Does your Griot's DA say PROFESSIONAL random orbital on the side?

Mike,

Thanks for another very informative post!

Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
A few years ago I wrote that the Griot's Garage 6" ROP was like a safe version of a rotary buffer ...
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The question in my mind is if that is still true of the GG 6 RO in current production.

Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Doesn't matter to me if a person buys the GG, the Megs or the PC the point is using good technique they will all get the job done.
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Point taken. OTOH, there are differences among these three machines, characteristics and features that people need to know about to make an informed buying decision. With the original GG6, the perceived strengths were the warranty and substantial extra power delivered to the pad, as you noted above. Is the second still true? It's not clear to me that it is.
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
The one thing a thread like this does is it shows how the members of a discussion forum will dissect and discuss a topic to the 9th degree until everyone is happy with the answers and a forum consensus is reached.

I like this about forums...


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I agree.

It's just very odd to me how there's such a noticeable difference in power from the last 3 Griot's DA I've ordered, compared to the 1st. It just doesn't make any sense, and I'm trying to get to the bottom of it. After I measure the current, regardless of what the outcome is, I will not delve into this topic any deeper.
 
have the brushes been checked on the inferior units ?
 
ZEE BEST said:
I received the "kill a watt" early. One of the buttons says "Hz" on the top and "PF" on the bottom of it. Relevant?
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Amps or watts will tell you all you need to know. HZ is cycles and PF is power factor.

I think you will actually need to be applying a load (Using it) to get any useful info. If you just turn it on and let it spin it probably won' use much juice.
 
ZEE BEST said:
I received the "kill a watt" early. One of the buttons says "Hz" on the top and "PF" on the bottom of it. Relevant?
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Yes... PF is very relevant if it does means Power factor....

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Just saw the manual from the P4400... yes... it actually measures Power Factor and Active power (Watts)

So use Watts to get the Active power, which is the one we need to know.... VA will get you the Apparent Power which is the sum from Active and Reactive Power...

And as feslope said..... apply pressure..... no load current will not be that high...
 
Excited to see the results! PS mine is professional received December 2010
 
can't wait too..... lol....
This topic has been a better entertainment than most movies out there... "=]
 
***Update***

Yesterday I sent my contacts at Griot's the link to this thread to make them aware of the discussion taking place. My good friend Rob Wood at Griot's has replied back to me and asked me to post the below statement from Joel Ballard the Product Specialist at Griot's Garage to clarify any mis-information and/or speculation about their 6" Random Orbital Polisher.

I would strongly encourage everyone to read the below carefully and trust that all the employees at Griot's Garage are truly car enthusiasts like us and have a history of providing quality products that are backed-up with stellar customer support.


Hello Mike,

Our "official response" to the issues raised in the AutogeekOnline Auto Detailing Forum thread about the Griot's Garage 6" Random Orbital is:

1. The internals of the machine are 100% the same. No changes have been made internally….none, period! No changes have been made to motor, OPM, diameter of orbital throw, etc..

2. The sticker on the machine along with the box and instruction manual were changed to “Random Orbital” for a few reasons. From a marketing standpoint we don’t call our Random Orbital “Professional” on our web site, handbook or any other marketing material. We do state that you will get “professional results” with our machine. We are striving to be consistent with our marketing material and we make changes to product names from time to time.


Please feel free to use the information in this response in your post.........you may quote it directly or paraphrase it as you wish. I know you have tested our machine and posted some very positive comments about it's power as have many other Forum members.

As always, we invite anyone to contact us at our Customer Contact Center (800-345-5789 or [email protected] ) where we will be happy to answer any questions or concerns.

Thanks, again, for helping set the record straight!

Have fun in your garage!

Rob Wood
Wholesale Sales Representative
Griot's Garage
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While I know it is the nature of of a handful of members on any discussion forum to beat a dead horse, I for one am satisfied with the response from Griot's Garage and am confident if you purchase a Griot's Garage 6" Polisher you will be happy with the power it provides to do the job it is intended to do.


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Great customer service there and thanks Mike for posting the response. I, for one, am extremely pleased with my polisher and purchased knowing GG has a great reputation with its customers.

Cheers!
 
Is the GG machine still noisy like the pc? I am debating bumping up to a flex 3401 for power and less vibration.
 
If Griots says the machines are the same then they ARE the same !
 
Thanks Mike P for the explanation from Griot. Like I said in my previous post, I did not notice any difference in power between the old and newer GG6. IMO Griot took out the word professional because it was not made to run 5-8 hours a day for day's in a row. The machine was made for a hobbiest (is that a word) and not for a professional detailer.
 
Maybe the machine has a governer or something they're using to adjust it down, I dunno, but I do know this machine does not have the power my first one did, I don't care what their customer service dept says :rolleyes:
 
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