 Will this portable electric compressor be suitable for performing leak |
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| Mid_Engine_914 |
 Dec 4 2006, 08:55 PM
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I bought this 3-gallon compressor a couple of months ago - will it be suitable for performing leak-down tests "in the field" using this leakdown tester from Eastwood? The compressor produces a maximum of 100 psi.
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| SGB |
Dec 4 2006, 09:57 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
You are set. Thats a cool little compressor. I just did one (compression test) recently using a compressor that was twin 2 gal cylinders and I never came close to running out of air.
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| Mid_Engine_914 |
Dec 4 2006, 11:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 22-September 06 From: Left Coast Member No.: 6,888 |
Great. That little compressor's turning out to pretty useful.
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| LvSteveH |
Dec 5 2006, 12:25 AM
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I put the Poor in Porsche Group: Members Posts: 1,080 Joined: 22-April 03 From: Las Vegas, Nevada Member No.: 600 |
Actually, a 12V car compressor and a 6 gallon portable tank would do the trick in a pinch. My 12V compressor is good to 240psi and the tank is good to 125psi. You typically want to run leakdown at 100psi because it's easy to get the results in percentage, ie 94 psi = 94%
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