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diaphragm or tank or piston compressor?
Posted by avlisk on Saturday, June 17, 2006 1:14 PM
I bought an Airbrush City compressor #121 ACN, and a Badger 200 brush. It required me to get a 50-023 adaptor for the hose to fit the brush. Do I need to drill a hole in this adaptor for use with this compressor and brush? Is the 121ACN a non-tank or diaphragm or piston compressor? ? Thanks.
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:43 PM
It is a diaphragm compressor without an air tank.
Why would you need or want to drill a hole in the adaptor?

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  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, June 17, 2006 4:53 PM

 MikeV wrote:
It is a diaphragm compressor without an air tank.
Why would you need or want to drill a hole in the adaptor?

The instructions with that adapter say to drill a hole in it in some cases.  Can't remember exactly when or how big, but basically it's for compressors that don't have regulators or a bleeder.  It serves as a bleeder to prevent the compressor from pneumatically locking up.

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  • From: White Mountains, NH
Posted by jhande on Sunday, June 18, 2006 12:05 AM
Drilling a hole in the adapter as you are talking about is for pressure relief purposes.

With your air compressor you have a regulator and it is auto -on/off, so no need to drill the hole.



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