crewchief227
Needle-chuck Ninja
Hey guys,
Been awhile since I've been around again. Well not too long cause I had that rant thread. Anyways, I was watching this guy's video
And besides the absurdity of having double shut off solenoids, no doubt why comments were disabled, this video brought up another point when he's timing how much "working pressure" he's getting before the compressor kicks on again. I didn't realize, cause I never really owned that many airbrush only compressors that ones like that Sparmax he's using only fill up to 60 p.s.i., compared to say my Silent-Aire 50-24 that cuts off around 120 p.s.i. Now for a minute let's pretend that both compressors have the same size tank, instead of the difference of 6 gal. Vs. 1 gal., at a reasonable 30 p.s.i. working pressure mine with double the main tank pressure would last so much more exponentially due to the total cubic foot of air volume squeezed in there.
Now I imagine the reason for the lower pressure in these 'cheaper' tanks is because of materials, and a weaker compressor head that can't push above this 60 p.s.i. limit. Which is a shame cause you would have so much more time before cycles. Cutting down on noise, heat, and line pulsation. So, I guess the lesson here is to pay attention to not just tank size, but also max pressure to determine how much working time a compressor will have.
Been awhile since I've been around again. Well not too long cause I had that rant thread. Anyways, I was watching this guy's video
Now I imagine the reason for the lower pressure in these 'cheaper' tanks is because of materials, and a weaker compressor head that can't push above this 60 p.s.i. limit. Which is a shame cause you would have so much more time before cycles. Cutting down on noise, heat, and line pulsation. So, I guess the lesson here is to pay attention to not just tank size, but also max pressure to determine how much working time a compressor will have.