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   pellaz | Dec 17, 2005 03:04am | #1

   Wow, I thought these things were pretty cool, and nobody has anything to say about them!

   Well, maybe that's because nobodies got one yet!  Oh, well...

   My machine guy by the way looked at both the Grizzly and the General down in Atlanta.  I guess the General they had there was a prototype, but the General engineers made a big deal about the differences between theirs and the Grizzly.  Both models are made in the same factory in Taiwan.  They were hot to describe their alternative baffling system which they argued was more efficient and quieter. My machine guy (a General dealer) has been trying to get one into his showroom, and they were supposed to be available in Sept., but he hasn't been able to get ahold of one yet.  Also, looks like the General will be several hundred bucks more than the Grizzly.

   I'm still intrigued.

   
   

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   Edited 12/16/2005 7:06 pm ET by pellaz

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   highfigh | Dec 17, 2005 05:33am | #2

   So what differences between the General and Grizzly made the General worth more $? Binks makes spray booths, too. Not cheap, kind of a pain to assemble, but OSHA approved, if that matters. The cheap one looks like a stand, a sheet metal box, a couple of filters and a 1-1.5HP dust collector without the bags or the rest of what a DC usually mounts to. I wonder why it's $1300.
   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."

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   dukeone | Dec 17, 2005 09:13am | #3

   HF: Possibly the explosion proof motor. DukeKenneth Duke Masters
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   highfigh | Dec 17, 2005 05:44pm | #4

   Aren't TEFC motors supposed to be explosion proof? Besides, the motor isn't always in the airflow that has the flammable vapors, especially the cheap model in the link. As I said, it looks like a DC motor/impeller setup. If the fan is turned on in advance, there shouldn't be much of a problem as long as the filter is clear and the setup can move enough air.
   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."

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   dukeone | Dec 18, 2005 03:15am | #5

   Explosion proof motors are quite different then TEFC. The leads come out through a poured seal, there is a thermostat inside that will drop out the starter if it gets too warm and the temperature rise is limited. They come with all kinds of approvals for different applications, a very specific item. Also the terminal box is heavy duty with a bolted cover and some have very long leads so that no connection is made in the explosive atmosphere. Thats all I remember. Duke

   Page from Graingers shows some of what I'm talking about.

   http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/catalogPDF.shtml

   Kenneth Duke MastersThe Bill of Rights December 15 1791NRA Endowment MemberLEAA Life MemberCRPA Member

   Edited 12/17/2005 10:01 pm ET by dukeone