vince pitelka on wed 6 dec 00
> For all who like to tinker and use those great found junkyard jewels. In
> reading Davids posting about building a air compressor I fail to see one
> extremely important and frequently missed Item. A Pop Off safety valve
> that will automatically release excess pressure. Electric control can and
> will fail, leaving the compressor running till it build up pressure enough
> to rupture any tank. Pop Off valve are factory set to open at a specified
> pressure and stay open till the pressure drops . I seen the results of a
> tank rupture and you don't want to go there.
Kenneth -
What a good point! Thank you for that. The air tank on a runaway
compressor probably will not rupture until it accumulates several hundred
PSI, and then can explode with catastrophic force. No compressed air system
should ever exist without a proper relief-valve mounted on the tank.
Best wishes -
- Vince
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