Stormin Mormon fired this volley in
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I appreciate the wisdom. I have a couple oilless
12 volt compressors for emergencies. They do OK.
This one was probably OK for consumers who use
the unit once every couple months.

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Christopher A. Young
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On 9/14/2013 10:19 PM, Erik wrote:

I absolutely hate those oilless compressors... in my opinion their
only
claim to fame is separating people from their money, and the
conversion
of otherwise useful energy to a loathsome din.


I have to agree with Erik on that point. I have one little 12V buzz-box
in the boot of wifey's van for the emergency low tire. She's too weak to
change one, but not to top it off just to avoid waiting for AAA.

I have only two compressors right now: One nice 'man portable' double-
sausage Emglo (about 120lb), and a true 5HP upright with a 150-gallon
tank. The Emglo goes on indoor jobs like spray painting, mud-gunning,
air-nailing, and stuff like that. It's not an oil-less, but it still
makes the unpleasant "small piston, fast motor" buzz. The big one is a
shop fixture with slow RPMs, so very quiet.

I do have a nice 3HP servo motor that will run at about the right speed
on 12VDC to power the Emglo, and the face footprint is about right for
adapting it to the Emglo motor mount. That might be a worthy experiment,
if I can make the motor quick-change.

Lloyd