Air compressors for Car Maintenance

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Tue 20 Oct 2009 23:48
Air compressors for Car Maintenance - Grease_monkey
What size air compressor is best for carrying out car repairs?

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Simon
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Wed 21 Oct 2009 09:58
Air compressors for Car Maintenance - Rover25
What sort of tools do you want to run from it?
You can use a small compressor for things like tyre inflation or a blow gun, but you'll need something bigger if you want to be using an air chisel.
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Wed 21 Oct 2009 12:35
Air compressors for Car Maintenance - Grease_monkey
To run something like this on it

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I would mostly be using the impact wrench or the wrench

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 21/10/2009 at 13:47

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Wed 21 Oct 2009 12:40
Air compressors for Car Maintenance - bell boy
you need
3hp
150 litre tank
as much air per minute as you can get
all those tools you mention just gobble air up
look at somewhere like machine mart or thorite and expect to pay £400/£500
make sure also your electric mains wiring is up to the surge on starting and also the amperage pulled (too technical for me but watch your leccy meter spin when she blows )
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Wed 21 Oct 2009 12:55
Air compressors for Car Maintenance - Hamsafar
Don't scrimp by getting one slightly less than specified by the toola nd hoping it will be OK, or you will have trouble powering air wrenches and have to keep waiting for pressure to build back up as the cylinder recharges. I made this mistake.

Edited by Hamsafar on 21/10/2009 at 12:55

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