by zeke79 » 12 Mar 2006 4:18
The pack a punch works great and will last a long time only being used to cut keys while on the road. The problem with the pack a punch is its limited selection of blanks that can be cut with one. I would much prefer to spend the extra bit for an hpc punch machine and have alot more flexibility in the keys that can be cut.
To answer your questions though, yes the punch works very well and is surprisingly accurate. The tool is also quite well made and should last a very long time only being used to cut to code on the road. I personally would not use it for duplication on the road as it will cause unnecessary wear. Perhaps the best quality of the tool is its price. If a person was say an institutional locksmith working with only one system (ie schlage primus) the pak a punch with a low cost duplicator could not be beat from a cost standpoint.
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Leave things like that alone, you will have nothing but trouble and they will blow up, mine is 3500watts and i wouldnt reccoment anything below 3000w if running key machines etc, there is a couple of good threads o inverters and genorators if you do a search.