I purchased the Sovol resin tank as I wanted an additional resin vat so that I did not have to keep swapping the resin as I use two or three types on a regular basis.
The vat is only sold for Elegoo Mars and the Anycubic Photon / Photon S but after a quick email and a very fast response I was told that it should fit the Mono as the indents for the securing screws are elongated to fit various machines. You can see this in the below photo.
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The vat is slightly smaller in width than the original Mono vat, however the plate fits perfectly without any issues as you can see from the photo.
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The vat has an especially useful measuring marker in white against the black so you can see how much resin you have poured in. This is printed on so I cannot guarantee how long this will last, however its certainly better than nothing.
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Unlike the Mono vat this is a nice hefty alloy, not plastic. It has two rubber covers to put over the top and bottom of the vat. These have the dual purpose of both a UV blocker, so that any resin stored in the vat will not cure, as well as protection for the FEP so that it will not get scratched when put on a surface.
The covers fit the original vat so can be used to protect the resin and FEP when that vat is not being used.
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The FEP is held in place with the standard two metal ring system and was perfectly tensioned. I tested this by performing a test print using one of my standard resins and a standard print which worked perfectly well. This print covers at least 60% of the plate so caused enough suction to test the FEP.
Considering the price on Amazon UK for this vat is just £22.99 (or 2 for £42.99) compared to a standard Anycubic replacement at £35.99 this a bargain.
This certainly deserves five stars out of five as its as better than the original at two thirds of the price. Their customer service also seems measurably better than Anycubic.