- 1. compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:21:40 -0400 (EDT)
- So I'm in the planning (dreaming?) stages of my pit setup for next year... I'd like to have power and compressed air in my pit. I have a 5hp, 30gal (or so) portable compressor, either 110v or 220v t
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- 2. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:25:26 -0400 (EDT)
- How long will a nitrogen bottle last though? Cost? Plus, I don't really have any way to compress air to 2000 psi... :-) Mark /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or tr
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- 3. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:47:40 -0700
- Mark, if it was my nickel, I'd go for a separate gas-driven compressor. It's been my experience that gen sets don't like the sort of large start-up loads imposed by air compressors, for example my 4
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- 4. Re: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: LBC286@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:17:37 EDT
- - - - - - - - - - - - I have the priviledge of working paddock/pit security during NASCAR and IRL races at Nazareth Speedway. Most of the teams don't bring a compressor to pit lane. They have several
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- 5. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:03:02 -0400 (EDT)
- That's doable, but I still need to know how long the bottle will last... For instance, let's say I go to nationals and manage to break something reasonably major at the Pro... Will a nitrogen bottle
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- 6. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: Randall Young <ryoung@NAVCOMTECH.COM>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:44:53 -0700
- Hmmm, typical impact uses maybe 4 cfm @ 7 atmospheres (90 psi gage), so 3 hours would be 3*60*4*7 = 5040 scf. A little web surfing turns up that a common "type 49" nitrogen cylinder contains 304 scf
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- 7. Re: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: Rush <jdrush@enter.net>
- Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 14:33:38 -0400
- There was a company selling portable _liquid_ nitrogen tanks for the purpose of providing onsite compressed gas. Supposed to have hours and hours of air wrench capacity. I can't find the website righ
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00271.html (8,706 bytes)
- 8. Re: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: dms@scheidt.chem.nd.edu
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:18:47 -0500 (EST)
- There are people that use liquid C02 to run air tools and such like. Liquid CO2 provides about 8 cubic foot per liquid pound, so a 20lb tank (about 6-8" diamter and 3' tall, the size you see at bars
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00273.html (8,984 bytes)
- 9. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Keith Kaplan" <keithka@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:24:14 -0700
- If it's a _really_ big race, there's often someone at the track who can refill/replace the bottle, so running out is no big deal. I also think the 3 hour run time requirement is high -- at a leisurel
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00274.html (9,231 bytes)
- 10. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric" <eric@megageek.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:47:51 -0400
- One other thing to think about, how many different tools are you going to be using? The reason I mention that is that each time you unplug and replug a tool into a line, you lose quite a bit of air.
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- 11. RE: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 22:31:40 -0400 (EDT)
- So far, what I'm mostly thinking is that if I have an air compressor, I don't need to worry about using the compressed air too much... :-) Mark /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@a
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- 12. Re: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 22:24:30 -0500
- When I used to work at 3M Central Research, our building was plumbed with nitrogen. It all came from the evaporation of a huge liquid-nitrogen tank in the corner of the building. If you wanted dry ni
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- 13. Re: compressors at the track (score: 1)
- Author: dms@scheidt.chem.nd.edu
- Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:50:06 -0500 (EST)
- Nitrogen provided from liquid boil off is pretty common in chemistry buildings and such like -- anywhere the the gas usage isn't too high, and the liquid is around anyway. it's cheap, as long as the
- /html/shop-talk/2002-08/msg00284.html (8,708 bytes)
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