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    Default Silent Compressor build

    So, with the help of this thread, I'm building a silent compressor. Here's the components.

    A compressor from an old thrown out air conditioner:



    An old compressor that someone ripped the motor off of. The tank, pressure switch, electric lines, pressure relief, and pressure gauge are still good. I'm not 100% sure of the capacity, but I'm estimating at least 20 gallons:





    Total cost so far... free!

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    Default Re: Silent Compressor build

    When you get to the wiring bit please make it very detailed. I tried to follow a similar build once and do it myself, but there were too many wires and I got confused and it eventually was thrown out.

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    Default Re: Silent Compressor build

    Quote Originally Posted by d_stilgar View Post
    When you get to the wiring bit please make it very detailed. I tried to follow a similar build once and do it myself, but there were too many wires and I got confused and it eventually was thrown out.
    Pretty much what happens with everyone of my mods!


    Good luck on the project, I hate the sound of compressors.
    It's like JFK announcing the moon mission. He had no expertise in space travel, and no way of knowing if it would work. He just announced "we're going to the moon" and then they made it happen because everyone was on the same page and working towards the same goal. If he had said "well, let's get some people in space, and we'll see how far out we can get, and if I find someone to make a rocket strong enough, we could possibly approach the moon's orbit and maybe land" it wouldn't have happened.

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    Default Re: Silent Compressor build

    Hmm, looks interesting.

    /grabs popcorn
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    Default Re: Silent Compressor build

    That tank looks bigger than the one on my new compressor which is just under 55 litres.... I'd guess maybe 75-100

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    Default Re: Silent Compressor build

    Ok, so it seems that I'm gonna need 4-6 of those compressors to fill this thing and not burn anything up. What I'm gonna do is rip the compressor motor off of a (beefy) 4 gallon dewalt that I have, and hook that up to the big tank, and then hook the AC compressor motor up to the 4 gallon tank.

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