Big Mike
I wanna be Dave
My brother recently asked me about converting his tattoo machines from the old-school clip style cords to RCA jacks. He showed me a catalog w/ a kit in it to do one machine that cost a staggering 40 bucks, and asked me what the deal was.
It took me 2.2 seconds to digest what he was showing me, and I told him the RCA jacks would place far less resistance on the circuit and most likely make the machines run more efficiently, and everything he was showing me could be had right down the street at Rat Shack for a lot less.
A quick trip and the same 40 bucks netted me enough parts and cords to convert and equip 4 machines. Solder up some pigtails w/ a connector on one end and an RCA jack on the other, shrink-wrap 'em, fab up some brackets real quick, and viola! the power transfer method steps out of the 19th century:
After conversion all 3 of these machines are hammering harder and smoother than before, on 2 to 2 1/2 volts LESS input. I'm betting this will result in longer mainspring life and less frequent backspring tuning.
I don't lay the ink myself, I just work on the machines and do some artwork. From seeing these machines run and getting nothing but positive feedback from the artists who've run them, I recommend doing this conversion if you're into the art...
It took me 2.2 seconds to digest what he was showing me, and I told him the RCA jacks would place far less resistance on the circuit and most likely make the machines run more efficiently, and everything he was showing me could be had right down the street at Rat Shack for a lot less.
A quick trip and the same 40 bucks netted me enough parts and cords to convert and equip 4 machines. Solder up some pigtails w/ a connector on one end and an RCA jack on the other, shrink-wrap 'em, fab up some brackets real quick, and viola! the power transfer method steps out of the 19th century:
After conversion all 3 of these machines are hammering harder and smoother than before, on 2 to 2 1/2 volts LESS input. I'm betting this will result in longer mainspring life and less frequent backspring tuning.
I don't lay the ink myself, I just work on the machines and do some artwork. From seeing these machines run and getting nothing but positive feedback from the artists who've run them, I recommend doing this conversion if you're into the art...
