Battery power for blinds
South Shields-based Solar Solve Marine has taken advantage of new potential to use battery power to drive blind motors to launch battery-operated versions of its Solasolv roller sunscreens for marine applications.
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pring and clutch operated Solasolv roller screens were introduced in 1987, followed a few years
later by electrically motorised options
in both low voltage and mains voltage formats. However, the demand for electrically operated screens has never been particularly strong, due in part to
the cabling requirements, according to the supplier. Now all this is set to change. “Tese
obstacles are totally eliminated with the battery-operated screens and the 20metre-range hand held remote control that operates using radio frequency, eliminating the need to be in direct line of site with the screens,” the company now says. Te compact tubular motor is powered
by eight standard ‘AA’ batteries, which can be either disposable or re-chargeable, and the screens can be programmed to operate in groups or individually. With lithium batteries, one charge is expected to last 12 to 18 months of normal operation. Battery operated rollers are also now
available for the Rolasolv range of marine roller blinds for the accommodation areas of a vessel. NA
Battery operation is ideal for CASSLITE roller blinds located behind window drapes in a vessel’s accommodation areas.
F. Ball launches great leveller
F. Ball and Co. Ltd has augmented its marine-certified range of sub-floor preparation products and flooring adhesives, with the launch of the new ‘Stopgap Blue Bag’ - a general purpose self-smoothing underlayment. A low odour, cementitious underlayment, Blue Bag can be applied over adhesive residues without priming, is mixed with ‘114 Liquid’ to create a slurry, and takes around 24 hours to set on a non-absorbant surface. Designed to eliminate surface irregularities before the installation of floorcoverings, Blue Bag is said to be ideal for
use on steel decks in light and medium-duty areas and is type-approved by Det Norske Veritas. Stopgap Blue Bag is said to be an advance on F. Ball’s other products targeting the marine market and, while ‘self-
smoothing’ technology is not appropriate to the marine setting, given vessel motions and the potential for non-level surfaces at the setting stage, the product is said to offer superior smoothening properties.
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