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Excellent video. You actually show the wiring of the solenoid. Exactly what I needed. Adding that resistor I would not have thought of!. I've got 124 more if you ever run out, LOL. Many thanks and please continue your most informative videos on the K4o!
Thanks for the vid, I would have taken the lid off and placed it on a support but you made it look soo easy, just waiting for my ammeter, gone for the old fashioned round black type they just look soo Cool! TFS, GB :)
My advice would be to order the demos and give them a try. I actually ordered the demos this morning because I feel Pickleball Central sent me a paddle that might have been a dud or damaged further. The paddle had no gearbox wrapping or packaging, and as I see more unboxing videos with packaging of the face of the paddle etc, it makes me wonder. I ordered the pro demos in both power and control, I’m a big Gearbox advocate and I know they need to play better than the one I had.
@@mw3designs Thank you. Yeah, I think whoever is working in the packaging dept at PB Central isn't paying attention to quality control etc. I purchased a used Paddletek Pro paddle which was supposed to be thin grip; it came as the standard grip. After sending pictures and being on the phone with them I received the correct paddle.
I used the stock air assist when I first got the laser, and I did not like it. Wasn’t powerful enough for cutting in my opinion. I had a smaller laser that was connected to my air compressor with a ball valve, I manually turned the air on when needed. At first I just hooked up my OmTech that way, but quickly decided to use the options on the software and the control board to make the air assist work as it should with my larger air compressor. My on board air assist is still in the unit, but I put it on a switch and leave it turned off.
@@mw3designs Thank you for getting back to me on this. My stock air on my 60 w Chinese laser died and I want to upgrade to a compressor for air assist but am a bit intimidated by the electronics of it all. My plan was to hook it up and manually turn it on and off with a set PSI for now.... With the plan of tying it in to the machine for control later. Thanks again!
On my smaller laser the air assist was manual like I stated and I used it that way for years. I put an air line with regulator right next to the laser with a 1/4” ball valve right next to the laser, I would turn on the air and send the job. You should have no problems doing it that way, and it’s all user preference, not everyone does it the same.
When it arrived I was totally impressed, after playing a couple weeks I was not impressed. Went back to my old Gearbox CX11. I’m a big fan of my gearbox paddles, GX6, CX11, CX14 but this one just didn’t feel like right. Possible I got a dud, and I go back and fourth about trying it again, but this time the power version.
@@mw3designs Which CX14 do you have…the H or the elongated? I just got the Pro Power Fusion and it definitely helps my power. I was thinking about adding the control version to use when playing against bangers. I have a hard time at the kitchen with my elongated CX14.
Wandering if anyone knows that the wireless receiver has a continuous amp draw and will run your battery down if you don't put in some sort of a power cut off switch to the hot lead of the wireless receiver. This can also be done without the diodes by using fused relays. I did a 300 amp Blue Sea battery cut off switch that disconnects all power to everything except for the DC to DC charger from the truck and Solar input charger to the battery.
I would assume there is going to be some type of low power draw that the receiver uses as it’s searching for input from the remote. This is the reason I installed a the trip style fuse with on off switch. I leave it off until I get to where I’m dumping. I also don’t know if there are any devices (frequencies l) that might trigger the receiver to lift the dump while I’m driving…. I don’t have must trust in these cheap Amazon devices, but it has worked flawless time after time. People still look at me with that confused look as I’m backing in and the dump is already going up. In and out quick, especially if it’s an extra smelly day at the city dump.
I’ve been thru 2 or 3 of these heaters and have one in storage with something wrong with,I hate working on em cause I don’t know anything about em.i don’t know if you have one but they make a temp switch for these are handy as hell,plug into it and plug it into outlet and set preferred temp and it’ll start and stop automatically I love em
Ok, this is great information, just what I was looking for. But you might want to look at the HUGE volume change between your talking and the intro music. Does it really need to have such a huge increase? When the volume is high enough for your speech at the start it nearly bursts your eardrums when that intro base cuts in.
I haven’t used E6000 to fix delamination but from what I’ve read it dries like a very strong rubber glue. It should work, but it’s also very cheap to go to the store and get 2 part epoxy, they sell them at Walmart and hardware stores and also Home Depot and Lowe’s. But if you can only get the E6000, clean up the hole and put some in, then clamp just like this guy shows with tape. You can also put heavy things on top of the board area instead of clamping if you don’t have clamps, like the leg of a piece of furniture. You definitely want to do something to seal the hole and repair it because it’s not a serious issue until water gets inside the top sheet and begins to damage the internal parts of the board and the wood.
Much appreciated. One thing I can suggest is keep your line crimper on the rear while you’re changed both filters. I also ran some fuel oil through the system when I release the clamp through the front filter so there’s less to bleed. I appreciate the update. Thank you for the video.
I got a paddle from Six Zero in a plastic bag type envelope…. It was scratched. Legacy was the same, don’t understand how you put so much effort in creating a prime paddle then ship in such a flimsy way.
This purchase was my first from Pickleball Central (and my last),didn’t know this but they are known to ship paddles in envelopes. All my other Gearbox were purchased direct from Gearbox, and arrive packaged in a box. I’m pretty sure paddles don’t like to be fed through machine sorting….
They"re fairly simple to work on and should last a lifetime if taken care of and cleaned regularly. One little bit of info I found in the owners manual...in cold weather it will start instantly if you hold your finger over the pressure adjustment screw when you turn the switch on. The fuel gets thicker (diesel) in cold weather and is harder to get sucked up the fuel line when the pump starts.
Thanks for sharing that info. With the price of Kerosene where I am at $6.59 a gallon I’m ready to switch over to Diesel. I have a few of these heaters, and going to convert one to Diesel for comparison. I did hear the Winter Diesel mix here is a thinner version.
