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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:57 pm
by daberno123
600 psi! Hooray! Thanks for the info SubsonicSpud.

Now to figure out what to do with it... I'm thinking of using one of the five 1/4" QEVs I also got off eBay piloted with a hammer valve for some .177 fun.

Can't get too far ahead of myself, the compressor hasn't actually arrived yet. :lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:43 am
by POLAND_SPUD
it seems I missed the part suggesting that the difference between firdge and AC compressors in terms of pressure is connected to refrigerant used...
:?

there are fridge compressors using R22 I've seen them and I can buy them...
that they (AC compressors) could possibly pump twice as much as fridge compressors
I would say that there is no point in buying one if they only pump twice as much as a fridge compressor


right now I am leaning towards using multiple fridge compressors (possibly R 22 ones) instead of building one AC compressor with higher flow... it seems that they are easier to build and to work with - maybe that's just my impression though... and apart from that a setup like this would have one great advantage - if one out of three breaks down you will still have two...

a setup with a considerable volume air reservoir (BTW does anyone knows capacity of scuba tanks??) wouldn't need too many fridge compressors.. 3 or 4 would be IMO an overkill for most useres

(as it would be enough for 100 - 150cc guns semi auto guns and usefull even for large bore single shot guns - notice hwo much time does it usually take to load ammo etc. )


well, until someone builds an AC compressor that works 100% ok so that we could compare flow, max pressure, price and availability this discussion has to be a fully theoretical one...

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:22 pm
by john bunsenburner
Scuba tanks ussually have a volume of 10 or 12liters.