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30th April 2014, 05:23 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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trend pro air shield
Well I have charged my new airpro for 24 hours as instructed and have used it in anger for the first time. WOW what a difference
I have been using disposable masks, a face shield and dust extractor at the end of a turning session dust in the beard, eyes, nose and throat with the Airpro nothing face is clean feels good.
the noise takes a minute or two to get used to but it disappears into the background and the same with the weight .
I cant rate it high enough should have done this years ago
anyone thinking about getting one do so you wont regret it.
only negative I can see will be the battery charger it doesnt switch off after fully charging and can cook the batteries has anyone else come up with a fix for this?
thanks DennisSome people are like slinkies - not really good for anything, but they
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30th April 2014, 06:14 PM #2
Could you use just an ordinary timer switch on the power plug
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30th April 2014, 07:48 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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1st May 2014, 11:11 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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1st May 2014, 11:35 AM #5
Timer switch! Now that is a great idea! Seems like I read on a forum where there was s a tutorial on making a smart charger, but I have no idea where or when it was. But a timer switch is a whole lot easier, probably cheaper and, well, thanks for the idea!
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3rd September 2014, 12:11 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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How have you got on with the charging of the unit?
I have just jumped in and bought one from Amazon, got the shield, ear defenders, extra battery and a desktop charger for under $530 plus shipping. The shields are on special at Carbatec for $573 plus postage and that does not include the extra bits.
I might have the link for the smart charger option, check out the video I have linked. The smart chargers they talk about are not located in Aus but you can get them on Ebay for under $40 delivered. The charger also handles our 240volt power, you just need to either bend the pins on the US style plug or swap it with an Aus figure 8 style plug and its good to use. Add a plug that suits the helmet and off you go.
Can anyone tell me if the unit runs when plugged into the charger with no battery? Thinking of making a belt clip battery pack to help remove some of the weight from the unit.
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5th September 2014, 10:56 AM #7
Looking at this and the shield I would this is darn fine idea I wonder how much of a bump can the shield take? It looks much like safety shield as well .
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5th September 2014, 11:17 AM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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I have read reviews of a guy turning a bowl that let go and it hit him straight in the face/sheild. He stated he got a black eye from it but was glad he had the sheild on as it took most of the blow and stated he would have ended up with broken bones if the shield was not on.
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5th September 2014, 12:12 PM #9New Member
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5th September 2014, 01:13 PM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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5th September 2014, 05:13 PM #11Retired
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Has anyone tried the ear muffs?
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30th September 2014, 08:54 PM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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I bought the ear muffs with mine and find they are a waste of money and plastic.
They do not fit the helmet very well, you feel like you are going the break either the ear muff extensions or the clip the is made to clip into the helmet (worst setup I have ever seen to attach the ear muffs)
Then once you do get them attach they do not push hard enough against your head to block any noise.
Best bet is to invest in a box of disposable foam ear plugs as the ear muffs for the unit do not work.
I used it for the first time today, charged both batteries for 24hrs as recommended, this was about 3 weeks ago and when I went to use them I found that they had gone flat and could not blow the ball up in the test bit used to test the unit. Unsure what happened here.
Charging them again and just tried the one that was on charge today and found an improvement. Think I will have to invest in a smart charger to allow me to keep them on charge at all times or replace the batteries with lithium ion ones.
Used the shield with the flat battery as I needed to do some wood work and found it works good, unsure if it is me or my head but I find it seems to sit to high with most of the shield being high, if I try to adjust it down the shield hits my face. Also I had it on for about 2 hours and when I removed it I found the top of my head had gone numb. Unsure if I had it on too tight or I just need to get use to it.
Also I find the adjustment strap knob pops out on its own resulting in the head adjustment coming undone, with this maybe being why I had it done a little to tight.
Shield does as it states but for me it could do with a little better engineering.
Will continue to use it to see if I can iron out any bugs and also because I spent so much on it and also due to the health benefits of using it.
Will keep you posted.
Thinking of making a belt clip battery park from better batteries to remove some of the weight from the helmet and because the once supplied or so crap.
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30th September 2014, 09:15 PM #13
Trend Air Sheild Pro
When setting up Trend Air Sheild Pro the head peice as you have found out it needs adjustment on the band over the top of your head to find where it will sit comfortably so not covering your eyes.
The headband around the head needs tightening till it feels tight then back of a smidgin and make sure you push the knob back in till it clicks in place, otherwise it will work loose.
When you drop the visor over your face make sure you tighten both outside knobs so it does not move over your face, if not tight it will frustrate you.
The battery charging issue has been mentioned to the manufacturers but as yet no response.Jim Carroll
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1st October 2014, 11:56 AM #14SENIOR MEMBER
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Wasn't aware of an adjustment for the band that goes over the head. I will have a look at that tonight.
With the band that goes around the head I find that knob does not lock in that well and undoes itself. Will have another look at it.
I ordered a smart charger last night so that should fix the battery charging problem and I am in the process of ordering some lithium ion batteries to try and replace the supplied ones with.
Also it looks like a belt battery pack can be used that either plugs into the charging port and the units on off switch is used or this port can be bypassed and connected directly to the fan. The second method would require a on off switch to be fitted to the battery pack.
Will see how the smart charger goes and I assume replacing the batteries with a higher amperage lithiun ion batteries will assist.
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1st October 2014, 06:59 PM #15
I have one and it works a treat. Re adjustments, you must pull out the knob to adjust, then push back in to lock. If you try to adjust whilst knob is in can damage the mechanism.
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