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Category: Tech Tips
Tech tips to make it easy to maintain, repair, or upgrade Vaniman equipment.
How to Properly Place HEPA Air Purifiers in Dental Settings
HEPA air purification systems are often misplaced in dental offices and labs. Use this guide to properly place your HEPA air purifier. Dental staff and equipment dealers are rarely educated on the nuances of where to place air filtration devices in dental settings. (For a TL;DR version click here.) Indoor air quality is important. According […]
9 Surprising Things You Can Do With a Dental Sandblaster
Have you ever looked at a dental sandblaster and thought, “What else can I do with this thing?” Here at Vaniman, we know the answer to this question to be, “a lot.” In fact, micro sandblasters are used in more industries than you think.
How to Use Abrasive Blasting to Remove Coatings From PCBs
This guide will help you use abrasive blasting to remove coatings from PCB’s and circuit boards. In particular, how to remove parylene remove various coatings, including conformal coating with abrasive blasting using a sandblaster. if you’re looking for something more in depth, check our Ultimate Guide to Conformal Coating Removal. STEP 1: Determine the type […]
Air Supply Connections for Blasters
Find the best way to connect a Vaniman sandblaster to the air supply. Tubing type & hardware being used dictates the best connection method.
RED Dot Motor Replacement – Vanguard 2x, Voyager, Van-I-Vac, & Vanguard 1x
***The RED DOT MOTOR 97037 is replacing the “Blue Dot Technology” Motors 97006 & 97007*** ***The RED DOT MOTOR 97038 is replacing the “Blue Dot Technology” Motor 97005*** For newer units, red dot motor 97037 is being replaced with motor 97041. Diagnosing a bad motor 1. Motor sounds noisy. 2. Motor stops running or runs […]
Central Vs. Single Station Dust Collection
Large labs with 20 or more technicians requiring dust collection most of the workday are candidates for a central dust collection system.
VIDEO: Shaker Motor Replacement
Diagnosing a bad shaker motor 1. Shaker stops working 2. Shaker sounds noisy Installation Instructions Replacing a StoneVac Shaker with quick slide connectors: 1. Remove the eight (8) screws with a Phillips head screwdriver from the top panel of the StoneVac unit. Slide the panel towards the front of the unit and then lift up […]
VIDEO: How to Replace the Motor Brushes on a Vaniman Dust Collector
Diagnosing Bad Brushes If your motor stopped working here are some questions you can ask yourself to diagnose your dust collector motor: 1. Do I have a brush motor? All of our dust collector motors have brushes in them except for the Stone Vac II Brushless and the V-Six. Some of the Stone Vac II […]
VIDEO: How to Replace a Vanguard/Voyager/Van-I-Vac Motor and Brushes
The Vanguard Series dust collectors were designed for the dental industry to collect material created from model trimming, grinding, and polishing such as porcelain dust, gypsum dust, abrasives, and mental filings. These units are extremely low maintenance, remain quiet at 55 decibels, have powerful suction, and filter particles as small as 1 micron. A secondary […]