| Author | Message | ||
| Jim Wilkerson (Wagwar)
Registered Member Username: Wagwar Post Number: 129 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 69.151.62.247 Rating: N/A |
I want to be able to air up my coach with an auxiliary electric (or ?) air compressor. Can anyone recommend a quiet air compressor that doesn't draw too many amps that will air up an MC 9 in a reasonable time? | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1210 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.4.4  Rating: N/A |
Quiet? Try to find a compressor that runs at 1725 rpm vs 3450. It will be quieter and a 20 gal tank size will probably work good. some commercial pancake type will work also and give you good service. Gomer | ||
| Dave Walker (Chrome_dome)
Registered Member Username: Chrome_dome Post Number: 190 Registered: 3-2010 Posted From: 67.174.144.159  Rating: N/A |
I have found that the oiless ones are a lot of noise and As a contractor I use them up because they are cheap and then use them for parts. The ones with a belt and slower speed but larger tank as Marvin was saying are quieter and put out more constant air. Hence a quicker fill with less noise. Chrome | ||
| Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
Registered Member Username: Jack_fids Post Number: 408 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 72.211.128.245  Rating: |
You have tanks alreay why use space for nothing? just get a 1750 rpm 110v 1-2 HP motor and either a 2cyl or a 2-stage Compressor head...? On a "Sportscar of Coaches" it would tuck right into the former residence of the old poop tank (no Dal, this time I ain'talkin about your rig...cool down) A little bit O'Tubing & a valve and you got a 1st class long term solution cheap and wasted no bay space! (Message edited by Jack_fids on February 06, 2011) | ||
| Dave Walker (Chrome_dome)
Registered Member Username: Chrome_dome Post Number: 192 Registered: 3-2010 Posted From: 67.174.144.159 Rating: N/A |
Well what do we know, that's a great idea Jack what about a 12Volt one also in case you have no 110 or would that be freezable Huh. Would you use a belt drive with that? Chrome (Message edited by chrome_dome on February 06, 2011) | ||
| Patrick levenson (Zubzub)
Registered Member Username: Zubzub Post Number: 271 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 174.91.230.146  Rating: |
the only problem with jacks suggestion of just using the power head is that if you want to use the compressor to fix the bus and you are fixing the air system you would have no air for your tools. I'll 2nd all the comments that oil cooled comps are quieter, last longer. | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 281 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
We're having our office rebuilt and the construction crew is using a Dewalt construction low profile compressor that is a lot lower in noise then most small compressors. You can get a really quiet compressor made with Danfoss freon compressors-but are very expensive. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Jim Wilkerson (Wagwar)
Registered Member Username: Wagwar Post Number: 130 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 69.151.62.247 Rating: N/A |
I like Jack's suggestion, but I'd have A LOT of questions on how to implement that - I'm very new to the 'bus' thing and I don't know where that old poop tank was. How many amps would a that motor pull? What size pulley? That sounds like a lot of fabrication. etc. etc. On the original topic, I was looking at SMALL oiled compressors with a 1 or 2 gal. tank. Makita makes a pancake one that only weighs about 35 lbs. Do I need to have a 20 gal tank? I was hoping for something much smaller. http://www.amazon.com/Makita-MAC700-Big-Bore-Compressor/dp/B0001Q2VK0 Thanks in advance! | ||
| Dal Farnworth (Dallas)
Registered Member Username: Dallas Post Number: 340 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 72.172.39.50  Rating: N/A |
Jim, you don't need to be limited to the original tank setup. You can add as much capacity as needed, up to the overheat cutout limit of the small compressor. I have an Autozone 2HP with a 3 gallon set of tanks. I added a 7 gallon aux tank via the drain valve, (I used a tee), and can pull the lugnuts off most busses if they aren't extremely over torqued. If you are using it to air up your bus only, it won't matter what the storage capacity of the original aux copressor tanks are.... the compressor will run until it hits cut out pressure, whether it's 2 gallons or 50 gallons. Good Luck!, and watch out for Flipper! |
