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 Posted 9/12/2007 10:30:05 PM |
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The secondary title sums it up...
What's the difference between the "pad" and "brush" used in sanction technology machines? What is their role in the lane conditioning process and how do they affect the playing conditions? I know there are several variables, but if there are any noticeable differences between the two ways of applying oil on the Sanction Technology... what are they?
What's the difference between Sanction Technology (in a nutshell) vs the new Brunswick Authority 22 lane machines? I understand Sanction works like a inkjet printer, and that the new Brunswick technology involves "jets" that are dedicated to each board on the lane, instead of a moving part that Sanction Technology machines have. Also, like in the first question, what are the differences in the "results" of the applied lane conditioner if compared side by side?
ANSWER:Your question is highly technical and could produce volumes of written explanation, but basically your answer is this: The difference between a pad and the brush is in the application of conditioner to the buffer brush. The pad (or wick which is not Sanction Technology) sits with its bottom part in the conditioner tank where the conditioner draws up the pad and saturates the whole pad. When actuated at the programmed moment, the pad drops on the transfer roller which then exchanges conditioner to the buffer brush, then onto the lane. The transfer brush is used in Sanction Technology in machines that have a conditioner pump. The pump pushes out a measured amount through a stream (or load), with the width of that load determined by the program - then onto the brush which smoothes the load out on to the buffer brush, which then goes onto the lane. These are two different ways to get conditioner onto the lane. The pad method has its drawbacks, as it is way less predictable in the amount that finally gets to the lane; whereas Sanction Technology is a precise measured amount that comes from the tank to the lane. The difference between Sanction Technology and the Brunswick’s A-22, is that Sanction technology is measured by volume; where the A-22 is measured by distance. Sanction Technology also uses the speed of the machine to help in the front-to-back taper of the oil pattern. The A-22 has one speed and forces more or less conditioner in a programmed area to try to get the front-to-back taper, which is less controllable. In these days of balls that have the ability to hook a lot, the differences seen on the lane are not that noticeable at first, but as the day goes on, each way of conditioning show different characteristics. The pad machines generally can not put enough conditioner on the lane to handle today’s balls. Sanction Technology (if programmed correctly), can put enough conditioner down and in the right spots to remain playable through any amount of linage. The A-22 can also put down enough for the whole day, but may have more of an issue of getting the oil down where it is exactly needed.
(Hope this helps, and I thank Kegel Tech John Forst for supplying the information). Phantom
-Vitug
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