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steve cardy

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Re: How much more power has a TM, than a portable
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2007, 03:05:34 pm »
Hi stuart, got a prochem blazer last july, but would class the bane as a t/m its no portable thats for sure.Have you upgraded from your flreet of ninjas yet?

Robert Watson

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Re: How much more power has a TM, than a portable
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2007, 06:59:27 pm »
Hi Derek. Good post.
What encapsulation system are you using?
Cheers
Rab
The Kitchen Door Centre

Ken Wainwright

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Re: How much more power has a TM, than a portable
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2007, 07:23:57 pm »
Getting back to the thread of the original post, it could be argued that a portable can be more powerful than a truckmount  :o ??? ::)

Firstly, IMO, a T/M will always outperform a portable, but what I have to say is interesting. Last year, when I had nothing better to do ;) I worked out the vacuum in Air Watts for a high end portable and a "starter" T/M. Air Watts are generally considered to be the most valuable method of truly calculating a vacuum's true potential (on paper at least)I used figures that are widely available in various brochures. The portable was AO with 3x3 stage vacs. It produced more AW's than than the T/M. With portables typically capable of delivering psi that is in excess of what's needed, the greater psi of a T/M is not usually required. So, there's an argument that a portable is more powerful than a T/M

In reality, because the blowers and fans are engineered and work in different ways, the blower will always realise more of it's potential, so will actually out perform a more powerful porty.

For those interested,
Air Watts = lift(Hg)xCFM  '/. 8.5

and for inches of water lift and Mercury lift    Hgx13.5 

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
Veni, vidi vici, Vaxi
I came, I saw, I conquered, I cleaned up!

Re: How much more power has a TM, than a portable
« Reply #23 on: April 03, 2007, 08:20:42 pm »
Its not for me to say Ken but I think from your last post your spare time would be far better spent polishing your bike mate.  ;D
Rather than trying to calculate the air watts of a lamb vac.

For those of you out there with portable machines with twin vac motors you all ort to try 2" vac hose then you'd see a marked difference to air flow and better drying times :o

Ken Wainwright

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Re: How much more power has a TM, than a portable
« Reply #24 on: April 03, 2007, 08:33:23 pm »
Trouble is Dave, she is polished and she is rarin' to go.

Even with my triple vac set up, as Dave says, the 2" hose makes a tremendous difference.

Safe and happy riding :)
Ken
Veni, vidi vici, Vaxi
I came, I saw, I conquered, I cleaned up!

Re: How much more power has a TM, than a portable
« Reply #25 on: April 03, 2007, 08:40:55 pm »
Any time your at a loose end kid I have 26' of caravan here needing love and attention, ::)