@@mw3designs I run just good old pump diesel (no. 2) which I just thin with a little alcohol in the colder months. Mine burns clean no fumes on diesel. I never liked the smell of kerosene anyway.
So many failures between gearbox and pickleball central. No head cover and box from gearbox. How pickleball central shipped it. For that kind of money. That’s unacceptable
After seeing other videos of the new paddles I realized something wasn’t right with Pickleball Central. Not only did my paddle arrive in an envelope damaged, it also did not have the packaging, no gearbox “wrapper” or “marketing cover” over the paddle. They told me no worries they would send a replacement when it was back in stock, well they did, but then cancelled the order an hour later saying they didn’t have inventory. Long story short, I returned the paddle, it was damaged, I was not impressed with the paddles performance, and I am now fighting with Pickleball Central for the money back. They said 10-15 days to process the return payment after they receive the paddle, well paddles been in their hands for days already. I now wonder if the paddles lack of performance was from it being damaged more than it looked, maybe the core was damaged and you could not see it. I was waiting on that replacement paddle so I could compare, but they never held up their end of the bargain. They are definitely giving Gearbox a bad name at this point, because I was loyal to Gearbox, but this experience has me looking at other manufacturers now.
I think that you need a small amount of air at all times to protect the lens in your machine. I have seen a small bleed bypass valve put in with a T adapter. The other way is to get another valve like you said on the status pin ether way you need a little bleed valve to protect the lens. looks like a great machine hope you have the best of luck with it.
I started out with a eBay Chinese K40, it was the most basic machine and had no air assist. I used this machine for quite some time until I added an air assist. I would have to clean the lens once in a while, but it didn’t fail. There are some jobs I still do today that I can not use any air assist with because it will adversely effect the engraving on that specific material.
Will someone please explain to me why my Gearbox Power Pro Elongated has no power and even less pop? I have never seen a paddle got such great reviews so I had to buy one and I am EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED with the paddle! What am I missing? I am a 5.0 player and I hit with a lot of top spin but my volleys had less pop than my Ronbus by far!!! Not happy at all with this paddle!!!
I feel the same way about this paddle. Maybe something changed from the prototype to production model. I think they should pull some random paddles off the shelf and compare them.
@user-wh1cv5vh5n - You should weigh your paddle. Gearbox specs the Pro Power Elongated at 8.0oz with NO VARIANCE in weight. I got one of the powerless duds - it weighed 7.6oz. It went back in the same Pickleball Central envelope it was shipped in. BTW- Pickleball Central customer service has been great so far on this and has been excellent in the past. I would be shocked if @GearboxPickleball posts anything here regarding an obvious QC issue with what appears to be a substantial number of the initial Pro series production run.
Unfortunately I already returned it to pickleball galaxy and got my refund. I know 2 other people who also got duds. Glad to hear pickleball Central is giving people refunds on these due to problems. Ive told numerous people not to buy one from Gearbox themselves as they dont allow returns. @@brian6strings
I always overgrip for a larger circumference. Curious to see the "sleeve" that is under the factory grip tape. I use Alien Pro grip tape C=Tac. I use bicycle inner tube cut down to replace the ones that come with all paddles.
Got my Pro Power Fusion and paddle had zero power. Also played with a friends pro power elongated and same thing. He returned his. I sent mine to John Kew pickleball for testing. There are definitely some quality control problems going on here with these. Several others complaining about lack of power and possibly mis labeling powers / control paddles.
I don’t want to bad mouth Gearbox as I am happy with pretty much all of my paddles so far, but I am feeling somewhat the same way as you. Mine is the control elongated, my previous control paddle has way more control, so much spin sometimes people feel the surface of my paddle, and power as well! I played with the Pro for a week and it just feels dead, at first I thought it was the quieter sound they detail in their description, it wasn’t. I have since gone back to my CX11e which does not disappoint.
@gearboxPickleball has a serious quality control problem going on. Someone is going to be doing a video here soon highlighting these issues. @@mw3designs
I have never even received a used paddle from a private seller in an envelope, nor do I ship my paddles out that way either. Good news is, I’ve been playing with it all week, and it’s holding up well. Pickleball Central is going to replace it once it is back in stock, and their customer service was very helpful.
Shame on Pickleball Central for shipping paddles in envelopes, I’m in the eCommerce logistics industry- your paddles journey to you had to avoid forklift blades, then took many turns, tumbles and bounces amongst many other larger boxes and bags on top of each other. You wouldn’t believe what a parcel goes through in processing centers. A simple box would solve most (not all) damages like the one you experienced. I’m sure they will stand behind it but what a hassle.
I also ordered from pickleball central and my paddle had 2 very small dents in the face of the paddle there customer service was excellent tho and they are sending me a new one I completely agree tho with an almost 300 dollar paddle it needs to ship with better protection they informed me my next one will be in a box
There are some that are chipped so far, I had the same issue with mine and no affect to play. I submitted mine through warranty. Gearbox will take care of you!
Sorry to hear that your product has been damaged and please reach out to Pickleball Central and they can provide a new paddle or refund you. We pride ourselves in producing quality product that we stand behind and a customer that has purchased paddles in the past you should well aware of this.
Yes we ship it in a box and also include other measures to keep the paddle safe. We appreciate your business and excited for you try the new Pro paddles. Let us know how you like it. Thanks Kim
I was shocked when my mail carrier handed me an envelope… I thought maybe the paddle wasn’t coming today, but as soon as I felt it and read the label I knew what it was.
@@GearboxPickleball Kim, do you have any insight on what material that edge is made from, and is it just a coating over the normal Gearbox edge I’m used to?
