Black Body Flash for Auto

[rmonks]

Is there any M&R owners that use this flash from BBC http://www.bbcind.com/autoflashdryer.aspx . Would appreciate your comments.

[RICK STEFANICK]

It mounts similar to the m/r reno flash. BBC makes excellent manual flashes and i am sure that flash is a quality product and will work really good.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Didn't want to start a new thread for this. Just checking on who, if anyone has one and how has it been?

[Mr Tees!!]

...I use one on my DiamondBack, it works fine. It clamps down to the bars that hold the squeegees and floods. I also had to change the plug at the end, but no big deal. Actually I did have to mod it a hair to keep it from sagging, but nothing extreme. Any specific question?

[Prosperi-Tees]

I guess I just need to see it operate. How do you keep the choppers from chopping while its clamped in? That may be a dumb question that im not thinking thru enough

[tancehughes]

We use one on our dback, when you tell the press that the head is a flash then it knows not to chop. Works pretty good, wish I had a quartz though

[Mr Tees!!]

Tance, what year is your DB? I thought you had to adjust the choppers all the way down to keep it from chopping?

BTW, Kevin, the "all choppers chopping" is a DB-only issue. You should be fine on a Gauntlet.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Ah well that explains the flash switches on the control panel!

[tancehughes]

2010 diamond back

[ScreenFoo]

We've been running one for a couple years. 

Just a 0-100 'power' control, no actual thermostat or temp readout--may be a deal breaker if you do fancy stuff a lot.

Only other issue I've had is having to beat it up to adjust the height/level--it seems like the paint wants to stick after it heats up and cools down a few hundred times. 

When I've flipped the head on, the choppers make it tilt up or down a bit, but barely change how it sits.  The way the air is plumbed, one set is always up and one is always down anyway, unless you have a rather unorthodox Gauntlet, and the (sticky paint) adjustment is there to compensate for however it sits on your press.

Considering the prices, I'd have to have a very good reason to buy a fancier flash after running this one.  I have to admit, occasionally I miss the old Omni style with a real thermostat (mostly with fleece, or blends) but it does a great job for the money.

[Prosperi-Tees]

can these be put on a stand?