Jamie,
Be a little careful with the selection of the air tubing as the pressure
rating is generally at room temp. and drops as it gets colder. You might
want to consider a higher rated tubing.
Dave Farbacher
-----Original Message-----
From: Olenick, Jamison <Olenick@ssims.nci.nih.gov>
To: bricklin@autox.team.net <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 8:08 AM
Subject: RE: Electric compressor?
>Hey BrikSV1@aol.com (whomever you may be),
> I just finished installing Terry Tanner's electric air compressor. It
seems
>to work very very well (as I would have had to assume). The cost was $275
>including everything needed to install it except for the switch and wire to
run
>from your powere source to the pump.
> I had written to the list before and was told that others are using a
Hadley
>Air compressor that JCWhitney sells for ~$150. Based on that advice I
purchased
>two of those compressors (one for me #23 and one for my father #1080). I
have
>not installed the Hadley pumps yet. With this air compressor you would
need to
>get some air lines and fittings (the reason they are not on the cars yet
>(time)).
> After visiting with Terry I was talked into buying his pump and sending
the
>other one back to JCWhitney. Maybe I was just gullible, or maybe he was a
good
>salesman, either way I bought his Compressor. He told us that the Hadley
unit
>was far less reliable and would take longer to fill the tank. I am waiting
for
>approval to return the Hadley units to JCWhitney (because I have had them
for 6
>months - even though they are unused). If they approve then I will send
them
>back. If not then I will install one on #1080 and see how it works and
then
>then other pump will be for sale. I seem to think that if the Bricklin is
used
>for occasional use (which probably covers 95% of Bricklin owners) then the
>Hadley unit will do just fine.
> I will let the list know if I will have one Hadley unit for sale within
a
>week or so.
> BTW - I found some Air lines at a local Home Depot that have a working
>pressure of 150psi (should be sufficient since the system runs on
100-125psi)
>that sells for $.06/ft. You cant get any cheaper than that. I am currently
>using this tubing for my doors and it is working fine. And Yes, I do know
that
>the original equipment tubing is 250psi, and so is the Air line that Terry
>provides with his Air compressor.
> later
>
> Jamie
>
>
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