Recent content by IT_Architect

I agree with a lot of what has already been said. These are my thoughts: Gasoline: - As someone else already mentioned, gasoline without additives is nowhere near the problem those who run additives make it out to be. I picked up a generator that had 5-year-old gasoline in it. It started...

Thanks for the link. I had forgotten all about that stuff. The armed services uses oxalic acid as part of their cooling system maintenance kits for vehicles. After the antifreeze is removed, filled with water, and up to temperature, the oxalic acid packet it poured into the cooling system and...

Everything is in, on, and done. I tested before and after: - With the old regulator when I depressed the trigger on the air wrench it lost 30-35 PSI at the regulator. - With the new regulator when I depressed the trigger it loses 3-5 lbs, and the air wrench is at least 10 times as powerful and...

That's where we disagree. Also, some people get a satisfaction from learning how things work. There are many busy sites on the internet devoted to just such things.

Just an accurate tank pressure gauge. I know it's a little tough to know what accurate is. I just bought a new, theoretically certified, gauge because I doubted the one on my compressor and it turned out they are within 1 1/2 lbs of each other at 150, so I would guess things are not too far...

This is what I have so far. My mind is not sharp enough now to go back through and make sure the logic is solid. The only thing I can say is I have it to where the reaction of the numbers to the input changes make sense now. (From the little I've tried) The SCFM is calculated from a...

I would like to do just use the gauge, and do it mathematically. Compressor manufactures don't get to decide what a Standard Cubic Foot Per Minute is. SCFM conditions appear to be using aviation standard day conditions, 14.7 psi/29.92 in. hg., 15C, and a relative humidity of zero. I see them as...

That is exactly the type of common sense approach that I'm looking for in a method. There are certain considerations where the impact is so small that it it doesn't merit adding the complexity.

True. I have found some information on standard test but that is also part of what I'm asking. The only ones I know are for aviation. In aviation, performance certifications are done under non-standard conditions. Standard-day zero-MSL performance is a calculation. In non-military...

The title of the post contains the question. If you think I should add it to the content, I could do that.

I re-read my question. What I'm asking for and the purpose are spelled out clearly. It is a technical question. If the question or the purpose do not make sense to you, or if it appears to be a very simple answer, then this question may be a little beyond what you are able to help with...

Compressors are rated under a standard set of conditions that are not convenient for us to duplicate. Calculating the raw CFM on any particular day is not difficult. The goal is to find or establish a method to convert measured output to what it would be under standard conditions to: 1...

I made my moves. I went with the New Speedaire Regulator 4ZM22 w/ Pressure Gauge $29.96. On the price I lucked out on, but that wasn't the reason. I wanted very much to go with the Watts R119-04CG or Arrow Pneumatics Midflow R374G because they were made in the US, but I also wanted very much...

I bled all of the air out of the tank by opening the drain and attaching my double-male. A while later I fired it up and timed it with a stop watch. It took 7:03/423 seconds to bring it from 0 to 175. That works out to an ACFM of 18.1. However, tonight is significantly colder than standard...

Oh sure, for a few years now, and it's been a PITA. The last straw was about a week ago. Every year before winter I go under my vehicle and look for any chipped paint or spots where rust might form and touch it up. Every couple I get it redone with Corrosion Free 3000. Things weren't working...