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Santa came early this year

Stone Conversations : Archive 2 : Message 00201

From: Ken Barnes <barnestrav@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:19:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Santa came early this year

Anthony,

Your compressor should work just fine for air hammers.
There should be a regulator at the tank that will
allow you to adjust the PSI in your hose.

I found when I bought my very similar compressor
several years ago that their HP ratings are way over
stated. Consumer models seem to use an unloaded HP
rating. I found my actual HP was about half of that
claimed. I also found my SCFM was quite a bit less
than claimed (for a similar size unit to yours they
were claiming 12 SCFM, versus your reasonable 5 at 90
PSI). Plus to try to get to that rated SCFM they
cranked the motor to 3450 rpm, resulting in a very
loud compressor. Yours will be much quieter at half
the speed. I want it to die so I have an excuse to
get a new one, but also don't want to have to buy a
new one.

Waiting until next Christmas...

Ken Barnes

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