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[Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir

Subject: [Shop-talk] Compressed Air Lines, RapidAir
From: jdinnis at gmail.com (John Innis)
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:07:12 -0500
References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108032008290.9767@itonami.pair.com> <Pine.LNX.4.64.1108041432200.4236@thunder.banklogic.net>
The page on Northern tool for RapidAir is wrong, it is actually rated at
150psi from -40 F to +180 F.  Check out the borchure.

http://www.northerntool.com/downloads/charts/490500.pdf

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Mark Andy <marka at maracing.com> wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> I know absolutely nothing about it, but it seems to be rated at 175psi _at
> 70 deg_ with only 140 psi at 140 deg.  Presumably there's enough safety
> factor built in, but in my shop that stuff would see 175psi at as much as 95
> deg if it gets really hot out / due to heat from the compressed air.
>
> Still, its attractive to me from an ease of assembly / modification
> standpoint.  Copper is what I was going to use when I finally upgraded from
> my redneck "manifold and a lot of rubber air lines" system I have today.
>  :-)
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Wed, 3 Aug 2011, David Hillman wrote:
>
>    Unbelievably to me, I searched the shop-talk archives, and found not
>> one mention RapidAir products ( ie RapidAir, Duratec, Maxline ).
>>
>> http://www.rapidairproducts.**com/index.asp<http://www.rapidairproducts.com/index.asp>
>>
>>  I refuse to believe that I've found something no here knew about, so...
>> comments?  Experience?  I'm considering installing the Maxline (3/4")
>> system, because the original RapidAir is only 1/2" and apparently rated for
>> 150psi. I may or may not buy the 175 psi compressor I'm looking at, but it
>> seems silly to save a few bucks here.
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> David Hillman
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