[Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor
Darrell Walker
darrellw360 at mac.com
Tue Aug 11 20:12:56 MDT 2020
Yes, I’m planning to put all of the things to drain in the same area, so hopefully I’ll do that regularly.
-Darrell
> On Aug 11, 2020, at 6:24 PM, DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:
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> Cool. You'll need to drain the drip leg periodically, it will fill up pretty quickly.
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> Dave
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrell Walker <darrellw360 at mac.com>
> To: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com>
> Cc: Shop-talk at autox.team.net <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2020 8:06 pm
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> I plan to have the output of the radiator exit down, with a tee. I’m going to put a drip leg, then take the air out of the side of the tee. That will feed into my filter/moisture separator, hopefully the liquid will run down into the drip leg.
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> I’ll post pictures and results when I get it all plumbed.
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> -Darrell
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>> On Aug 11, 2020, at 6:00 PM, DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com <mailto:dave1massey at cs.com>> wrote:
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>> What are your plans for getting rid of the water? Most dryers have some sort of drain, either float actuated or a timer/solenoid valve set-up. But will the transmission coolers self-drain?
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>> Dave
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Darrell Walker <darrellw360 at mac.com <mailto:darrellw360 at mac.com>>
>> To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net <mailto:Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2020 7:07 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor
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>> Yes, the objective is to reduce moisture. I don’t have a lot of space for long runs of iron pipe, so I’m looking at using a transmission radiator.
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>> The compressor arrived today (one advantage of getting it from Lowes, they had some in stock). And the delivery guys even put it into the garage for me (gave them a nice tip since I didn’t have to drag it up the driveway).
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>> My wife’s reaction was similar to what someone else reported, “that’s big”.
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>> -Darrell
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>> > On Aug 11, 2020, at 1:20 PM, <alfuller194 at gmail.com <mailto:alfuller194 at gmail.com>> <alfuller194 at gmail.com <mailto:alfuller194 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> > What are you trying to accomplish with the aftercooler?
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>> > If it is to get water/vapor out of the compressed air, consider using iron pipe for distribution. The pipe should cool down the water vaper and allow it to condense and flow to a low point for removal.
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>> > All the best,
>> >
>> > Al Fuller
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>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Darrell Walker
>> > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 8:14 PM
>> > To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net <mailto:Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
>> > Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor
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>> > I thought I’d update you all on my compressor search. I purchased the Kobalt 60 gallon, two-stage from Lowe’s. It mostly came down to the weight of the Quincy unit, not sure I could handle a nearly 500 lb compressor, and getting anyone to help is problematic.
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>> > Now I’m researching after-coolers. I’ve found several ideal using a transmission cooler. I understand that putting it between the compressor and the tank is most effective, but I’m a little hesitant to start re-plumbing my brand new compressor. So I may install it on the outflow. I’ve seen other designs using a series of pipe loops, but space is a bit of concern, so the transmission cooler with a fan to cool is more inline with what I can install.
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>> > Any thoughts or experience on aftercoolers would be appreciated!
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Darrell
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