The oilless do make a lot of noise but... and you knew there would
be one, if the tank is big enough and the tool is sized right then it
shouldn't run all the time. Most air tools do the job so quickly it take
longer to haul them out then to do the job. Sanders and spray guns are
used longer so the motor does run a lot. On the other hand an impact
wrench will loosen a bolt so quick you could remove both front wheels
before the compressor starts. Before I bought my compressor I asked a
repair shop for advice. THey said they were noisey but cheaper to repair.
This and the fact that they were about $100 dollars cheaper made my
decision. I bought the Sears 5 HP because I wanted something that would
work off of 120 volt. So far it has never let me down. BUT IT DOES MAKE
NOISE !
...Art
On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, R. John Lye wrote:
>
> At 09:37 AM 3/17/98 -0500, Douglas Shook wrote:
> >I know this may sound trivial, but if you spend much time out in your
> >shop listening to the thing run, they can get on one's nerves after
> >awhile. It also cannot be good for your hearing.
>
> Eh, what's that you say?????
>
> >While I'm complaining, IMHO, the "oiless" compressors really put out a
> >racket--I would not buy one for serious usage simply based on the noise
> >they emit.
>
> I'll second that. I wished that I had realized just how annoying they
> can be *before* I'd bought mine! I've got one of the Sears "6.5 hp"
> models and while it puts out enough air for everything that I do,
> I'd much rather have my old oil-type compressor again. Anyone close
> to C'ville, Va want to take this thing off my hands so that I can justify
> a new toy? <grin>
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
>
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