Thread: Workshop Air Compressor ?

I reckon bypass the electrical system totaly and go with something like this. Komatsu Air Compressor 130 CFM - Blue Diamond Machinery I reckon this might just let you do a few of the things you want!

I would be looking at a petrol powered unit from "Trade Tools Direct" they have a good range on display at Caboolture and are open Sat & Sunday,they twin & triple cylinder units all on wheels.

Originally Posted by kenl

Well in theory, you could trim a bit off the earth pin on the 15amp plug so it would fit in the 10amp socket. I've heard....... that a file can do the job, or a grinder, or even a pair of tin snips. But I really wouldn't know if any of that is true?

Why would you do this? Why not just replace the 15 amp plug with a 10 amp one.

They're both illegal regardless

Originally Posted by numpty

Why would you do this? Why not just replace the 15 amp plug with a 10 amp one.

They're both illegal regardless

Gee's guys.... it's new under warranty. Everyone knows you need to make up a 10cm long extension cord with a 10amp plug one end and 15amp the other end. That way if the compressor dies, you still have a standard unmodified plug on it so the warranty isn't rejected

seeya,
Shane L.

I can't getthat link to work but from the description you give I presume that I could buy a house for the same money.....

The petrol powered ones seem to go up to about 12cfm anyway and are expensive - like nearly $2K expensive.


Someone else recommended juts joining two cheaper compressors together to one outlet BUT I have a few queries about this.

Surely that isn't going to double the performance, unless maybe careful attention was paid to the relative size of hoses and fittings. Anyone got the maths on this?

Running 2 x 10A compressors on a circuit would draw more current than 1x 15A anyway would it not?

Originally Posted by VladTepes

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Running 2 x 10A compressors on a circuit would draw more current than 1x 15A anyway would it not?

If your going to do that, you run it on two separate circuits in the house.

seeya,
Shane L.

Two compressors in parallel would be slightly mismatched, but they would compensate for each other, only issue being the massive power surge when they both turn on when the pressure drops. Unless you put a valve or something to only open when the pressure in the other compressor has dropped below a certain point. But i imagine itd reach a steady state after a certain point when they just turn off and on together. In other words ignore the mathematical playing with yourself and run them off two power supplies.

I have a large, old, blue one.