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"Electrostatic spraying with water borne paint"

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2002

What kind of modification needed if switching from solvent based paint to water borne in electrostatic disc spraying?

Jfsiah
- Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

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2002

I only can answer in general terms but probably a lot:
- Not all disc systems -esp. the older ones -are capable of spraying waterbourne paint,
- Insulate the whole paint feed system, including paint drums. If you work out of a central paint feed system a break system will be needed,
- Be sure of having sufficient safety distances to earthed parts,
- Check the HV-generator. At spraying waterbourne you will need more milliamp's current. Is your HV gen. capable of supplying this?

Good luck,

Remmelt Bosklopper
- Enschede, The Netherlands

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2006

May I have an update of this question from 2002.
"What kind of modification needed if switching from solvent based paint to water borne in electrostatic disc spraying?

Fred Jonsson
private - Thailand