I presume auto drain/shutoff would not be an issue with a large unit. Ironically, some much bigger used compressors can be had on E Bay for the same or less.
GAS MODEL BAUER OCEANUS PORTABLE
It is the only portable that I am aware of that is continuous rated at 4500 psi. If portability is a must and price is no object it seems a good choice. The Oceanus is a good compressor but pricey for a 4 cfm (that's what they actually deliver). One or two quarts is required and cost is $50.00/gal.
Cleaning the tank and valve can be done in about a half hour using a special solvent called Ensolv. There is some cost associated with the Bauer replaceable cartridge.
As a precaution, an O2 clean cylinder/valve being partial pressure filled with standard triplex filtration should be internally cleaned after a couple hundred fills, or anytime if moisture/rust is visible inside the bottle. Moreover, although I know several people who do partial pressure mixing with the standard Bauer setup with no problems, the 'book' says that extra filtration is needed. The Bauer PO filter is perfectly suitable for continuous flow blending. An oil lubed 6 cfm compressor that had as bad ring blow-by would have filled your tanks with an oil cloud. My compressor guy converted the interstage separators from a little screen thingy to a coalescor type element to help out there as well.Īs UP will tell you one advantage of the RIX is that no matter how poor the condition the compressor can not degrade the quality of the air it pumps. I converted it from gas to electric, replaced the 1st and second stage rings, 3rd stage cylinder, piston assembly, and rebuilt the 3rd stage head, all for $1000 (no charge for my labor). It had been "run hard and put to bet wet" and was only putting out 3 cfm instead of 5.5 when I got it. If someone is serious about buying one PM me and I'll give you the name of my compressor guy who had one he was going to rebuild for me.īefore he did I found a RIX SA-6 for $1500 that came with a Bauer PO filter (combination coalescer & filtration). Expect to pay about $4200 for a rebuilt SA-6 with 1 year waranty. As UP said you can find good deals if you look.
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