maecrispy
05-12-2005, 09:45 PM
This is just my observations and I wanted share and see if others have noticed the same things I have or if I`m just crazy. :)
Anyway, lately I`ve noticed that I really like the spray triggers on some of the new products I`ve been receiving. Then I noticed that all the ones that I really liked are exactly the same trigger. They look like this:
Trigger on Poorboy`s Spray and Gloss:
http://homepage.mac.com/maecrispy/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-05-12%2019.09.47%20-0700/Image-DC76B9B2C35311D9.jpg
Trigger on newer EO 20/20
http://homepage.mac.com/maecrispy/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-05-12%2019.09.47%20-0700/Image-DC76E5DEC35311D9.jpg
What I like about these particular triggers:
1. Light pressure spraying - lots of times, when I lightly press on the trigger to get just a small amount of product, often a trigger will `dribble` or just spray air. These new triggers give a nice even spray even with very light pressure.
2. Priming - For a lot of spray triggers, the first few squeezes only give you air or a little bit of product. Happens even if you sit the bottle down for just a few seconds. These new triggers don`t seem to have this problem. Every squeeze gives a steady, even flow of product.
3. Trigger squeeze pressure - some triggers require very little pressure but don`t deliver much product. Others (notably those with screw type adjustors) require high pressures to produce a decent spray pattern and it seems like the spray pattern is too wide and `thin`. The new triggers seem to require just the right amount of pressure while still delivering a good amount of product.
4. Uneven spraying - older triggers sometimes produce a `snorting` sound when you squeeze the trigger rapidly. This is due to air in the mechanism and it often means uneven consecutive sprays. The new triggers don`t suffer from this problem. No snorting, just good full sprays every time.
So anyway, after digging around, I found that the triggers are the new `Mixor HP` triggers produced by Calmar for just about every industry that uses spray triggers.
Mixor HP Trigger - Calmar (http://www.calmar.com/library/factsheet_mixorhp_.pdf)
However, they only seem to sell to OEMs. I like these triggers so much that I`m almost willing to go out and buy EO 20/20 (and other products) just because of the trigger. Ok, maybe not but still... :p
So, does anybody know of any company that will sell these triggers to consumers? I`d like to get them with varying lengths to fit different size bottles.
Sorry if this post seems too long. I know it`s an anal topic. :o
Anyway, lately I`ve noticed that I really like the spray triggers on some of the new products I`ve been receiving. Then I noticed that all the ones that I really liked are exactly the same trigger. They look like this:
Trigger on Poorboy`s Spray and Gloss:
http://homepage.mac.com/maecrispy/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-05-12%2019.09.47%20-0700/Image-DC76B9B2C35311D9.jpg
Trigger on newer EO 20/20
http://homepage.mac.com/maecrispy/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-05-12%2019.09.47%20-0700/Image-DC76E5DEC35311D9.jpg
What I like about these particular triggers:
1. Light pressure spraying - lots of times, when I lightly press on the trigger to get just a small amount of product, often a trigger will `dribble` or just spray air. These new triggers give a nice even spray even with very light pressure.
2. Priming - For a lot of spray triggers, the first few squeezes only give you air or a little bit of product. Happens even if you sit the bottle down for just a few seconds. These new triggers don`t seem to have this problem. Every squeeze gives a steady, even flow of product.
3. Trigger squeeze pressure - some triggers require very little pressure but don`t deliver much product. Others (notably those with screw type adjustors) require high pressures to produce a decent spray pattern and it seems like the spray pattern is too wide and `thin`. The new triggers seem to require just the right amount of pressure while still delivering a good amount of product.
4. Uneven spraying - older triggers sometimes produce a `snorting` sound when you squeeze the trigger rapidly. This is due to air in the mechanism and it often means uneven consecutive sprays. The new triggers don`t suffer from this problem. No snorting, just good full sprays every time.
So anyway, after digging around, I found that the triggers are the new `Mixor HP` triggers produced by Calmar for just about every industry that uses spray triggers.
Mixor HP Trigger - Calmar (http://www.calmar.com/library/factsheet_mixorhp_.pdf)
However, they only seem to sell to OEMs. I like these triggers so much that I`m almost willing to go out and buy EO 20/20 (and other products) just because of the trigger. Ok, maybe not but still... :p
So, does anybody know of any company that will sell these triggers to consumers? I`d like to get them with varying lengths to fit different size bottles.
Sorry if this post seems too long. I know it`s an anal topic. :o