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Title pretty well says it. I'm interested in hearing what the new Flex long throw has as far as power. We know it can hit 9K. Has anyone ordered one yet?
 
very interested to see how it compares to rupes and gg long throws
 
Awww, what the heck. I got a $500 AG gift certificate from Christmas with the thought of getting a long throw of some sort. Then I see this pop up tonight and I say to myself, "Maybe if it goes on sale, I'll pick it up." So of course there's a 20% sale this weekend! Lol. I ordered the starter kit with 5 black ThinPros, another 6 pack of white ThinPros, and also got the 1, 2, and 3 inch Flex backing plates for my PE14 along with a set of each sized pad to go with the backing plates. Oh yeah, might as well add another backing plate extension. I'm a Flex guy, what can I say? With the deal I got on the gift certificate, this was all less than $400. So, I'll just be sitting here, shaking my bottles of Menzerna, waiting for spring time...
 
DaveT435 said:
Title pretty well says it. I'm interested in hearing what the new Flex long throw has as far as power. We know it can hit 9K. Has anyone ordered one yet?
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i was looking for that why dont they tell you what size the motor is?
 
i dont think its all about power with long throws? otherwise they would just make them forced rotation wouldn't they? for example the gg6 has a stronger motor then the g15 but that doesn't mean it works as well
 
Black Lab said:
Awww, what the heck. I got a $500 AG gift certificate from Christmas with the thought of getting a long throw of some sort. Then I see this pop up tonight and I say to myself, "Maybe if it goes on sale, I'll pick it up." So of course there's a 20% sale this weekend! Lol. I ordered the starter kit with 5 black ThinPros, another 6 pack of white ThinPros, and also got the 1, 2, and 3 inch Flex backing plates for my PE14 along with a set of each sized pad to go with the backing plates. Oh yeah, might as well add another backing plate extension. I'm a Flex guy, what can I say? With the deal I got on the gift certificate, this was all less than $400. So, I'll just be sitting here, shaking my bottles of Menzerna, waiting for spring time...
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Right... I had a 300.00 gift certificate, with the sale today I pulled the trigger too. I have a 15 Mark II

fightnews said:
i was looking for that why dont they tell you what size the motor is?
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It says 700 watt. I don't know if the description I'm reading is for the old one or this new one though. Flex is known for power so we'll see how this thing does.
 
Right, I think the Mark II has the 500 watt motor. I'm interested to see if the Flex eliminates any more stalling than the Mark II. I don't really have what I would call issues with it, but occasionally it stalls, usually my fault. I'll be interested in seeing if the Flex will power through better than the Mark II.
 
The Flex website lists the power input as 710 watts and power output as 420 watts however you want to interpret that. It seems as though manufactures like to use the input rating as the advertised power (Rupes does also). Don't get too hung up on numbers, read this...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rupes-bigfoot-oribital-polishers/96321-power-vs-consumption-why-bigger-isnt-always-better.html

It lists the orbit rate (no load) at 2900-8600 opm. I thought they listed the max as 9000 opm before, but I could be wrong. No big deal either way. They picture the new model with the updated venting. I expect it to be like the last version, but revised with proper cooling to the backing plate to prevent the melting problem it had. From what I read last time around, the Rupes fans said it didn't feel quite as powerful as the 15 mk2. The Flex fans said it blew the Rupes away. I'm guessing they're probably pretty similar performance wise.
 
Black Lab said:
The Flex website lists the power input as 710 watts and power output as 420 watts however you want to interpret that. It seems as though manufactures like to use the input rating as the advertised power (Rupes does also). Don't get too hung up on numbers, read this...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rupes-bigfoot-oribital-polishers/96321-power-vs-consumption-why-bigger-isnt-always-better.html

It lists the orbit rate (no load) at 2900-8600 opm. I thought they listed the max as 9000 opm before, but I could be wrong. No big deal either way. They picture the new model with the updated venting. I expect it to be like the last version, but revised with proper cooling to the backing plate to prevent the melting problem it had. From what I read last time around, the Rupes fans said it didn't feel quite as powerful as the 15 mk2. The Flex fans said it blew the Rupes away. I'm guessing they're probably pretty similar performance wise.
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The last couple sentences sound about right. lol I read one review on the old one that said it was as powerful if not more so than the 15 Mark II. Sounds like they updated the description. Last night it was still listed as over 9000. I'll have to check it out.
 
Interested to see comparison vs 15mk2. I like erconimics of Rupes more and i do like the look of Rupes backing plates, XFE's bp doesnt seem to have as much cooling holes as Rupes.
 
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