Large bulb blower

[AlcorAlly]

I'm using a small Zeiss bulb blower for cleaning optical equipment. It's good quality but it does feel a little weak at times.

I've considered buying a large Giottos 1903 bulb blower but it's £40! 

Are there any more affordable alternatives? 

Edited March 2, 2023 by AlcorAlly

[Gfamily]

Somehow your link to the Giottos blower is actually a link back to this page. 

[AlcorAlly]

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Somehow your link to the Giottos blower is actually a link back to this page. 

oh dear, thanks, should be fixed now!

[Adreneline]

29 minutes ago, AlcorAlly said:

I've considered buying a large Giottos 1903 bulb blower but it's £40! 

I have the £11.70 version and it works a treat - no complaints.

[Alan White]

I have used Giotos Blowers for years on camera kit cleaning, stand up to carrying all the time in a camera rucksack and soild.
I use the plural not because they are wearing out, I amd Mrs W both have them.

I am sure the cost you are showing on the Big A is rather highe, I am sure we paid far, far less.

[fwm891]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334771951451?hash=item4df1f6975b:g:SXwAAOSwO9ZkAErJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8MxTnSIPS%2F5AcNauLi6YPDtibBlvHG451jrKJ5s6wnz31QFRYHfLciV4P9CJfyeK3xzq4%2FYqm8G4P0PTua1WXhoAf41LQEitBr7JfArPHlkfKIoasmpN%2FkRflPfOn%2Bi65lYacTIo5CODAin5AgPN729GuaPQ9ShUFqumH%2FCfw9vFhHPI5dNr%2BX3gyvEJ9Nf7DZWbno660HukLcb939XpwKWWjGyqKQmPEvvAExgSA1v%2Fzg80%2BkAROrVwKiVt9iVDrz2288mqX2MxsQqhlmBuRzUwTlepxPza7rp6s8c1t25RWvhSwTqTu12iUYdQYJv97Q%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBMzPOardRh

[Naughty Neal]

If not worried about a brand name then cheap rocket ones for as little as £2. 26 can be had form china on ebay.

 

Rocket Rubber Air Pump Dust Blower Cleaning Cleaner For DSLR Digital Camera Lens 720355346607 | eBay

Edited March 4, 2023 by Naughty Neal
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[AlcorAlly]

Thanks! Those are very similar in size to the Zeiss blower I already have. I was looking for a larger size.

[markse68]

how big is your current blower? The rocket blowers and their copies are pretty big- maybe not quite as big as the Giotto one but it’s hard to make sense of the dimensions Amazon list

Mark

[markse68]

That price for the red one is lidicrous! I think this is the same in black for £11.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Giottos-GTAA1900-Rocket-Air-Blower/dp/B00017LSPI/ref=asc_df_B00017LSPI/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430902865904&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2151162777962526006&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044970&hvtargid=pla-434658642196&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=104042186070&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430902865904&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2151162777962526006&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044970&hvtargid=pla-434658642196

Mark

[AlcorAlly]

13 minutes ago, markse68 said:

That price for the red one is lidicrous! I think this is the same in black for £11.99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Giottos-GTAA1900-Rocket-Air-Blower/dp/B00017LSPI/ref=asc_df_B00017LSPI/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=430902865904&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2151162777962526006&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044970&hvtargid=pla-434658642196&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=104042186070&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=430902865904&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2151162777962526006&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044970&hvtargid=pla-434658642196

Mark

I don't think so. This one is 6x19 and the large one is 15x30. 

[AlcorAlly]

37 minutes ago, markse68 said:

how big is your current blower?

My current one is about 15cm tall and 5cm wide. 

[markse68]

that’s what i mean about the amazon dimensions being impossible to fathom- i think they are the package dimensions. 30cm tall would be ridiculously huge! I think they’re both 7.5” tall inc nozzle. The Giottos website doesn’t seem to work so hard to confirm. the black is model number 1900, the red 1903. They’re both described as “large”

Mark

[markse68]

2 minutes ago, AlcorAlly said:

My current one is about 15cm tall and 5cm wide. 

that sounds quite large!

[markse68]

all i can find is that they make 3 sizes- small, med, large.

The large is 7.5” tall x 2.4” diameter with a 2.25” nozzle. Model AA1900

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/259157-REG/Giottos_AA1900_Rocket_Air_Blower.html

the medium is 6.6” tall x 2.1” dia with a 2.25” nozzle. Model AA1910

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/318545-REG/Giottos_AA1910_Rocket_Air_Blower.html

Mark

[markse68]

here the red 1903 is listed as same dimensions as the 1900- only difference is colour. cheaper too if you particularly want it in red…

https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/434380-giottos-aa1903-rocket-air-blaster-large-red?gclid=Cj0KCQiA9YugBhCZARIsAACXxeJGFTgIWNljfhr8Fr67y2AigeqZb9NANdf2YzH5hjxhegnzw6WrC1QaAsK_EALw_wcB

[AlcorAlly]

1 hour ago, markse68 said:

30cm tall would be ridiculously huge! I think they’re both 7.5” tall inc nozzle.

Thank you Mark, maybe you're right. Although 30cm isn't that ridiculus if you take the feet into account.

I just wanted a bigger size to what I already have but the 7.5” version is barely bigger.

Oh well, maybe I should just be content with what have!

Thanks anyway for looking it up and checking for me

[markse68]

You say that but if you take a sphere of 5cm dia and compare it’s volume to one of 6cm dia it almost doubles so it is significant 👍

Mark