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A small aside --- These guys have been out (along with other LED units) for some time now. Anyone YET to have any info on a discharge run of 2,000 or more pieces - if so, what emulsion? What did emulsion feel like at the end of the run? Breakdowns? Etc.? <insert cricket noise>
Thanks homer - I'm sure. 244 will post results.. One would hope - with the pros or cons, but getting this info has been like pulling teeth to say the least. I'm curious for the sake of future buyers as a consideration, for if it can't hold on these dc runs, while it is certainly a step forward for some shops (e.g., with speed on plastisol and perhaps small dc runs) it's certainly a step backward for others, especially the way the "industry is going". You are right about it either being exposed or not (thanks to the law of the excluded middle :-)) but 1) even some fully exposed emulsions will break down on dc, as you well know and 2) the only way to find out if it's fully exposed, at least fully exposed for decent size dc runs for the medium sized shop, is to throw it on press and run a decent size dc job to find out, not look through a loupe, alas.
Quote from: ScreenPrinter123 on April 02, 2014, 09:01:33 AMThanks homer - I'm sure. 244 will post results.. One would hope - with the pros or cons, but getting this info has been like pulling teeth to say the least. I'm curious for the sake of future buyers as a consideration, for if it can't hold on these dc runs, while it is certainly a step forward for some shops (e.g., with speed on plastisol and perhaps small dc runs) it's certainly a step backward for others, especially the way the "industry is going". You are right about it either being exposed or not (thanks to the law of the excluded middle :-)) but 1) even some fully exposed emulsions will break down on dc, as you well know and 2) the only way to find out if it's fully exposed, at least fully exposed for decent size dc runs for the medium sized shop, is to throw it on press and run a decent size dc job to find out, not look through a loupe, alas.During our testing we ran 1,000 shirts with no breakdown of emulsion. We ran the test with a full size back print with discharge and left chest front print with all plastisol. Virtually no difference. You will typically find better results with the Starlight than any mercury vapor unit we make. Just a FYI .