Posted by Desoto61 [108.162.237.127] on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 05:29:31 :
In Reply to: Re: OT but Dodgeish posted by Kaegi [108.162.246.56] on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 21:32:32 :
They typically use a whip valve that triggers a relief valve of some sort. On my Eaton unit it triggers a head unloader which holds the intake valve open. Obviously that means there has to be a check valve downstream of that relief valve to prevent venting the tank.
This is how gas powered air compressors work. It's one of my favorite features on my home compressor too, when I'm using a lot of air I can open the whip valve and prevent frequent cycling of the motor.
It would use less power with the electric clutch, but doubt you could adapt one to the other without some real work, like junkyard said I've seen many people turn AC compressors into air compressors which would probably be easier.
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