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Re: Air tank

To: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Air tank
From: Susan and Mark Miller <marknsuz@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 19:57:16 -0800
> > What does the group think about using a 20# propane tank as a vessel to
> > carry compressed air to the race track?  Maybe 100lbs pressure.
>
> Should be just fine, except the tanks are kinda heavy and don't hold much
> air.  I believe the rated working pressure is something like 250 psi
(which
> is where the blowoff valve opens).

Not much is the key; they are about half a cubic foot in volume (based on
about 7-8 gallons to the cubic foot and when I had my last tank filled from
empty it was 4.5 gallons if I recall correctly).

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