HEAT PRESS minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!
Go to Page...
This section of the forum is where Rodney, a die hard screen printing fan, journeys into the world of heat press and heat transfers. Coming from the perspective of a complete heat press newbie making t-shirts for the first time. Jump right in :)
[HEAT PRESS] - minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!
Re: minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!
Lucy is right. Get a teflon pad protector for the bottom platten. Imprintables Warehouse has them to fit all sizes of machines and they are easier to clean than that hard rubbery stuff on them now.
__________________ Everything tastes better on a stick
Re: minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodney
It cost me about $700. Because the way my house is laid out, they had to take a "round about" route to my main circuit box.
i was lucky enought to find a guy that sold me two 15x15 used mighty presses for $100. he gave me the deal because they didn't seem to be working right, and the 20 amp fuse kept tripping on the presses.
i found out that you can replace the built-in fuses on the presses (in my case, i called Stahl’s, the maker of the mighty press) and they sold me a replacement fuse for $18 ($27 after shipping).
as someone who thought originaly that i might need to hire an electrician to solve my heat press problems -- i just bring that up as something to check out before hiring an electrician. ;-)
Re: minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Theory13
i was lucky enought to find a guy that sold me two 15x15 used mighty presses for $100. he gave me the deal because they didn't seem to be working right, and the 20 amp fuse kept tripping on the presses.
i found out that you can replace the built-in fuses on the presses (in my case, i called Stahl’s, the maker of the mighty press) and they sold me a replacement fuse for $18 ($27 after shipping).
as someone who thought originaly that i might need to hire an electrician to solve my heat press problems -- i just bring that up as something to check out before hiring an electrician. ;-)
cheers,
--A.
Are you saying you can just change the fuse on the press to a lower amp and it will work with a normal plug?
Maybe it's different for the larger presses (mine is a 16 x 20)
Re: minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodney
Are you saying you can just change the fuse on the press to a lower amp and it will work with a normal plug?
Maybe it's different for the larger presses (mine is a 16 x 20)
Hey Rodney,
nope. what i've learned is that the fuses on these heat presses can get old, and then don't hold the amount of amps that they are designed/supposed to hold anymore.
the way my press was acting, i origonally thought i might need to rewire my home like you did -- but instead, by replacing my fuse with a fresh amp curcuit breaker, my press works fine at my home now.