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Post by jenum on Jan 11, 2016 9:05:32 GMT -5
Yes I do have a Mikado Seisakusho Co. Ltd green tube. I also use the 70/30 ratio for ethylene glycol/glycerine(glycerol). Where did you buy the tube? Direct from manufacturer? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 10:48:46 GMT -5
Yes I do have a Mikado Seisakusho Co. Ltd green tube. I also use the 70/30 ratio for ethylene glycol/glycerine(glycerol). Where did you buy the tube? Direct from manufacturer? No a guy on ebay sold some. If it would be possible to buy from manufacturer that would be great news. Do you know? |
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Post by jenum on Jan 11, 2016 14:34:48 GMT -5
Where did you buy the tube? Direct from manufacturer? No a guy on ebay sold some. If it would be possible to buy from manufacturer that would be great news. Do you know? I contacted Mikado a while ago. They refer me to Q4-Services. One set is not enough to order directly from Mikado. Don't know at which specific quantity you can directly place an order or you could anyway. I guess 20+ sets you catch they interest. At Q4-Services you can order Mikado tubes in low quantities. Price is about 930$ for a bare tube plus shipping, customs/taxes. Tube comes with 12 month or 2000 h warranty. Q4-Services has a really nice contact! I never purchased a tube there because 3500$ + customs for a set is equal to a (for me) good digital pj. So I tend to go digital if there isn't a chance to get the tubes at lower price. |
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jan 12, 2016 0:42:14 GMT -5
Yes I do have a Mikado Seisakusho Co. Ltd green tube. Arent they Chinese made tubes? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 5:37:09 GMT -5
No Japanese.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 9:27:21 GMT -5
I contacted them and they told me to order directly from Barco in Belgium or from Q4 Services LLC in U.S.A.
The tube I have came indeed from Barco.
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jan 13, 2016 2:56:47 GMT -5
No a guy on ebay sold some. If it would be possible to buy from manufacturer that would be great news. Do you know? I contacted Mikado a while ago. They refer me to Q4-Services. One set is not enough to order directly from Mikado. Don't know at which specific quantity you can directly place an order or you could anyway. I guess 20+ sets you catch they interest. At Q4-Services you can order Mikado tubes in low quantities. Price is about 930$ for a bare tube plus shipping, customs/taxes. Tube comes with 12 month or 2000 h warranty. Q4-Services has a really nice contact! I never purchased a tube there because 3500$ + customs for a set is equal to a (for me) good digital pj. So I tend to go digital if there isn't a chance to get the tubes at lower price. Thats dearer than i paid from Greg for the Sim grade. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2016 14:37:36 GMT -5
Just checked all my tubes and all the lug tubes are made in Japan. I do not know why but somewhere I remember that they used to be made by Panasonic. Could be Mikado bought the fascilities from Panasonic?
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jan 22, 2016 5:48:24 GMT -5
All the originals are Panasonic, Barco put their own sticker over the top of the Panasonic logo.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 6:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 6:37:17 GMT -5
From the sticker it seems still panasonic by the way with Barco label across panasonic. Still the old label april 2010 .  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 7:00:34 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 8:14:32 GMT -5
This is a lug from a 2010 Marquee. It says Panasonic on the label.  So my guess is VDC stopped before 2010 Panasonic stopped in 2011? Mikado is the only one left now? Oh and Boeijjing? |
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Post by Casethecorvetteman on Jan 22, 2016 18:35:42 GMT -5
Why are you posting these here and not in the tube comparison thread i made?
The Boeing tubes look very much the same, there is hardly a visible difference.
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