Nice setup. The little intermediate dryers + final drying with the JB unit.Let's figure out how much water needs to be removed to fill an entire Great White (100 cubic feet, uncompressed)Assuming 22C (72F) and 50% RH in your work room. Use and find that the air has 9.65 g/m3100ft³= 2.831685m³Total water content of the air needed to fill a Great White is.... 2.83 x 9.65 gm = 27.3 gmOur end point is almost zero water. So, that means we need to condense or absorb about 27 ml water in the system to deliver really dry air.Molecular sieve saturation curve has its knee at 30% RH. That corresponds to 20 gm H20/ 100 gm molecular sieve.Without condensation and mechanical separation, one would use up just over 100 gm of molecular sieve / full fill of a GW.We can assume some condensation separation in the 1st stage compressor's tank. So, the total water mass is a bit less than that. Let's guess 1/2 is removed there. You can confirm by reporting that water is drained from your main compressor tank.That leaves your interstage filter needing to soak up just half as much water. I would change the interstage molecular sieve 50 gm/ fill of the GW. That would present the lowest load to the more pricey cartridge in the JB high pressure filter.
Should the Shoebox input and output be sealed off when not in use? I could probably make two deadheads for that.Thanks,Taso
Mike, You would only use silicone if you had a recent shoebox that came with the automatic oiler or you bought the kit and added it.http://www.shoeboxcompressor.com/worlds-smallest-lightest-4500-psi-compressorhttp://www.shoeboxcompressor.com/order/maintenance-kits/auto-lube-upgrade-kit.htmlIt is a felt wick that keeps a thin film of oil on the pistons. The oil is rather thick for silicone, 1000 cps.Just to be clear, if you do not have the automatic oilers, I do not recommend using silicone over the recommended lithium. If you want to use lithium with a unit with auto oiler, you need to remove the felt, so it doesn't wipe it off. I believe the OP has the auto oiler option installed.With either lube, I suspect the o-ring further to left will be the ones that go first. The lube gets wiped off by the other to some extent. Anyway, not meaning to start any "lube" war.
Gentlemen,On a side note, has anyone tried the Krytox lubricants?Thanks,Taso