Mini-Compressor FAQ's

[AGD]

Is there the potential for the oil in an oiled compressor to aerosolize in the compressor at some point and deposit in the HPA tank, leading to explosion potential when filled at a future date. Should oil traps be considered for that style compressor, or not necessary?

That is a good question. I don't know how much oil is vaporized in a typical compressor but it can't be very much or you would be refilling it all the time. There are many cheap compressors these days that are oil-free so one of those would be a good choice.

AGD

[DevilMan]

Luke, look again. There is a green key and a red key. They differ in where the tooth catches the cog as it rotates around. Say you plug it in and turn it to RUN, meaning you turn the dial until the green pin clicks the power ON. You set the red pin at your desired shut off time. You take the GREEN pin back out right then, and so it will shut off when it gets to RED, but never kick back on because there is no GREEN. You see?

PLUS if I'm not mistaken, you can take all the green keys out altogether and manually rotate the dial at the TOP of the box to the ON position. It will run until a RED key comes by. Some don't have that switch, but if you have the one pictured then that's your answer.

You would do all of this when you plugged it up to fill a tank. Leave it on for 30, 1, 2, however long, and it'll kick off and stay off.

DM

[JKR]

I have been putting probably way too much thought into running this thing when I get one.

I would like to be able to have an appropriately sized aluminum box constructed (I have a friend who owns a welding shop) to house the mini-compressor and my first stage air compressor. The box would be ventilated on both sides and have built into the sides, a frame that will hold furnace filters (I'll get the good ones that filter allergens and micronic doodads floating around). These filters would provide at least some measure of filtration of the air before hitting the compressors. The first stage 85 psi compressor I am looking at is relatively small but has a drain valve on the tank so any moisture can be drained between fills. Hopefully this would be enough to keep moisture at a minimum.

In addition, this aluminum box/housing idea would further quiet the setup and maybe, just maybe keep the wife happy!