Mini-Compressor FAQ's

[luke]

I looked into a selectable pressure switch. It was 80 bucks before you added relays etc and that put it out of the price range people said was acceptable.
AGD

Would you be willing to develop it and offer it as an up grade?

[luke]

I was wondering if you were working with anyone on this or if you did it all yourself? Did you do the CAD work?

[steve_81]

I wish people would stop bugging Tom about developing one compressor that does both 3000 and 4500 psi. The guy has already gave his reasons why there isn't going to be. These units are already going to be cheap enough to just go ahead and purchase both of them.

[ezcreation]

I wish people would stop bugging Tom about developing one compressor that does both 3000 and 4500 psi. The guy has already gave his reasons why there isn't going to be. These units are already going to be cheap enough to just go ahead and purchase both of them.

I understand the point. But I also understand the upgrade component of the product. It s always good to see potential for development.

[luke]

I wish people would stop bugging Tom about developing one compressor that does both 3000 and 4500 psi. The guy has already gave his reasons why there isn't going to be. These units are already going to be cheap enough to just go ahead and purchase both of them.

[MANN]

I wonder if we could design a 3k check valve. That would allow you to have a 4500 psi compressor, and if you install it on a 3k check valve then it would stop air flow. Thus giving the effect of a full tank, and would therefore shut off the compressor.

Just thinking out loud....

[xero28]

I wonder if we could design a 3k check valve. That would allow you to have a 4500 psi compressor, and if you install it on a 3k check valve then it would stop air flow. Thus giving the effect of a full tank, and would therefore shut off the compressor.

Just thinking out loud....

I like that thinking. I'd want to get a 4500 unit, but I would also want to fill 3k scuba tanks with it.

Tom: Is the fill time going to remain consistent throughout the life of the unit? I mean, if it fills to 4500 psi in 4 hours the first time, can we expect it to fill in 4 hours each time? I ask because theoretically we could just figure out how long it takes to fill up a 68/3k on the 4500 system (or a 3k scuba for that matter) and set a timer/alarm to let us know when it's ready and shut it down manually. I'm not sure if you'd condone this since it could obviously present problems if someone regularly forgets to shut it off.

Like Mann, just thinking out loud.

[JKR]

I am curious about the expected life of the unit before rebuild or replacement. Might be a bit early yet for longevity testing...

[Watcher]

I can't find any of the facebook stuff...

[Beemer]

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000599028258

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000599028258#/pages/Miniature-Compressor-for-Paintball/216287806129?ref=mf

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[steve_81]

didn't mean to offend. Just going from the others point of view; it could/can get annoying answering and explaining the same things over and over again.

[AGD]

I could design one that does 3k and 4500 but it would be at least a couple hundred bucks more and then you could just buy a second one for about a hundred bucks more. See the problem? The other issues are things like the burst disk for 4500 vs 3000, they are way different pressures. You could feed the 4500 compressor into a 3k regulator but those regs are more than a couple hundred also.

The compressor feeds linearly so you could put a timer on it and have it stop short.

I estimate you will get at least 1000 hours out of the orings but I have not tested it yet.

AGD

[Beemer]

Thats 41.5 running days. Thats 250 fills at 4hrs. How hard can it be to change out some rings? Send it to me I will break it for you.


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[paintball72]

I can't wait for this. I also can't decide if I want to go for 4500 or 3000. All of my tanks are 45's but ive also got a couple scuba's. I'm kindof hoping tom will make it easy and have the first 100 be one type for testing.

[classicmagplayer]

What about integrating the burst disc and pressure switch into the whip after the quick release connection?

Sell the compressor with the end users choice of fill pressure whip, but also sell 4.5k and 3k fill whips as accessories.

Switching between pressure would be as easy as releasing a quick disconnect and a single wire harness clip.

The compressor would have to be wired so that if no switch is connected, the comp wouldn't run.

It wouldnt increase hardware costs of the basic compressor(besides the addition of the whip, but that is a mandatory purchase to fill anyway), but also allow for quick and easy change between the two pressures for those who want that option.

The only problem I foresee is a QD is free to rotate, which could be a problem for the wiring harness, but that could be solved pretty easily.


Could we get a link to the picture of the compressor in the FAQ please?