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- From: jimv@hienergy.Eng.Sun.COM (Jim Vienneau - Sun Microsystems)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Compressors & Air Tools
- Message-ID: <1566u4INNa9a@seven-up.East.Sun.COM>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 13:37:08 GMT
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- In article <5630162@hplsla.hp.com> genet@hplsla.hp.com (Gene Taylor) writes:
- Who wants to wait for the tank to fill everytime? ...
- >>What a waste of energy...
- >
- >Because water condenses inside, rusts through, and KBLOOIE!!! it blows up!
- >This happened to my father-in-law with a 25-gal unit. He heard it let go
- >in the shop from inside the house 100 yards away. He's REAL lucky he
- >wasn't in the shop when it happened. How lucky are you feeling?...
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- I don't see what the tank being under pressure has to do with condensation.
- Won't the water condense the same either way? Most of the water in my tank
- seems to come from compressing the air, not just letting it sit there.
- I drain my tank a couple times a month and only get a few drops. Guess
- I feel pretty lucky!
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