In search of dry air
Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 9:12 pm
I had been struggling to get the air out of my compressor dry enough to start powder coating again. Here is what I wound up doing. A trans cooler off a Ford f250 & pump the air through it with a fan blowing into the cooler.
I picked up a 3 stage filter/separator/regulator.
Then I made a desecant dryer. I'll be changing out the black pvc for some clear tubing so I can see when the desecant needs to be dryed in the oven.
The difference was unbelievable...The head of the compressor is run ning at 260*, the line going into the cooler read 170*, & finally the line coming out of the cooler read 70*.
I got the idea of the cooler off youtube.
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