Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Respirators- Trend & Air Cap
Jerry Whitaker
>Looking for positive or negative comments on both Trend Airshield and Aircap 2 respirators. The Aircap 2 looks real simple, light weight and it supposedly runs on 4 "C" batteries for 30-40 hours. Using rechargable NMh or Lithium cells, this sounds like it might be the best deal of all.
Re: Respirators- Trend & Air Cap
GeeSeaWhy
>I bought the Trend Airshield over the Triton unit (didn't look at the aircap). Main reason for choosing the Trend was the Triton has a belt unit - too much stuff to put on and I would be less likely to use it. The Airshield is as easy to put on as a regular faceshield. Well, a bulky, heavy faceshield. It's fine in use but if I push it up it won't balance. The battery is rated for 4 hrs use, which is plenty for most of what I do. You can't wear regular earmuffs with it, which is a problem when power sanding - I don't like ear plugs.
Biggest gripe about it: you swing the filter unit up to replace the battery; getting it back into place is a challenge, especially when the unit is new.
Unexpected side-effect: the fan isn't noisy but it is very effective at masking sounds (like my partner calling me to supper).
HTH
Graeme