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    I pull the knob out and adjust and click it back in but find it sometimes unclicks its self

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    Just a little up date on my shield. Works great the noise is not a problem as I normally have the dust extractor going and other machines that are louder than the shield.

    As mentioned before the ear muffs are a waste of money, don't even bother buying them. I just use the foam ear things now that you push into your ear, and have started using a foam one that's attached to a u-shaped plastic piece that holds the foam bits in your ears.

    Still waiting on my lithium ion batteries but my smart charger arrived and works great, I recommend anyone with a shield gets one. It charges a flat battery in a few hours and stops charging and maintains the battery when it is charged. So you could just leave it on on charge until ready to use. Will get some pictures of the setup and will post them.

    pulled it out of its box yesterday and found the plaster strap that goes around the back of your head was broken, unsure how it broke as I always store it in its bag in its box and I treat it with care. Drilled a hole in the plastic and attached it with a zip tie so I can still use it but will try and contact the company to try and get a replacement.

    Over all I am happy with the product, could be better designed for the price of the unit (battery over charge problem etc) but the feeling of not having dust snot is great. Also I was getting a lot of bleeding noses before I started using it and now have not had one. Just have to love wood dust.

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    Photos of the broken head strap with the zip tie fix and pictures of the smart charger setup
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    A further update on the Airsheild. I have been using it when ever I am wood working but due to life this has not been as much as I would have liked. I have gone to use the unit today and found that my headband has broken again and this time in 3 different places with the repair job I did before still holding up.

    Being the unit is under 5 months old and has about 20 hrs of use on it I felt this to be a fault of the unit. I know I did not cause this brake as I have been babying the unit since the last brake, with it being stored in its box with in its bag. I removed it from its box and bag and found it broken.

    I am trying to the manufacture to see what can be done about the problem, otherwise I will have to buy another band for about $90 and hope it does not have the same problem.

    The helmet is great it is just a pity the band sucks.

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    I've been using these for over 8 years now & if I didn't have them I would not be wood turning due to sinus issues.

    Forget the standard battery & charger! I have two of the original versions of this unit and found the standard battery rarely lasted 4 hours.

    Go to Dick Smith / Jaycar etc and purchase a generic 12v spiral power lead, a couple of 3 x AA battery boxes, RCA plugs to suit the battery compartment and make up your own auxiliary battery packs. That way you can use NiCads plus charger of your choice at probably way less than 25% of the genuine gear. Another bonus is it removes weight from the helmet. I asked the missus to sew a pocket on the sleeve of my turning smock to hold the battery pack. With the spiral lead plugged into the left temple and run over my left shoulder it poses minimal entanglement risk.
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    Quick update. After a few emails back and forward to Trend they are going to send me a new head band. They even admit that they have issues with the band.


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    New band has arrived and it appears to be made from a different type of plastic. Hopefully this will be the end of any issues I have with the band.

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