Mini Compressor Update :)

[Ruler_Mark]

any word on the db output of this?

[FutureMagOwner]

I would have to see some numbers on the price difference before I could really make a decision on which one to use. Obviously everyone wants the best one but if it makes the difference between a $200 system versus a $1500 then I doubt people would be singing the same tune.

[MANN]

any word on the db output of this?

To my knowledge none other than your compressor kicking on/off.

[MANN]

I would have to see some numbers on the price difference before I could really make a decision on which one to use. Obviously everyone wants the best one but if it makes the difference between a $200 system versus a $1500 then I doubt people would be singing the same tune.

There are already systems out there that cost 1500.00. They are HPA boosters. Tom is tring to make a smaller/ more user friendly version.

[XM15]

Right now I think I would use it 2 or 3 times a month to fill or top off my 2 68/4500 tanks for tinkering. I can see though finding that I use it more than I think I will since it will be conveniantly in my garage rather than going to get a fill. The cost factor to me would be if I have to rebuild it because I use it more than I expected. Would it cost the same or cheaper to just have gone with a heavy duty one to begain with?

[crum55]

i would use it about 6 times a month

[greezypete]

I have ~10 scubas that I would like to be able to fill (not for scuba purposes). I would put some serious hours on mine.

When I end up with one of these it most likely will never end up filling my scubas. It takes 20 hours to fill a 68/4500 , it will take a week to fill a scuba. Thats what the fire dept is for. (that and the whole fire suppression thing )

[skipdogg]

I would use it between 2-6 times a month. Also, I am not mechanically inclined nor handy with things, so I am always willing to pay more for something, if I have to do less to it (in this case fix/replace/oil,etc)

[hitech]

...This is with a 16 RPM motor! (am I good or what?)...

16 RPM huh? That's without gearing?!? I am impressed.

[Gadget]

I'd use it to top up a 300bar 12litre dive tank - max of once a month.

That said, I'd rather pay extra and get that AGD bulletproof quality than go for a cheaper option.

[Lohman446]

I think we need to consider the target audience in regards to paintball (I won't speak for the pellet forums) as far as use.

Generally those without ready access to air. Since many of the customers only have on or two tanks its not like they play in a style requiring filling more than everytime they play. Playing every other weekend or less is a real possibility, considering climates etc. I would bet that the average user would use it less than 30 times a year on the high end.

[p8ntbal4me]

Well what I was thinking was of my own shop use for the mini compressor.

I mean,.. what if you were to buy a few bulk tanks from Home Depot then hook the system to bleed off into the scuba tanks after they fill the (3) 30 gallon exchange tanks in the new garage we are building here at my place?

I could power my fathers air tools in a cascade system and keep my scubas filled all the time. He uses his tools more than I make fills from scubas,... so they would never be empty.

It seems to have more appeal than just paintball if it was to be thought out properly.

~ P8nt

[DevilMan]

Well what I was thinking was of my own shop use for the mini compressor.

I mean,.. what if you were to buy a few bulk tanks from Home Depot then hook the system to bleed off into the scuba tanks after they fill the (3) 30 gallon exchange tanks in the new garage we are building here at my place?

I could power my fathers air tools in a cascade system and keep my scubas filled all the time. He uses his tools more than I make fills from scubas,... so they would never be empty.

It seems to have more appeal than just paintball if it was to be thought out properly.

~ P8nt

Yes indeed.... At one time I had my small 5 gallon compressor plumbed to my 7?? Gallon portable piggy tank which was plumbed to my 12?? gallon sand blaster tank... So when the compressor ran, it filled up all 24 gallons to the 120PSI or so.... Lasted LOTS longer than just running my tools off of the 5 Gallon tank alone. So yeah, if you filled 30 gallon tank to 120PSI and used it to run the "booster" I would think it wouldn't even kick on to but 1 or 2 times... Though I can't know and am only guessing. Now if you kept your PB bottles plumbed in to where they had a regulated output of 120PSI back into the system, you could fill those to 45, plug em in and let them off gas back down to 120PSI if using the shop system. Not sure how far that would go, but it'd be interesting to find out.

DM

[splat15k]

I'd probably use this around 10 times a month for tinkering. Higher quality parts get my vote.

[Rudz]

Id probably use it once or twice a month to fill my tanks, but I might use it once in a while to top off friends scubas

And luckily I do own a shop compressor, yay!!!!