[Shop-talk] Looking to buy a compressor

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Good point.  I hadn't thought of air flow rate.  Hook several in parallel?

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 11:26 AM DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com> wrote:

> That's a clever idea.  It is an excellent heat exchanger and is good for
> the pressure.  But it could restrict air flow.  Most are just a long,
> serpentine tube with fins.  It all depends on what air tools you are
> using.  It is possible that you couldn't run a sand blast cabinet through
> it.  But you could hook up the high volume users to bypass the cooler and
> save the dry air for the tools that need it.
>
> Dave
>
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> From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
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> On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 11:08 AM Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com> wrote:
>
>
> I’d be concerned with using a transmission cooler for an aIr cooler
> because they are not designed for pressure use. I wouldn’t think a trans
> cooler would need to be rated at more than 10psi.
>
>
> An air conditioner condenser would probably be better.  It even has
> "condenser" in the name....
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