It does look a little mad scientist's laboratory though lol. Taso
Quote from: Taso1000 on January 31, 2019, 07:29:22 PMIt does look a little mad scientist's laboratory though lol. TasoYa think? The cost of all of your add ons would have paid for a dive compressor.
I almost forgot! I need to put prices on what everything cost. This is the scary part no one likes to mention. The hidden costs. The upgraded Shoebox Max, the desiccant canister, 4 big sealed desiccant bags of silica gel and drierite, accessories, rebuild parts, one coiled hose and some small capacity Campbell Hausfeld filter group, that I didn't use, for $600 including shipping.I got the membrane drier for $80. The CAT compressor was $169. All the filters, regulators and brackets were $452. The brass fittings and yellow hoses were $83. I didn't use all the brass fittings and I skipped the oil cooler so I didn't use it's associated fittings. The Alpha filter was $200. The hpa fittings and moisture indicator were around $120. So the grand total is $1704 if my math is right. I could eliminate the first regulator, two filters following and the next regulator and save about $200 but may have to change the remaining micro filter cartridge more often. I could have used my loud, old Craftsman 4.5 horsepower compressor and saved another $169. If I find the canister filter isn't doing anything I can sell that off for about $50 and not need the last $100 particle filter. I could probably sell the Campbell Hausfeld filters and hose for $30 - $40.So the bare bones setup would have cost me around $549 less for a rough total of $1155.That's around the cost of what a new F10 was selling for a couple months ago without shipping and it still needed water removal. A Carette compressor with the Alpha filter is $1699 plus shipping plus a surcharge if you use a credit card, so I have heard, from the exclusive U.S. seller. The Altaros is about $739 now. It needs a huge compressor and water removal.The $300 Yong Heng compressors are definitely cheaper but they need water removal as they have no water removal. But they're not even in the running as they cannot top off a scba cylinder to 4500 psi without destroying themselves. I don't know anything about the Omega compressors. So I am hoping we can compare and contrast the current solutions in price and performance. My setup is not fast but that was never a priority with me. I solved that by getting two 30 minute scba tanks that cost me less than $200. I can shoot off one while the other tops off. I was trying for a budget setup with efficient and cheap water removal. The membrane drier will last for 10 years of continuous use as long as you keep it from getting contaminated with dust and oil. It doesn't need to be regenerated and it doesn't need electricity. And it only cost me $80. But to be honest I did wait for a good deal on it on ebay the same way I got one filter and one regulator used to save money.Compressing air is not cheap. lolThanks,Taso
Hello Tom, what is going to be inside the Chinese Gold high side filter in your set up?I have recently acquired a shoebox and want to make everithing safe.
ok thank you
Got the F10 running for the 3rd time.I have one of those Chinese water filters from F10 to the AV tank.A 125psi desiccant filter from the Porter Cable to the F10.Should take of any water vapor, I be thinking: