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Re: Air line system wish-list (was: PVC for air lines)

To: Dave Williams <dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us>
Subject: Re: Air line system wish-list (was: PVC for air lines)
From: Chris Heerschap <Heerschap@kns.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 11:09:30 -0500
Dave Williams wrote:
> -> Would the 3/4" copper radiator still be effective if put between the
> -> tank and the rest of the system?
> 
>  I spliced an 18x24" air conditioning condensor into the line between
> my compressor and its tank.  I'm not sure if I've really accomplished
> anything; now it takes twice as long for the compressor to pump up, it
> falls behind faster, and my die grinder doesn't seem to work any better
> on cool air than it did on air so hot it melted the rubber line I had
> connecting the tank to the pipes in the shop.
> 
>  <sigh>  Can't win for losing, sometimes...

How large is the condenser?  sounds like you're fighting a bunch of flow
losses and losing the benefits of the cooler air.

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