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                        riptide
                        • Member since
                          January 2014
                        • From: chesapeake ,Virginia
                        testors compressor
                        Posted by riptide on Friday, February 7, 2014 5:16 PM

                        i bought a testors compressor 50 psi, hooked up a regulator, but when i use the air brush the rpessure drops off, is this a sign that its not poweerful enough?

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                        Bick
                        • Member since
                          February 2015
                        Posted by Bick on Friday, February 7, 2014 5:38 PM

                        Probably not. Did you buy the Blue mini or the AC100 (other Testors have a regulator)? You need to adjust the regulator to the pressure you want for spraying while pressing the AB trigger - normally about 15-25 PSI. Depending on which compressor you bought, it may run continuously while you spray but should maintain the set pressure, Nozzle size of the AB will have an effect though.

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                        riptide
                        • Member since
                          January 2014
                        • From: chesapeake ,Virginia
                        Posted by riptide on Friday, February 7, 2014 6:05 PM

                        well i have the mini blue, and i tried to adjust it while held trigger down it still dropped off, to aobut nothing. i just was not sure if compressor was strong enough.

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                        Don Stauffer
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, February 8, 2014 9:38 AM

                        Maybe you have a leak.  I had a similar problem with an Iwata compressor. Wrapping the fitting on the compressor with Teflon tape before putting on the hose adapter fitting solved the problem.

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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                        Chrisk-k
                        • Member since
                          December 2011
                        Posted by Chrisk-k on Sunday, February 9, 2014 2:48 PM

                        What psi are you getting?  The mini blue is rated 20 psi under load.  So I guess you can get 15-20 psi.

                        Iwata HP-CS | Iwata HP-CR | Iwata HP-M2 | H&S Evolution | Iwata Smart Jet + Sparmax Tank

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