Thread: Burnt out SLS compressor

i have a couple of compressors in bits. so don't chuck your old one away yet.
they aren't cheap to buy, but i would buy a new one rather than play around with a second hand one again. donate your old one to me so i can see if i can get 1 serviceable unit out of the 3 that i have that i can put up for emergency use within AULRO along with the 2 SLS bags i have spare.
aussie dollar is pretty strong against uk at present.
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Hey Rosscoe,
Just a quick one off the subject.
Do you have to pay import duty on stuff like this from overseas?
Cheers,
Alan

off aust customs website
"All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less.

Note: However, where there are multiple packages to the same addressee in Australia from a single consignor overseas that arrive at about the same time, then the value of all packages will be combined for duty and tax assessment purposes. "
When buying over the internet

Does anyone know what the correct pressure would be for the SLS airbags? I'm following Pedro's advice and making up some schrader valves to plug into the bags in the event of a dead compressor in the future. Or is it just a matter of setting the height roughly?

Cheers

Wil

i would measure the height when the system is working properly and use that as a reference when manually pumping them up.
p.s. did you get a new compressor ? i am still looking for bits to make up a emergency 2nd unit for us all.

Originally Posted by Rosscoe68

i would measure the height when the system is working properly and use that as a reference when manually pumping them up.
p.s. did you get a new compressor ? i am still looking for bits to make up a emergency 2nd unit for us all.

Still waiting on the compressor. Have organized a used one for now. If that fails I'll be getting one from the eBay store that you linked. However they haven't yet replied to my freight query.

I'll probably hang onto what's left of the compressor for my own emergency spares. I stripped it down the other day and the only parts worth salvaging are the pneumatic components however as the motor is totally fried (reads shorts across all contacts - and smells like burnt motor). Was so melted it took some work to get it apart. I'm guessing that 90% of compressor failures are from overheating due to leaky bags - water ingress causing shorts due to bad exhaust line seals - or in my case a dodgy relay *cries*

I've had an idea for an in-the-field airbag re-sealing/re-inflation kit in the meantime - but of course i threw out my dead airbag - so can't experiment with it!

Wil

i wonder if green tyre goo would seal a leaking bag in an emergency. if you had a schrader valve setup you could get a can of that and carry it as a spare

Originally Posted by Rosscoe68

off aust customs website
"All goods (except for tobacco products and alcoholic beverages) may be imported duty and tax free if their value is $1,000 or less.
Note: However, where there are multiple packages to the same addressee in Australia from a single consignor overseas that arrive at about the same time, then the value of all packages will be combined for duty and tax assessment purposes. "
When buying over the internet

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