From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2004 - 09:20:39 PST
This is the page I was checking out
And thanks for the tip on unloading.
Paul
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At 07:55 PM 1/10/2004, you wrote:
>Where are you seeing 30 gallon tanks with 8-15 hp motors? The only
>electric motor compressors I found in Harbor Freight are 5 - 7.5 hp, and
>60-80 gallon tanks. I have the 5hp, 60 gallon ingersoll, and am happy
>with it. Bought from Harbor Freight. Keep in mind when ordering from
>them; while shipping is free, the trucking company may not be able to
>unload it at your house. I ordered mine and then a couple of weeks later
>I got a call from the local trucking company advising I had to go pick it up.
>
>
>>From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Subject: [MV] Air Compressor Q #3
>>Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:38:40 -0800
>>
>>Hi Guys, it's me again.
>>
>>I should be having my electrical service updated to allow me to put a
>>large air compressor in the garage soon ( btw, a question came up about
>>the surge when the compressor starts in the last thread here about
>>this. The electrician who came out here today ( thanks Bruce! )
>>indicates the surge should not be a problem because
>> 1: the compressors have a capacitor which sucks in power to help
>> turn the motor on, thus lowering the
>> amount of power needed to start the motor when it actually starts
>> 2: I need to make sure the circuit breaker has a slow <something>
>> circuit/fuse.. I've seen reference to it
>> here in the past month. It takes a little longer to pop open
>> than a standard unit. )
>>
>>I just went back on line and started searching for a compressor
>>again. The last time I asked a number of listers suggested brands they
>>like, but no one said ' avoid X brand '.
>>
>>1: Is it fairly safe to assume ( there's that word again ) most brands
>>are roughly equivalent in this size?
>>2: I'm going to buy something in the 8-15 HP range. In looking at them
>>at Harbor Freight I find the vast
>> majority come with 30 gallon tanks! Why would stronger units use a
>> smaller air tank? Wouldn't
>> that cause them to run more and thus wear out sooner than if they
>> came with an 80 or 120 gallon tank?
>>
>>
>>As Always, thank you for your insight.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>> MPVA@ 24986
>> '53 REO M35 Fire Conversion
>> '53 AEC Chevy 3/4 Ton
>> www.paulathomas.com/images
>>
>>
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