You are making the calculation on the flow of the compressor, actual the flow in the air line will be the demand of the tool you use and often ts much higher.hi
finally after a long while have bought a compressor , also handy with the versility of the tools u can get
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/sc50h-50-litre-high-flow-air-compressor-air-kit
Air Displacement: 9.6 CFM
Discharge Pressure: 115 PSI / 8 bar
Air Outlet: 1/4"
have been working out the pressure drop according to the hose length , as i wish to increase the standard hose of 5m that comes with the compressor, mainly so i can tuck it out of the way and save my back not having to move it
will indeed change the most important outlet fitting to 1/2 inch
may i ask what would u consider the permissible amount of pressure drop before it has an adverse effect on the CFM plse
of course zero drop is better , current calc is showing a hose @40 x feet with a 1/2 inch dia hose , pressure drop 0.35 psi
would that effect the Cfm by much plse or is 2-3 psi permissible without noticing
don’t know how much oil i’ve got to buy , assume it will tell me in the instructions when it arrives
would it be worth buying a water filter plse
aplogises once again asking the daft questions and always appreciate the help
many thks in advance
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They are pretty cheap and you can find them on TbayView attachment 142264 View attachment 142265 pic of clip, pic of crimp method or use hose clips if you like old schoolView attachment 142266
My own compressor is about the same size as the one featured & it runs HVLP gravity feed guns fine. I currently have 4 SMART repair size guns - a mix of SATA & Iwata 0.8 & 1.0 setups - and one full size with a 1.4 setup.no single phase compressor can keep up with high consumer tools like paint sprays its just a matter of compromise.
The only types I'm aware of is euro, pcl and shnider (wrong spelling! But something like that) .
If you fit 2 pcl females to your compressor that's you sorted isn't it?
Throw the euros away and fit pcl throughout.
It's less pain all round.
All the cheap compressors come with euro including the one my mate got but he got all euro fittings instead.
But you've already got the pcls unless you can send them back balanced against the cost of two new pcl couplings in place of the two euro ones on your compressor.
Just had a quick look on eBay about a fiver each.
NOT 100 series though! They are different again for high flow applications.
That makes sense then if all your tools are euro to.thks, reason i wished to stick with euro was because there not so restrictive as the pcl in looking through them
have spoken to the seller and said he will swap them to euro types for me
just wondered then there all the same , the compressor came with a kit, ie sprayer , tyre gauge etc etc and there all euro fittings
The 100's won't fit your euro fittings and are pointless on such a small compressor.thks, will have a look so i know what these 100 fittings look like
That makes sense then if all your tools are euro to.
The 100's won't fit your euro fittings and are pointless on such a small compressor.
I'm not super keen on fitting the hose directly to the compressor Gary, I would stick a 1/2" ballvalve on the compressor and the barbed hose tail to that. You can then isolate everything downstream quickly if a hose bursts for instance.
Seconded.I'm not super keen on fitting the hose directly to the compressor Gary, I would stick a 1/2" ballvalve on the compressor and the barbed hose tail to that. You can then isolate everything downstream quickly if a hose bursts for instance.
Seconded.
I'd consider fitting a ball valve to each of the connectors on the compressor between the connector & the compressor itself so you can isolate either or both sides