Scroll compressors have basically one moving part on the inside of the engine. The internal “scroll” will actually move in an elliptical style pattern to produce the compressed air. Internally you have a stator which has an opposite of itself moving in opposing direction. These two rotate inside and are […]
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Your Inlet Filter Could Be Dragging Your Air Compressor Down
An air compressor takes in air and compresses it to give you pneumatic power for your air tools and you want it to work at its optimal performance. There are a few things that can decrease your performance on your compressor and some are simply maintenance items that many people overlook. Just like you want your air compressor to provide clean compressed air at all time your compressor needs to take in as clean of air as possible.
Air Compressor Trouble Shooting Guide- What’s Wrong with my Compressor?
It’s late at night or a weekend and you’re knee deep in a project ready to call in some pneumatic power to help you speed up your progress and the air compressor starts acting up! What can you do?! You can either give up and call in a professional; or maybe diagnosis and fix the issue yourself like a true Eastwood Guy or Gal! We decided to put together a simple trouble shooting guide for common reciprocating air compressors to help you get to the bottom of your problems.
Can You Put your Air Compressor Outside?
Making noise is part of working in your garage, but we always want to do what we can to limit the noise we HAVE to hear. One of the things we can do to limit the noise in your shop is choosing a good place to put your air compressor […]
How Many Gallon Air Compressor Do I need to Paint a Car?
Painting a car at home can be an affordable way to tackle a big job yourself. There are a number of factors that could make or break your paint job. Getting or making sure you have the correct size compressor is one of the first things you should do after you decide on the color. We often get calls asking about how many gallons the compressor tank should be to paint a car. This is often a misconception when looking into the painting process.
Selecting the Right Air Compressor
An air compressors is a tool, specifically it is a tool to run other tools, unless you just need a volume of air compressed for a SCUBA tank or to inflate a tire. What sort and how big of a compressor you need is going to depend a lot on what sort of tools you need to run with it. A body shop running DA sanders and a paint booth all day long needs a much more robust compressor than an engine shop running impact guns and occasionally a media blast booth.