![]() 2500 PDI hydraulic hose solves the vibration isolation problem for a tenth the price of the exposed wire braid line. I had an isolation (compressor to hard line) problem that I solved with hydraulic hose instead of the really expensive stainless wire braided connection. If I need lots of air (sandblasting or multple uses) the other compressor kicks in and makes up the CFM needed. I run 2 compressors, one set just a bit higher on cut off/cut iin pressure so if my air consumption is lower (say blowing chips), onlly one compressor kicks in. I also have an automatic condensate drain (electric timed) on the receiver drain on the compressor bank. Probably the best thing I bought was the IR refrigerated dryer but I bet one could easily be made from a compact referigerator plus you'd have a place for your beverages that the IR don't have. Reason being, a smaller unit cycles more and the more the unit cycles, the hotter the compressed air in the receiver becomes and the more condensation you get. Maybe I'm all wet here (pun) but I'd think that rather than using a smaller (CFM) delivery compressor would increase the problem over a larger unit with a larger receiver. You want the air to cool so that the water will condense, collect at a low spot and then be drained off. This will work without the fridge, just not as well. If you’re using quite a bit of air, it may not have. It cools down when it enters the tank and tends to dump the moisture as it cools. The moisture comes because the air coming out of the compressor is pretty hota couple of hundred degrees isn’t unusual. Water that condenses in the pipe will run down the coil and collect in the down pipe. It’s a good idea to have an electric automatic drain in the bottom of your tank. On the output side, there will be a vertical 'T' with a drain valve at the end of a water collecting pipe going down and the air going up. There will be quick disconnects at each end. Feed compressor air (hot) into the top one and pass through a coil of copper to the bottom one. ![]() I plan to poke holes in the side of the unit, one high and one low. The shop air runs through another 25' before being plugged into that filter, which is connected to the cutter.ĭon't throw away the idea of a dorm-sized frig. ![]() The plasma cutter is on a roller tray with another Motorguard filter mounted to it. My temporary (forever) solution is to put 25' of air hose between the compressor and the water trap, which is connected to a Motorguard filter. Just keep in mind that the water in the air will condense at cool temperatures. ![]()
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