Two compressors I am looking at. I'm trying to go smaller witout adding too much time to the fill. The larger one no doubt would be best but its heavy hard to move and oil can spill moving it on its side. The ingersol has 100 percent duty if need. And 3.2 CFM at 150 psi. 4.3 at 90.Wonder how long that would to top off. Its not going to be 1 hour 40 min like with that snap on.
Quote from: RAJOD on March 15, 2017, 12:14:06 AMTwo compressors I am looking at. I'm trying to go smaller witout adding too much time to the fill. The larger one no doubt would be best but its heavy hard to move and oil can spill moving it on its side. The ingersol has 100 percent duty if need. And 3.2 CFM at 150 psi. 4.3 at 90.Wonder how long that would to top off. Its not going to be 1 hour 40 min like with that snap on.No clue how long the IR would take with only a 4 gallon storage capacity and 3 or 4 cfm. I understand it has a 100% duty cycle but having it run 100% of the time every time can't be a good thing. The HF seems a much better choice for this application. The IR appears to be more of a job site compressor meant to run nail guns etc... I would not transport any oil type compressor on it's side. Oil is likely to go where you do not want it to go.
Yeah, I just don't think my Husky Vertical 20 gal 2.0 hp oil less would cut it. 4.0 cmf at 90psi. 175 max. I better look in other directions.
I emailed back and forth with Michal from Altaros and he suggested that I open the air flow valve more since my primary compressor is running so little. I will do that today and retest. I'll post the results and update the original posts.
Quote from: TerryH on March 15, 2017, 08:41:47 AMI emailed back and forth with Michal from Altaros and he suggested that I open the air flow valve more since my primary compressor is running so little. I will do that today and retest. I'll post the results and update the original posts. I thought your numbers looked a little low and wondered if this was the case so I'll be interested to see what you get with the adjustments
I'm 90% sure I'm going to get one of these. I had planned to run conduit from the garage to the house. Well I put the conduit in last week. I bought a 100' hose today and can not get the darn compressor line past the first 90. Lol got to dig it up on both ends now splice it back together and buy new 90's. I should have not glued the 90's together yet. Top it off the ground is frozen again and 1 end is under my deck! At least I didn't forget the pull through string! Back to the drawing board. Lesson learned.
Terry, Unreal post and pic's Sir! Just WOW!!!I ended up opening up the internal adjustment full on. And my upright is almost exactly the same specs as yours. Folks, I have written this over and over. It doesn't matter all that much what the max PSI of a compressor is that you are looking at. The CFM and the duty cycle are what count. You want at least 5.5 cfm, And that is a minimum. And a duty cycle unit capable of at least 50/5o is required. A 100 percent duty cycle capable unit is optimum. but only if it is at least a 5.2-5/5 CFM unit. Forget the PSI until these requirements are met. And don't' get the 5.2-5.5 cfm stuck in the head when looking at compressors. THIS IS THE MINIMUM, as in SLOW!!!!!!!! The higher the CFM at a min. of 90 fps, the faster the compressor will perform. Knife
Quote from: KnifeMaker on March 17, 2017, 08:23:27 PMTerry, Unreal post and pic's Sir! Just WOW!!!I ended up opening up the internal adjustment full on. And my upright is almost exactly the same specs as yours. Folks, I have written this over and over. It doesn't matter all that much what the max PSI of a compressor is that you are looking at. The CFM and the duty cycle are what count. You want at least 5.5 cfm, And that is a minimum. And a duty cycle unit capable of at least 50/5o is required. A 100 percent duty cycle capable unit is optimum. but only if it is at least a 5.2-5/5 CFM unit. Forget the PSI until these requirements are met. And don't' get the 5.2-5.5 cfm stuck in the head when looking at compressors. THIS IS THE MINIMUM, as in SLOW!!!!!!!! The higher the CFM at a min. of 90 fps, the faster the compressor will perform. KnifeThanks Mike! I'm going to experiment with it a bit more. Michal told me not to turn it wide open as that might actually slow it down a bit. One way or the other I am ecstatic with the performance of the Altaros!
You Know Terry, There are three things that really excite a pcp shooter the most. 1. Accuracy2. Power with Accuracy3. and a big grin comes when you have those, and are Air Independent! Once you are air independent, "IT's On"!Now for Big Bores, where you cast your own ammo. Now that is independance. Congratulations Terry!!! Very happy for you! Rebuilding my Altaros with the new seals and grease that Michal sent last week. Probably doesn't need it, but a good precaution for long life. Your's is already equipped with it. I am going to fully polish the Hi-side piston rod while at it. I questioned Altaros when I first bought the unit abut the very light silicone spray they used for assembly. I felt that a true grease would be better. That, and polished rods. At the time, they did not feel it was needed. I guess feed back from a few Big bore Shooters that use a "LOT, of air, and really stress the unit changed their minds. Not really unusual though. I tried to get Shoe Box to listen to me for years. I polished the rods in the SB, and really extended the "O" ring life in it. Also ask why we couldn't use a thicker silicone oil for the lube rather than lithium grease. Was told it would not work. LOL Guess what they use now? Credit for it, No way! LOLAltaros is completely different. They pay attention! Great people, great product, and fantastic customer service!Mike/Knife
How much for the filters I can't find much local I have a tractor supply 3/8 water catch on my compressor now looking to add another befor the altaros. Hope that will be good enough when I get the altaros