VladTepes
3rd June 2005, 12:58 PM
I was wondering about some of the technicalities of hard wiring a compressor in, with an air tank - and am sure people here have all the know how.
I was thinking of running an air tank along with it - perhaps this would then be able to run some air tools ?
The idea is:
Have a switched compressor (Thompson or similar) wired up.
Plumb in an air tank (I understand an old fire extinguisher for example, could be used somehow or perhaps a small one off a truck).
The idea being that I'd switch on the compressor x minutes before I thought I'd need the air (to build up pressure in the tank). It would then be available when required.
Presumably I'd need some way of regulating the pressure in the tank, and so that when it was full it would turn the compressor off temporarily rather than just keep dumping the excess via a waste gate.
What other issues are there and has anyone got any advice as to how I might go about this cheaply.
Also any thoughts about the best place to mount the compressor / tank in my single cab Ute ?
As far as a compressor goes I have an old one from a RR EAS system that I could rebuild for less than the cost of a new pump. It has 3 wires going into it (and here I thought DC only needed 2). Perhaps someone knows about these & how I could test if it actually functions before I shell out the $ for a rebuild kit.
I was thinking of running an air tank along with it - perhaps this would then be able to run some air tools ?
The idea is:
Have a switched compressor (Thompson or similar) wired up.
Plumb in an air tank (I understand an old fire extinguisher for example, could be used somehow or perhaps a small one off a truck).
The idea being that I'd switch on the compressor x minutes before I thought I'd need the air (to build up pressure in the tank). It would then be available when required.
Presumably I'd need some way of regulating the pressure in the tank, and so that when it was full it would turn the compressor off temporarily rather than just keep dumping the excess via a waste gate.
What other issues are there and has anyone got any advice as to how I might go about this cheaply.
Also any thoughts about the best place to mount the compressor / tank in my single cab Ute ?
As far as a compressor goes I have an old one from a RR EAS system that I could rebuild for less than the cost of a new pump. It has 3 wires going into it (and here I thought DC only needed 2). Perhaps someone knows about these & how I could test if it actually functions before I shell out the $ for a rebuild kit.