Hello, It can be a bit tricky when deciding which air compressor to buy, so as I have had over 25 years experience in the compressed air industry I thought I'll do sort of a beginners guide. The first thing...
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A few useful tips when buying an air compressor... 1) Make sure each end of the receiver (tank) has an inspection hole (hole with a threaded bung in the centre of both dished ends). Every air receiver in...
Buying a Screw or Vane Compressor. I have 35 years of servicing and repairing these machines - probably working on around 500 different machines a year - so I get to see the good and the bad. I have some...
The air compressor capacity required will be determined by the number of people using air tools at the same time, the frequency of use and the type of air tools being used. A simple guide is to take the air...
Small Industrial Compressors - a small sentance but a big topic. From the start we will assume that you have 3 phase electric. The basis of Industrial Compressors is the Piston Type. In my 1st guide I go...
The air receiver or tank allows the storage and control of compressed air. A device on most Air Compressors maintains air pressure at a pre-determined pressure range, allowing the Air Compressor to operate...
Compressed air is a source of energy that can be stored in a vessel (tank) and in distribution pipe work. The compressor draws air from the atmosphere and compresses this air to between eight and ten times its...
Pressure is a measuement of force in this case relative to our normal atmospheric pressure (1 bar or approx 15psi). Most Air Tools etc operate at a pressure between 2 bar (30psi) and 6 bar (90psi). Spray...
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