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My compressor sometimes loses pressure in the middle of a brush stroke. What do I do?
-tcepilot
just make a gif here
Have you thought of adding an air tank to your system? If you dont have one you will see that it smooths your flow of air out. No more pulsing or loss of pressure.
Chris
does it only happen when you start out ?
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No I have not though of that; and no it happens after about a minute of painting.
Does it drop & never recover? Or drop & return to a good level?
"after about a minute".... could you have a bad seal along the line somewhere??
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
It drops then returns to a good level
It's all new stuff, i dont think there is a bad seal
Hmmm - could be "natural causes" as mentioned by compressorman.
tcepilot It's all new stuff, i dont think there is a bad seal
Then, you must have received a defective unit. Return to the store and get a new compressor. May be a better quality one. Compressor is the type of tools that you get what you pay for.
Does the motor stop running when you lose pressure? Yes, you should worry. How can you do any painting with a compressor like this?
What make / model of compressor is it?
Knowing what airbrush & operating pressure you are using would also be useful?
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