which seem to cost more the the tool did originally.

i wonder if it is energy conserving to use battery powered tools rather than petrol?

Oh, did you know that one can run power tools from dc that you would normally run via 240 VAC. But you would have to follow up the detail on that. But i was reading yesterday how some folks thought that the universal motors in power drills, saws and the like run more smoothly; don't know the truth of that.

Originally Posted by tanii51

( pity 3m make it so hard to track downtheir distributors)

They use Hagemeyer .

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AIRSTREAM-HEL...QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks everyone. Does anyone have a view on how the carbatec helmet compares with the 3M airstream?