Upgraded to 60 gallon air compressor
#1
Upgraded to 60 gallon air compressor
After assisting my deceased neighbor's son in refurbishing the house he gave me his dad's Devilbiss 60 gallon air compressor with a 6.5HP motor.
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This RAL6560V was manufactured back in 1998 but my neighbor only used it to inflate tires on his several vehicles. I threw in a new air filter and flushed it 3 times with cheap non-detergent 10W30 oil. After the drained oil started looking clean I threw in Dewalt synthetic 20W20 air compressor oil.
EDIT:
13cfm @ 40PSI
10.5cfm @ 90PSI
RAL6560V_zps4e699ca0.jpg?t=1366039146
This RAL6560V was manufactured back in 1998 but my neighbor only used it to inflate tires on his several vehicles. I threw in a new air filter and flushed it 3 times with cheap non-detergent 10W30 oil. After the drained oil started looking clean I threw in Dewalt synthetic 20W20 air compressor oil.
EDIT:
13cfm @ 40PSI
10.5cfm @ 90PSI
Last edited by jholley; 04-15-2013 at 08:22 AM.
#3
It draws 20amps and plugs into a 240V outlet directly behind it. I installed the 240V outlet 2 years ago for a mig welder. Had to use over 100 feet of 10-2 wire to make it from the breaker box to the garage wall. Using 8 feet of that left over 10-2 wire I made an adapter wire with a receptacle for the air compressor on one end and plug for the 240V outlet on the other.
Here's a picture of the compressor's plug going into the adapter wire then the 240V outlet.
I had thoughts of changing this plug to the same one my mig welder uses but I didn't want to mess with the compressor's wire harness.
Here's a picture of the compressor's plug going into the adapter wire then the 240V outlet.
I had thoughts of changing this plug to the same one my mig welder uses but I didn't want to mess with the compressor's wire harness.
Last edited by jholley; 03-28-2013 at 07:26 AM.
#4
Using my air-hogging hvlp paint guns I sprayed water onto masking paper comparing my 2 air compressors. The water came out much faster and finer using the 60 gallon 6.5HP devilbliss than the 10 gallon 2HP central pneumatic I previously used.
My right doors and quarter are currently sanded and I got 2 new fenders boxed. When it warms up to 60f I'll start painting.
My right doors and quarter are currently sanded and I got 2 new fenders boxed. When it warms up to 60f I'll start painting.
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