COTTON CANDY
Gold Medal “Hi Pro” Floss Ribbons “Hi-Pro”… the heating element for your cotton candy machines that leads to higher production. Now there are 6 different floss ribbons. Make sure you select the one that is correct for your machine. Not all machines use the same ribbon! To further help you identify, machines produced after February 1999 will have an added identification. Some will have a brown insulator; others will have a white insulator.
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Standard Tornado
Export 5-Inch Ribbon
7” (18 cm) Diameter Floss Ribbon r White insulator r 9 Amps, 120 volts r Wired in parallel on 120 volt equipment r Wired in series on export r #43004
For Export Floss Boss #3024EX and Export Econo Floss #3017EX r 130 Volt, 8.5 Amps r White insulator block r #42338
Mega Floss Ribbon The “Hot Shot” heating element to make a Mega Floss Produce Correctly r 10.5 Amps r Brown insulator r For export, you may choose to experiment. 256 Volts might be too hot for 50 Hz electricity. You may get better results with the #43004. r #43188
5
1/2”
(14 cm) Ribbon
For #3008SS and #3015SS r White insulator block r 8 Amps r #20005
Floss Maxx Ribbon For #3077 and #3015A r 5_” (14 cm) diameter ribbon r 120 Volts, 6.5 Amps r Brown insulator block r Note: Do not use a #20005 Ribbon. It draws too much electricity and will “pop” a 15-amp circuit breaker. r #42565
5” (13 cm) diameter ribbon For #3017 Econo Floss® and #3024 Floss Boss® Boss with electronic controls r Light green insulator block r #42279
Shown above are the five different types of floss bands now being used on various Gold Medal cotton candy machines. Make sure you get the correct band for your machine. Many operators prefer to carry a complete maintenance kit, including a replacement floss band and ribbons. In the old days, when porcelain coated floss bands were used, some of this glass-like porcelain would chip off from time to time and end up in the floss. Today, patented, plasma-coated Gold Medal floss bands are created to last through tens of thousands of dollars worth of production. However, you can destroy them. Never try to “super heat” the floss head while it’s on the machine. The plasma coating is designed to be melted once at 3,000° F. Never put a floss band in a self-cleaning oven. Simply stated: Never try to burn the carbon out of the ribbon, while the ribbonheating element is still in the band – even though it is off of the machine. We’ve told you how to destroy a Gold Medal lifetime band – they may not last a lifetime. But you should get years and years of trouble-free service if you take good care of this rather expensive part.
51/2” (14 cm) Double Band
51/2” (14 cm) Double Band
For Floss Maxx Machine #3015A and #3077 r #42517
For Whirlwind models: # 3008 and #3015, but not for model #3015A r #42213
5 1/2” (14 cm) Single Band For Floss Boss® and more recent Econo Floss® with the nonmetallic head r #43165
7” (18cm) Single Band For Twin-Wind, 7” (18 cm) H.O., Tornado S.H.O. or Mega Floss® r #42401
7” (18 cm) Double Band For Tornados r #42214 Note: The bands listed above are also available with a high temp, nonstick surface for even better results. Use the same item number, followed by PE. (Example: #43165PE)
5-Inch Ribbon for Maple Sugar r #55441
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