to all that helped me with the problems I haved had the compressor is made by campbell hausfeld max psi 100 purchased at walmart the regulators have no in or out markings one is from a auto supply shop and the other from the aircraft plant where I work I tried them both out on my pistol drills that use 100psi in the airlinesand worked well what could it be? see other posts thanks rambo1…
sorry it is also a 1gallon tank rambo1.
I guess this is what you have?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9189093
Is there a pressure gage on your regulator? If there is, you should see the gage value increase or decrease as you turn the adjustment handle. If you don’t see any change, you probably have the inlet and outlet connections reversed. If you don’t have a gage, then turn the adjustment handle when you have the airline connected to the pistol drill. As the drill operates, it should slow down as the air pressure decreases if you have the regulator connected correctly. You’ll have to work fast for this test as the drill will also slow down as the air in the gallon tank decreases.
Rambo,
Could you post photos of the regulators if you do not have model numbers? Please show front and back.
maxman that is it.rambo1
larak I have pic but don’t know how to post them.rambo1.
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&ndsp=20&hl=en&safe=off&q=air+pressure+regulators&start=0&sa=N
Here’s a Google images search for pressure regulators. It might be easier to find which one you have or one similar and just give us the link to it.
Loathar the regulator is probally the same if not very close to the one on google page 3 545x823 52kjp6 cgi.ebay.com rambo1.
sorry loathar the image is on the web site you gave me google page 3 at the bottom 545x823 52kjpg cgi.ebay.com thanks rambo1
Rambo, I have not ran a body shop for 3 years. If I remember right you twist the regulator knob to the right it should cut down on the air supply. Depending on how long your air line is and how much CFM your drill uses it may take a while for the speed to slow down.
I have a 75 foot line here at the house, it takes about 15 seconds for my air nipper to slow down. DA on the other hand about 4 seconds and it eats 14 CFM which is a lot. It would never run on a 1 gallon tank, mine is 80 gallons.
If you need a new regulator let me know, I think I still have a new Bink’s with a water trap I let go cheap. I am done with painting cars. Well for now? [:D]
Cuda Ken
The following link gives some information on how regulators work. http://www.about-air-compressors.com/regulators.html
If I understand it correctly, if the regulator has only one gage that gage gives an indication as to what the output air supply pressure should be. So, if you are turning that adjustment knob, you should see an increase or decrease in the gage reading. If the gage reading does not vary, either the regulator is bad, or you have the connections incorrect.
I looked at the regulator you referenced from the link, and I’m a little confused. I see what is obviously one connection port, but where is the second? Is it on the back side of the picture, or is it that thing shown on the left side of the picture, which does not look like it has any threads? I’m assuming the connection is on the back. And there should be some instructions with the regulator showing how it is to be connected, either in the packaging, or with some sort of scribed arrow on the device indicating airflow.
maxman I think the second port is either hidden or behind the gage all I say is
maxman I think the secong port might be behind the gage or else where I don’t know HELP"rambo1…
To cudaken I noticed that you quote I don’t like rust is that in auto I know off topic because I am the same is it a problem in st.louis and what do you do about it here it is bad.rambo1.
Ummmmmmmmm, you do have the regulator in your possession, do you not? There should be two places to connect. If you havee it connected, then you should be able to change the gage reading by turning the adjustment knob. If the gage reading does not change, either you have the thing connected backwards, or it is defective.
Rambo1-I was afraid of that. That one isn’t a true regulator and won’t work for an air brush. (I’ve tried a couple) Something like this is what you need.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100019273
The one you have is basically just a valve and has no type of limiting diaphram in it.
Loathar:
I clicked your link but it does not go to any sort of a picture. It goes to the HomeDepot site okay, but the site says the product you are looking for is not available. There is not a picture or anything.
Out of curiosity, why won’t the thing he has work? It did look strange to me, as I couldn’t see two connections to the thing. Is it just some sort of relief valve that blows the excess pressure off to atmosphere?
I thought it was junk checked out home depo nothing in stock but still trying thanks to all you guys for your help really appricate it rambo1.
Stupid Home Depot site.[xx(] Try this link.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200327087_200327087
Home Despot requires your zip code to shop online. Probably why the link won’t work.
The device that Rambo1 has is more of an air flow regulator.(mainly used on high flow automotive paint guns) The knob only turns 1/4 turn from closed to open. You can look all the way through it when it’s open. Like a 90 degree ballcock valve. It doesn’t have any kind of spring diaphragm mechanism inside of it. An air brush doesn’t flow enough volume of air for them to work properly. When you let off the air brush trigger, the line pressure equalizes with the tank pressure.
A true regulator requires you to turn the knob about 10 times to go from full open to full closed and you can’t look all the way through it’s ports when it’s open.(understand?)
Yes, I got it. The thing he had looked a little strange. What I use is similar to what Basementdweller showed in one of the original posts from Rambo1, http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/t/143828.aspx. It is a combined regulator/dryer. I thought for sure that I got it from Sears, but I’ll be darned if I can get it to show up on the Sears site.
All I see on the Sears site is this type.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00916037000P?vName=Tools&cName=Compressors+%26+Air+Tools&sName=Air+Tool+Accessories
Don’t see the combo dryer.
Harbor Freight has a bunch. The red moisture filter for $2.99 works great for an air brush.
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=air+filter