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Fuel Delivery Styles => Siphon Nozzle => Compressed Air Sources => Topic started by: unabomber on January 13, 2011, 07:17:00 pm
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Anyone tried one of these compressors ? I would like to know your findings before i cannibalize a fridge. similar ones can be found in window ac's freezers etc. I see them as being whisper quiet, reliable and capable of high pressures. The ? is about volume. thanks in advance
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these fridge compessors work awsome; im running a old one and it runs my sypon nozzel burner. they work good.
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Hmm... interesting. Could these be used to transfer oil? For example from my 55 gallon drum to a 5 gallon bucket? I am not concerned about speed, but how many gallons per minute would one pump? Are they self priming?
Thanks for the info.
Russ
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already tried that, no they dont work they just gring to a halt as the motor isnt powerful enoughto keep it going, although pump would do it.
i use an old hydraulic pump, does it with ease
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My 8th grade "Science" teacher (over 40 years ago) used a reefer compressor as both a compressor and as a vacuum pump.
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A friend used one with a tank to power his airbrush. I am about to replace a bad air compressor on a medium tank with one.
I saw one mounted on a smallish tank (maybe 2' x 1') in a garage powering a forge type burner some guy was building in a YouTube video. No follow-up video, though, so no idea if it kept-up with demand.
Yes, Russ, they be super quiet and efficient, too. Most run 40 minutes of every hour, and cost only about $5 per month. Sadly however, they are designed to pump substance in a gaseous state, not liquids.
O, well. Onward & upward.
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What kind of pressure could one expect from one of these compressors?
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I'll ask next time Jeff calls from "out there on the Big Road," though I think we spoke of roughly 100+ psi on his system.
Where ever it tops, it's a somewhat less than spirited trip, yet plenty volume & psi to run an airbrush.
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Ahh yes, lots of people doing this on youtube. I found this one interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jOcLdZXRRs
Would this provide enough air to run a siphon burner system I wonder?