RUPES New iBrid Polishers First Look. HLR21 & HLR15
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- Опубликовано: 8 мар 2024
- ESOTERIC has been working with RUPES for over a decade and launched the first machines in the US market, along with becoming the first authorized training center.
Todd Cooperider and Chris Devito from RUPES team up to take a look at the all-new battery-powered BIGFOOT iBRID Polishers HLR21& HLR15.
Order today. These machines are shipping soon!
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I would be curious to see the real world testing that I know esoteric will do for battery charge and run time. Cool concept
The charger will charge one battery faster than you can deplete the other battery.
I am just a DIY guy so no, but I wish I could justify it, I still use my Rupes HLR15ES which still works great.
I can't wait to get one.
Baited breath for the followup demonstration video!
I would love to see the video of the balancing a coin on polisher.
Received mine but yet to use, for the money I think it should have come in a dedicated storage case like the Flex.
I'm waiting on a new ibrid nano. That sucker is six years old. I think it's time for a revision. 😅
Only thing that worries me is that the location of the battery. Every other manufacter has offset fitment battery. There seems to be very little clearence
This one has plenty of clearance. The portion that sticks out is above the polisher. I cant see how i would hit the paint using it.
Anticipating your feedback and review. The price makes it a hard decision for non-pros. Will they be releasing the polisher, battery packs, and charger only option any time soon?
Definitely hope they do, I currently use a 5inch DeWalt DA since all my tools are Dewalt and I only use the power stack batteries. Looking to buy an additional two for the Rupes
Thank you Todd. Am I wrong? Look like dielectric grease is needed again
Also I would hope your shop looks into Mirka at some point. The 3” seems to be above and beyond anything ever offered. And I don’t think it would be a stretch to have them build a 5” / 6” for automotive industry
I’d love to know if that new backing plate is backwards compatible with the corded machines!
It is not...
Are composite gears normal for polishers?
These are the first.
When will the wired adapter be released??
Waiting on Rupes to announce that.
So any news when they will be shipping to distributors?
We just got notification that our first shipment was sent yesterday, but that one will only cover our pre-orders. These will be very limited supply at first.
I thought they said all the distributors are receiving them at the same time?
@Esotericdetail so that's for all the distributors correct?
@@dillon599 I can't comment on others...
Reliability is a concern
We've never questioned Rupes' reliability. They've made excellent polishers for many years, and we don't expect anything less with the HLR machines.
Let's talk about how many batteries I would need to have for this 1000$ machine to effectively polish a whole car, when the stated battery life is 45 minutes. And if I would use the wired adapter, then why bother with a battery powered machine? Battery life gets lower with time as well. And for very specific use cases where you just quickly grab it to see of you can polish a spot...1000$ LOL no way
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$1000 + taxes in 🇨🇦 hard to justify whem milwaukee m18 are at least, 50% cheaper...
I hope these don't sound like bag of nickels, after a few months of use. The 3" hasn't aged well at all.
They made improvements to the 2024 version.
What is your experience with the 3"?
@@danlc95 I've got one with about seven hours on it. A friend of mine has one with about 25 hours on it. Mine is three times louder than it was when I bought it. His is past something worth using because of the vibration.
@@timkinley1779 - That's no good. Have you contacted them to see if they can do something about it?
I was considering going all cordless with them, but I need to see that this stuff works long term.
@@danlc95 Buy the Murca if you want a 3". It is five times better than anything else.
These were at the Canadian Auto Show last month and I got to play around with them a bit. It feels pretty light and is the smoothest cordless polished I’ve ever used. I really want to get one but it cost $1k CDN 🥲
Another power tool with another propriety battery. Unfortunate.
Feel this would be easier to market if they had gotten in contact with Milwaukee/dewalt and used their design to accept batteries.
They have their own polishers, why would they allow a competitor to use their battery?
Overpriced garbage
Want some cheese with that whine 😂
Please enlighten us with your direct experience with the machine that enabled you to draw such a conclusion.