T&T: Air compressor advice

[Bill Allen]

A few things to be aware of with air compressors, since this is my main 
business (industrial compresssors) i've seen many mistakes. Be aware of duty 
cycle, most oil free compressors are light duty and will heat up and burn 
out the teflon internals if run to hot. Be aware of the load (cfm) you 
expect out of them. The compressor manufactors overestamate what they'll 
produce. The toll people underestimate what their tools need. They require 
good air circulation for cooling. If you bury one in the bilge remeber 
whatever air goes in (stinky bilge air) it will come out worse as the oils 
in the bilge will not compress and their ppm will actually increase. If your 
going to put it in the bilge and breath off it run the inlet air to a 
cleaner area. Most second stage scuba regs (my other bussiness) require more 
than 90 psi perform properly. Also most air tools like a little more 
pressure. Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob england" <bob_england@hotmail.com>
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