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Trend Airshield Respirator?

I think it's a good value. A battery charger is included, but it's not a very sophisticated one (read slow) like you would find with a drill, for example.

There's an active thread (well, it's settled down now) on WoodCentral

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concerning home building inexpensive battery packs for it. That would give you the option of putting in a second battery pack to extend the working time. Also, a universal smart charger for the homebrew battery packs would speed the charge up by an order of magnitude. I've not done anything with the filter yet, so I can't comment on it, but it doesn't seem like something that couldn't be homebrewed.

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LRod
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Is anyone using it and how good does it work. The catalog does not show a battery recharger with it(Battery last 4 hours and appears to be expensive to replace. Most parts seem to be expensive to replace(Filters). Is it worth the money? Harry

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Harry Curley

There are many things I like about it, I do own one. Some claim it doesn't meet any standards. Except it does (several British ones), but the firm has never had it certified to US or ISO standards. The British standards state it is certified for use in a commercial dust collection room (I once did the research). You should be aware that the filter only filters to 20 microns.

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Ralph E Lindberg

if your wallet can afford it, consider someting like the 3-M airmate - the hard hat comes in very handy when you have a "separation event", and the HEPA filter is quite good. Not cheap, but much cheaper than lung replacement surgery

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William Noble

I see that the author states that the home made battery pack fits better as well.

for anyone in the UK maplin stock the 3 battery holder

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at 49p, note that the pack has a pp3 type fitting on which could be the weak point so I would hard solder a lead on, could all be done for just over £1. Next time I'm in maplin will pick up a couple of these.

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william kossack

I own one and like it very much. with the 2 batteries I get 8 hours easy before recharging. I have also taken an inexpensive power adapter, set it for 4.5 volts and plug it directly into the helmet when I am at the shop so that I don't have to use the batteries if I don't want to. The only "noise" is that of air flowing in front of your face while using it. I wear glasses and never have a problem with fogging up.

The parts, filters and tear-aways are expensive. I found a work-around for the tear-aways using clear acetate sheets available at Staples for a $1 a piece and 2 sided tape. I had to ask for the acetate sheets as they do not have them on the shelves. They keep them behind the copy counter for some reason. I also use 3 pre-filters made up of household forced air vent filters to minimize the need to replace the expensive inner filter. One look at the filters at the end of the day tells you how well they work!

If you have serious allergies or special breathing requirements, it is true that this may not be for you. There is a gap at the top that will let dust through but a hood can easily be fashioned to eliminate this and make it similar to the Triton's head piece which is basically a hard hat with a nylon hood.

Overall, I am very satisfied with the Trend.

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Mike R. Courteau

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