Has Anyone Here Used a Donut Probe?

[alan802]

I've got the new dragon set at 390 and 23 belt speed.  It is dialed in pretty good but I'm about to run a 5 color on darks, 1000 piece job through it and see how fast we can get that belt speed while maintaining proper cure temp.  I'm torn between setting the dryer to run fast enough to put the shirts butt to butt folded, or slowing the belt and lowering the temp to put the shirts side by side.  On our 48" we had to put the shirts butt to butt and folded where the print was showing but now I have alot more belt to work with, and I can save gas by running the temp significantly lower with belt speed lower.  It's a conundrum, good problem to have I guess.

[mk162]

I would aim between the 2.  that way if you crank your speed up you won't have to adjust the dryer.  IMHO you should only adjust the dryer when changing garments...the less time people screw with it the less chance of screwing it up.

[Screened Gear]

I run my dryer at the same speed and heat for my manual or my auto. I have a 52 inch belt so on the auto I can run 2 shirts side by side. I have never maxed out. I try to keep shirts in the dryer as long as I can and still meet my production needs. Going fast is no good if the shirts are not getting cured. I personally am scared to death that I will have a client come back with a job that was not cured. So I like to have them in the dryer as long as possible. I'm on 3 years and still not a cure issue with any client.