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Evaluate HVLP Turbine Unit Construction and Air Filtration

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Choosing an HVLP System! What You NEED to Know

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Bill explains that turbine sprayers, unlike compressed air systems, utilize high-impeller blower motors. A critical factor when selecting a unit is the size of the box housing the motor. Smaller, compact units often have inadequate ventilation, leading to motors overheating and burning out faster. Larger units with better airflow contribute significantly to motor longevity. He also stresses the importance of effective air filtration in spray painting to prevent dust and dirt particles from mixing with the paint and contaminating the finish. Apollo, for instance, uses a 'quadra-filter' system for superior air cleaning.

Goal: Identify key features of a quality HVLP turbine unit.

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  • HVLP Turbine Unit Apollo — Providing high-volume, low-pressure air for spraying

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compressed air it is an alternative way of atomizing paints and materials it's using a high impeller blower motor that come in many different sizes and this is where the understanding of the technology is very important one does not buy HVLP based upon consumption or hours of usage but rather what coatings you're looking to act them to access with the equipment right and that this is what makes selection important right and so when it comes to just the unit itself I mean wonder what are some of the features you know in a good quality unit I should be looking for sure well we'll talk about the unit the the turbine unit itself and then we'll talk about the guns up for the perfect okay well in a unit you want to consider what the unit is made of you want good solid construction it's going to hold up it's going to last you want critical is the size of the box that the unit is May and you can you look at turbines you see some of them are in small compact boxes you see others that are larger why is some smaller why is some logic ventilation it's the key to motor longevity right so that so those little boxes they're gonna get a lot hotter in cycles are not ventilated very well and the motor will burn out faster right so I can't see inside the box inside the motor how do I know when it comes to all these different HVLP sprayer they all got like a turbine unit how do I know I'm buying one with a good quality turbine that's a tough question to answer you don't know you don't you have to rely on who you're buying equipment from right is it a usa-made motor is it made specific for HVLP is it a stock motor of those are questions that can be asked right I notice in there's a lot of different HT opening units out there and it seems like every single one has different ventilation systems when it comes to air filters and what's the importance of an air filter and I noticed that some units only have one air filter and some units have multiple air filters what's better and in in paint spraying obviously you want the cleanest air possible you don't want any particles of dust or dirt filtering into the air that could mix with the paint and get onto your substrate and the work so the better the filtration system the less chance there is of having an accident or a problem so why does what is Apollo have two filters they have one on both sides of the unit what's that purpose actually Apollo has something that's called Quadra filters quad refills because there are two main filters…

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