On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:29:04 GMT, "carl mciver"
wrote:

"B.B." u wrote in message
newsoNotSpamthegoat4-
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| Don't use the evaporator. First, it's a mother****er to get out of a
| car or anything else; second, it can't take a lot of pressure. Instead,
| use the condenser--it'll be at the front of a car, right before the
| radiator, and it's designed to withstand up to about 4-500psi before
| bursting. If you pull one out of a compact car it'll even come with a
| 12VDC fan or two bolted on it, ready to go.
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So, what difference would there be if I were just to hang it from the
wall in my garage, with some airspace around it (hell, even tilted away from
the wall a bit) and let it work as a passive device? My compressor is just
a 5hp with a 20 gallon tank.
I've got one or two condensers from a couple cars I've parted out. How
worth it is to plumb one between the compressor and the tank? I'd have to
attach it to the tank somehow, but wouldn't that be more efficient than on
the outlet of the tank? There would have to be a large pipe to act as a
collection point, and it would be a heck of a lot easier to get to for
emptying instead of reaching to the bottom and having it splatter crap all
over the floor!

Any method will work. But the more airflow the better it works. I
support attaching to the compressor itself and let the pulley do the
air flow.

Keep in mind that it will produce a lot of water. You'll want to
have a small tank or large piece of pipe to collect the water before
your 80 gallon tank. You can also do like I have and put a NO solenoid
valve in the bottom and let it be the unloader (disconnect the
original).

Wayne Cook
Shamrock, TX
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm