Whitesnake
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Does this arrow also have a filter inside the canister along with desiccant? I was reading the link and they had replacement filters for sale. I wasn’t sure if they applied to this.
Thanks for the clarification. I'll be ordering one this week.The description is wrong. The rated flow is 25-30 cfm. The 15 cfm rating is the smaller 1 quart model.
Mine was on back-order until 2021-12-10 which was about 10 days from the purchase date. I have not received a shipping notice so I believe it has not shipped yet.How fast was the shipping? Thinking of ordering one in a day or 2. My water pump (compressor) is killin me. I disconnected my Camair and it’s been bad.
Are you building your own aftercooler or getting a store-bought unit? I built my own using a 1/2" NPT B&M oils cooler, a 1500 CFM 220 VAC fan from a reclaimed server rack, and a Harbor Freight water separator. I switched the fan from a push to a pull configuration and went from very little water in the tank to none the last few times I have used the compressor. I can post pictures and part numbers if you need them.Also adding a aftercooler this week between pump and tank with a water separator that has a automatic drain. Eliminates most moisture before it even hits the tank. Figure that can’t be a bad thing.
I bought one as well. It is not in service yet but I did test it for leaks and it is holding pressure. I'll be watching as well since I couldn't get the contact info on the Arrow website to show up when I was trying to find a mounting bracket. The contact button is dead for me.Will be interesting to see how you make out. I know it’s not ideal but it’s a cheap enough deal to just buy another one. Maybe you just got a dud?
No need for dessicant if you have a refrigerated dryer already. You should be getting no moisture downstream of the dryer.
Way to bring the tech!The color change doesn't completely show the activation state. Silica gel with cobalt chloride (the blue) will go from pink to blue at about 30%-50% activation. 100% activation is fully "dry". To go full activation takes at least two hours at 225 to 250F. It is a bit faster with a convection oven with the gel in a single layer like on a cookie sheet. Microwaves can dry it, but again it isn't just the color change and microwaves can shatter the bead pore structure rendering it useless. The water molecule is highly polar (receptive to microwave energy) which will shatter the bead lattice. Run the microwave at about 10% power (magnetron on 10%, off 90%) for about an hour or so. The best way to tell full activation is by weight. Silica gel has about a 30% by weight water capacity. So 100 grams fully active gel will weigh 130 grams when fully loaded with water.