"daender" (daender)
07/16/2016 at 19:21 • Filed to: None
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"daender" (daender)
07/16/2016 at 19:21 • Filed to: None | 0
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Pops picked up one for 20$ from an elderly car guy who’s in the middle of cleaning out his shop. It’s about 12 years old, it’s Chinese, and the only manuals I can find on Google is behind a stupid paywall (go fuck yourself) or from a super-sketchy downloading site. Or just general tips on how to take care of one of these would be heavily appreciated. Pops and I don’t want to wear it out just after purchasing it.
Flavien Vidal
> daender
07/16/2016 at 19:29 |
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How do you wear out a compressor? Anyway, just make sure there is no pressure left in it when you store it and that’s pretty much it. Those things are very much straight forward to use :)
crowmolly
> Flavien Vidal
07/16/2016 at 19:54 |
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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
You never drain the tank of condensation, or check the oil in a compressor that needs it.
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I don’t know anybody who does this.
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Flavien Vidal
> crowmolly
07/16/2016 at 20:13 |
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Big professional ones won’t need it, it is recommended for small ones. The one I have is a 50 year old 360V back home in France, but it is recommended on all the small ones I’ve owned, mostly for safety as they get carried around, stored on tables, up high and can fall. I usually just remove all the air and open the drain valve before storage.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> daender
07/16/2016 at 20:30 |
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Drain the tank of pressure after every use, and keep an eye on the oil (assuming it’s not oil less). If adding or changing oil, make sure you use air tool oil. I’ve no idea what kind of interval there is for oil changes, but assume you’ll never hit them. At work we change the oil annually on our compressor, but then it runs about 2000 hours annually.
Dave the car guy , still here
> daender
07/16/2016 at 20:38 |
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Try surfing the web for a similar one by Campbell Hausfeld, Nikota made some stuff for them and may have just relabeled an existing model for CH.
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crowmolly
> Flavien Vidal
07/16/2016 at 20:41 |
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Makes sense for the little guys. One drop on a fitting and you are in for a bad time.
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daender
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
07/16/2016 at 21:50 |
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We used compressor oil, how different is air tool oil? We’re probably just going to fill up tires, no air tools just yet.
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daender
> Dave the car guy , still here
07/16/2016 at 21:58 |
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Sweet, and apparently they might have copied/something’d Craftsman’s design. They look nearly identical enough that a manual for either one will do just fine. Thanks!
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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> daender
07/16/2016 at 22:03 |
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Without seeing the bottle I would assume they are the same thing by a different name. As long as it says it's good for air compressors or air tools it will be fine.