occamsrazor
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Hi,
So I bought a cheap chinese-made compressor. It's a dual-cylinder type and the specs are quite good (150lpm). I don't expect it to last forever but it's quiet and fast and I'm fairly happy with it.
http://www.alhariri-dxb.net/uploadedFiles/1319527867046-3995.jpg
However I didn't like the gauge and tyre attachment, so I bought an ARB gauge hoping to add it to the compressor line:
http://store.arbusa.com/ARB-TIRE-INFLATOR-WITH-GAUGE-ARB605US-P21342C9.aspx
The ARB gauge only releases air when you depress the lever, which is fine, except now I've learned a bit more I realise that my compressor doesn't have a pressure-release valve. Which means, I think, that if I attach the ARB and have the compressor ON but don't have the lever depressed, then pressure will build up until something blows, which is obviously not good.
The difference between the inbuilt gauge and the ARB is about 5 PSI (!!) and I think the ARB is correct, so I don't really want to use the inbuilt gauge. What are my options?
1. Ditch the ARB and use the inbuilt gauge, compensating for the difference.
2. Cut the line in the yellow part before the old gauge and attach the ARB.
3. Cut the line after the old gauge and attach the ARB, having two gauges.
Whatever way I attach the ARB, I have the problem of pressure building up. Is it feasible or worth it to try to add a third-party pressure release release valve to make this setup workable? Anyone know a source for these? Could I add it inline to the line itself, or how would it attach? I don't know what fittings they are - the ARB came from USA so is I presume a US fitting. Or could the pressure release valve somehow screw in to where the old gauge is?
Have attached some pictures to illustrate.
Part of me wishes I'd got something like the TMAX, but where I am the TMAX 72lpm (50 quid in UK) costs over $200 and the 150lpm model over $300, and I didn't want to spend that much, while the compressor I got was around $70.
Thanks,
Ben
So I bought a cheap chinese-made compressor. It's a dual-cylinder type and the specs are quite good (150lpm). I don't expect it to last forever but it's quiet and fast and I'm fairly happy with it.
http://www.alhariri-dxb.net/uploadedFiles/1319527867046-3995.jpg
However I didn't like the gauge and tyre attachment, so I bought an ARB gauge hoping to add it to the compressor line:
http://store.arbusa.com/ARB-TIRE-INFLATOR-WITH-GAUGE-ARB605US-P21342C9.aspx
The ARB gauge only releases air when you depress the lever, which is fine, except now I've learned a bit more I realise that my compressor doesn't have a pressure-release valve. Which means, I think, that if I attach the ARB and have the compressor ON but don't have the lever depressed, then pressure will build up until something blows, which is obviously not good.
The difference between the inbuilt gauge and the ARB is about 5 PSI (!!) and I think the ARB is correct, so I don't really want to use the inbuilt gauge. What are my options?
1. Ditch the ARB and use the inbuilt gauge, compensating for the difference.
2. Cut the line in the yellow part before the old gauge and attach the ARB.
3. Cut the line after the old gauge and attach the ARB, having two gauges.
Whatever way I attach the ARB, I have the problem of pressure building up. Is it feasible or worth it to try to add a third-party pressure release release valve to make this setup workable? Anyone know a source for these? Could I add it inline to the line itself, or how would it attach? I don't know what fittings they are - the ARB came from USA so is I presume a US fitting. Or could the pressure release valve somehow screw in to where the old gauge is?
Have attached some pictures to illustrate.
Part of me wishes I'd got something like the TMAX, but where I am the TMAX 72lpm (50 quid in UK) costs over $200 and the 150lpm model over $300, and I didn't want to spend that much, while the compressor I got was around $70.
Thanks,
Ben