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> Interesting idea - air powered car, no 914 content
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post Jan 11 2008, 09:58 AM
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an interesting watch, the car runs on compressed air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4

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post Jan 12 2008, 02:08 PM
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One of my big concerns is breaching the air tank.

If you have a compressor for shop air, moisture collecting in the bottom of the tank can cause the tank to corrode from the inside, and when it blows at a low low 60-120 psi (max)....It goes quite a distance and thinks nothing of going through a couple of walls and bystanders or a roof....

OK, one of my buddies worked for Campbell Hausfeld and used to test the tanks in an armored room so I can't speak from personal experience.

He has seen films of actual shop damage (litigation, roof holes, etc, ) and was aware of what a measly 120 PSI can do to make a compressor tank into rocket...

I check my tank now...

So imagine what a really highly compressed tank will do? Way more energy stored within that tank than a lower pressure air compressor tank.

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