>Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 11:27:30 +0000
>To: Zink <zink@pdq.net>
>From: John Gillis <jgillis@mail.tcd.ie>
>Subject: Re: Compressor data wanted
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>>John,
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>>The CFM rating is the air flow rate of Cubic feet /minute. The rating
>>you are seeing are the operating limits of the tank and compressor.
>>The Volume of the tank is about 45 US gallons, and I am assuming it is a
>>vertical mount with the motor and compressor pump mounted on the top.
>>Check the HP rating of the motor and see if the compreesor is a two
>>stage unit(this is the most preferred), you may be able to find a
>>performance plate on the compressor. I will hazard a guess that the unit
>>is probably a 5-8HP motor with a two stage pump, and you can probably
>>safely assume that it will put out between 10-11.5 CFM at 90 psi.
>>
>>Larry Zink
>>More cars than a sane man should have.
>>1964 Spitfire4
>>1966 Ford T-Bird Town Coupe(Original)
>>1983 GMC C2500 P/U(HIghly Modified)
>>1989 Chevy Astro(soon to be slammed)
>>1995 Geo Tracker
>>1996 Chevy Van
>>1985 Buick GNX(son's new toy)
>>1987 GMC S-15 (was mine, now the son's)
>>Houston(Highest Insurance rates in the U.S.), Texas
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>Larry
>Thanks for the data, yes it is a vertical type, with the motor on top of
>the tank, but the motor itself seems to be a 1.5hp unit, how would this
>perform c.f.m wise??. I don't know how to tell if this is a two stage
>motor or not, any clues???.
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John Gillis
1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
1964 Triumph 3TA 350cc (a little gem)
Trinity College
Dublin,
IRELAND.
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