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Re: compressors at the track

To: "Rush" <jdrush@enter.net>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: compressors at the track
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 22:24:30 -0500
From: "Rush" <jdrush@enter.net>
To: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>

> There was a company selling portable _liquid_ nitrogen tanks for the
> purpose of providing onsite compressed gas. Supposed to have hours and
> hours of air wrench capacity. I can't find the website right now, but a
> little searching should hunt them out.

When I used to work at 3M Central Research, our building was plumbed with
nitrogen.  It all came from the evaporation of a huge liquid-nitrogen tank
in the corner of the building.  If you wanted dry nitrogen gas, you just
opened the tap in your lab.  If you wanted liquid, you would take a dewar to
the big tank and fill it.

I don't know what it costs to get a tank of liquid, but I seems to me that
it would be pretty spendy to use for air tools.

Keeping the compressor and power station separate ought to keep your
electric power cleaner.  Still and all, this seems like a lot of stuff to
cart around.  Maybe you need Pat Washburn to make you a pit cart with all
this junk built in.

Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul  Minnesota  USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net  http://www.mnautox.com/  http://www.vtr2002.org

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