What Exactly Do I Have Here?

[PghJKB]

Got this at an ES this weekend. The badge on it reads Wochers Medical / Hospital Supplies. Puts this in the early part of the 20th century.

It seems to be some sort of air compressor - the gauges work (well, the hands move, just not sure how accurate). The inlet ***** in air, the outlet spits out air.

Anyone seen one of these before? Any idea if the pancake air compressor can be used for an air brush, or even with an LPHV paint gun? How about attaching a small air reservoir? My guess is that any damaged pieces/parts will have to be fabbed, so this may turn into an nightmare (although a cheap one, this guy was part of a deal that ran me $3.75 an item)

I intend on cleaning this up, rebuilding everything I can and trying to use it. Would a 1/6 HP motor be powerful enough to sustain the airflow required to support a LPHV airbrush?

Anyone think this would be a waste of time?

Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
JKB

 

[PCustoms]

Medical vacuum pump.

Not sure about your other questions, but I have an old Gast fresh air supply pump that pulls a perfect vacuum for bagging composites if you reverse the plumbing

 

[Squddle]

Does it still work? I could use one for my A/C on the vehicles.

 

[Squddle]

Anyone know if this would be powerful enough to pull vacuum on car A/C systems?

 

[PghJKB]

Medical vacuum pump.

Not sure about your other questions, but I have an old Gast fresh air supply pump that pulls a perfect vacuum for bagging composites if you reverse the plumbing

Does it still work? I could use one for my A/C on the vehicles.

Guys
Thank You!

Yes, it still works - off 120V AC.

FYI - as soon as I block the input, the pump stops pumping air - I am guessing the once the thing senses a vacuum, it shuts down - but not shuts off.

 

[PCustoms]

If you block it you have created a vacuum and it cannot pump air. Or the vanes are bad.

I don't think this pumps down low enough for AC work

 

[jim whitney]

I have a newer millipore model and use it for everything from a portable compressor off an inverter in my truck,to a vacuum pump in my garage ,it works really good to deflate tubes when stuffing them into the side of a rim.

 

[DenisG]

Guys
Thank You!

Yes, it still works - off 120V AC.

FYI - as soon as I block the input, the pump stops pumping air - I am guessing the once the thing senses a vacuum, it shuts down - but not shuts off.

It never really shuts down. If you had better vacuum gauges, you'd see that there was still air in the system. It's a coarse vacuum pump and can probably only do about 25" Hg (mercury).