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Subject: TWL: Re: Air on board
From: Charles Culotta (cculotta@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Jan 30 2003 - 13:01:54 EST
> I've bought a couple of large old Buell air horns and am planning the
installation. I have a small compressor, but I don't have an air tank (or
valve, or switch, etc..) So, I started thinking that maybe I should put in a
larger compressor / tank combination and also use it for...what?
Keith,
When I got the big Khalenberg air horn I looked for a good heavy duty 12v
compressor and tank set up. Found them to be very expensive.
Stay away fr those anemic little 12v compressors with no accum.
tank.
What I did was mounted my Sears pancake compressor ( compressor regulator,
tank
complete), these cost abt 150 bucks but you can get a chinese communist
one, you
know , the same guys who took our airmen prisoner , version for $90 at
Harbor
Freight, in the engine room and ran an air line to the bridge. Ck the home
improvement stores too. Got an elec. switch and I am in
business. Additionally, I put a "t" on the line at the compressor so now I
have
compressed air in the eng room and at the bridge. This was SIGNIFICANTLY
cheaper
than pur a 12v compressor and accum. tank fr Kahlenberg. Works great.
The air hose , 50 ft is abt $15 , this was more than enough to get to the
bridge.
I considered running a perm. line to the cockpit to air the dingy but that
is more trouble than it is worth.
By the way the Sears is an OILLESS unit whereas the chinese communist one
is not.
Some uses for air: blowing out mud daubers, ( don't know it that is a
problem in your area) around screens , fuel vent lines, yea even with
screens; cleaning parts; getting dust out f the way after sanding; and all
the uses you find in your shop ashore.
That is all lagniappe over the REAL reason to have the compressor, THE
HORN.
CCC
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