Could be that depending on piston orientation (ex: horizontal) the shaking
motion would either rip out the anchors or else if tightly bolted down the
vibrations would shake the compressor to death. Some sort of shock
absorbing pad installation would be necessary, probably ignored by most
people.
Gary Lin Burke, VA Metro Washington Council of Sports Car Clubs
BMW CCA National Capital Ch. '88 325is <CSP> '89 Accord <HS>
> BTW, what's the best way of anchoring a 60-80 gal compressor? They seem
> to dance around the floor at least a little while in use, but the manual
> I've seen says not to bolt them to a floor (even though the legs have
> holes in the feet which seem ideal for that purpose).
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