Rob Afton
Young Tutorling
Hello all been a while,
I have a question,
how much do in-line moisture traps and/or oil vapor collectors, affect the psi?
I know that I can find out by attaching a gauge to the end of the line but I figured I would ask first.
Background info:
I began using my large shop compressor in the garage rather than my airbrush compressor that I use in the studio, I have a short 15ft coiled plastic hose with a moisture trap at compressor regulator and then one
in-line followed immediately by an oil vapor/ mosture remover (the blue beads that turn red) and then the braided hose and a pistol grip trap at gun. I also have a hose with inline built in trap that would be even more redundant.
It's kind of redundant now, I know.
I just added the oil separator just now for no other reason then I found it new, unopened and still blue, in the garage today and figured it wouldn't hurt since I have used that compressor with oil tools, however not with any of the air lines that I use with the airbrush, I pretty much do the PSI by feel more or less, rather than by an actual set psi. I'm more concerned with moving back to using the compressor in the studio and using the pressure that I was using in the garage as a reference and it not being correct. I'll have to play around with it and maybe I'll take off the oil trap and just leave the two traps one in line at end and one at the head of the compressor and then the little tiny pistol grip.
i'll have to play around with it and maybe I'll just take off the oil trap amd go back to just the 2 traps at begging and end of line.
I have never had a problem with moisture and I airbrush in the garage or in my studio down here in Florida and it's never been an issue, I've always had min 2 traps one at compressor plug and other at the end of coiled pvc hose before the braided air brush hose.
After installing it I started freaking out wondering if I'm killing my psi in a detrimental way, of course I could always turn up the pressure,
I can go up to about 110psi with this compressor which would likely damage the airbrush and the traps that have a 90psi max.
Anyways looking forward to hearing oppinions on this!
I have a question,
how much do in-line moisture traps and/or oil vapor collectors, affect the psi?
I know that I can find out by attaching a gauge to the end of the line but I figured I would ask first.
Background info:
I began using my large shop compressor in the garage rather than my airbrush compressor that I use in the studio, I have a short 15ft coiled plastic hose with a moisture trap at compressor regulator and then one
in-line followed immediately by an oil vapor/ mosture remover (the blue beads that turn red) and then the braided hose and a pistol grip trap at gun. I also have a hose with inline built in trap that would be even more redundant.
It's kind of redundant now, I know.
I just added the oil separator just now for no other reason then I found it new, unopened and still blue, in the garage today and figured it wouldn't hurt since I have used that compressor with oil tools, however not with any of the air lines that I use with the airbrush, I pretty much do the PSI by feel more or less, rather than by an actual set psi. I'm more concerned with moving back to using the compressor in the studio and using the pressure that I was using in the garage as a reference and it not being correct. I'll have to play around with it and maybe I'll take off the oil trap and just leave the two traps one in line at end and one at the head of the compressor and then the little tiny pistol grip.
i'll have to play around with it and maybe I'll just take off the oil trap amd go back to just the 2 traps at begging and end of line.
I have never had a problem with moisture and I airbrush in the garage or in my studio down here in Florida and it's never been an issue, I've always had min 2 traps one at compressor plug and other at the end of coiled pvc hose before the braided air brush hose.
After installing it I started freaking out wondering if I'm killing my psi in a detrimental way, of course I could always turn up the pressure,
I can go up to about 110psi with this compressor which would likely damage the airbrush and the traps that have a 90psi max.
Anyways looking forward to hearing oppinions on this!