Portable air tanks
There seems to be a generally very strong opinion that the 12 volt air compressors for maintaining tire pressure make (possibly) attractive shelf decorations. We'll be traveling through the American ...
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rjstractor wrote:
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Yes, I was referring to the cheap little 5 gallon tanks that hold up to about 120 psi. Your setup definitely packs a lot more punch. In the fire service we have adaptors to run air tools off of a 4500 psi air cylinder, those REALLY do a lot of work.
I’ve never filled mine myself so I won’t swear to anything. However, I think what goes into it is liquid not gas. That’s how they get so much gas volume out of such a small container. According to the gauge the internal pressure before the regulator is only 500 psi. Kind of like a small propane tank without the flammability.
