New Festool Owner CT-MIDI-I is there a MIDI-II?

[supergimp]

Apologies if this has been asked before, search doesn't like short words.

I've had an ETS-EC125 or some time and recently purchased a CT-MIDI from festoolrecon to use with that and my Shaper Origin. I went looking for bags, considering the "long life (reusable?) bag.

I purchased a "CLEANTEC CT MIDI I HEPA" in February 2024. When searching for bags at Rockler, for example, I see "Festool Longlife Filter Bag LL-FIS-CT MINI/MIDI-2/CT15 (240309)" and text about post 2019 MIDI's but they only sell CT-MIDI I.

Is there a CT-MIDI II? I assume mine is post-2019 but buying from festoolrecon I started to second guess myself. What is the difference between pre- and post-2019 and is there a "MIDI II" as opposed to a MIDI-2? So confused.

Thanks in advance.

Steve

 

[mrboult]

Yeah the naming was weird and confusing imo.

There is only one new version of the Mini/Midi launched (about 2019)

It looks like the one below. It’s sometimes called the MIDI I and I’ve also seen MIDI II
If it looks like the one below, it’s the new one.

 

[Cheese]

The 1st MIDI was simply called MIDI. It had conventional rotary switches.
The 2nd MIDI and current machine is called MIDI I. It has membrane switches.

 

[Ron B]

Newer one works with Bluetooth.

 

[supergimp]

Ah thank you. Mine looks like the new one and has bluetooth (half the reason I got it over the Mini, me being cheap and only needing a small dust extractor).

Steve

 

[Ron B]

Look at the backside of the Midi, below the electrical cord.  There is a nameplate sticker below the cord on the right hand side.  That nameplate has a manufacturer's date on it.  (this applies to other Festool tools also-in case you buy more from Recon ).  On the RH side of the sticker it has FESTOOL in green letters, then below that a box that states the amps, and then below that another box that has the Month/year it was manufactured, like 04-21 for April 2021.  As Cheese stated, the newer one is the Midi I model and that is also on the nameplate. 

It is easy to get confused following Festool's model # and names (like Midi and Midi I).  It seems when a new model # is needed, it is just picked at random.  They changed systainer style a few years ago and even though the tool itself did not change, that required a new model #. 

 

[Coen]

Yeah the use of suffix 'I' is kinda poor. Would have been better if they used '2' or the Roman II.

I think whoever named the bags agreed with that  [tongue]