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Too much moisture!
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:25 AM
Angry [:(!]I have an Iwata Sprint Jet compressor and an Omni 4000 AB. My compressor has an inline moisture trap, similar to the one badger sells, but I'm still getting a good amount of moisture coming through my AB. Is ther something more I can do to alleviate this problem? Other than moving out of the HUMID south!
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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, August 20, 2005 2:11 PM
hmmm perhaps get one that is not inline as well? You can get them at Lowes and such for about $11 to $20. Thos are the ones that hang vertical and the moisture collects at the bottom. Not sure about yours but my old inline didnt do much for me...

Also-----

I know someone on here has bought a dehumidifier for their modeling room with good results... not sure of the price on that though... Those can be had at Lowes and possibly Wal Mart I think...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 3:07 PM
I had the same problem with my compressor, they say you need to have the moisture trap further down the line as the moisture is forming after the trap in the line!?
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Posted by ckfredrickson on Saturday, August 20, 2005 3:37 PM
Like stuka said, the easiest solution is another water trap further down line.

The problem is that the water stays in vapor form as it travels through the trap, then condenses in the hose before being sprayed onto your model. Badger produces one that should be available at your LHS. (see http://www.badger-airbrush.com/access2.htm; ~2/3 down is a hose with the water trap mounted; the trap alone is ~4/5 of the way down). You didn't mention which hose you're using, but I use Badger's 10' braided hose; I had to cut it ~ 2' from the airbrush, and then splice in the water trap. The trap comes with a couple of "nuts" to secure the hose.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 4:38 PM
My hose is a plastic type about 10' I guess. The Badger linc didn't work. I'll look around at some other places. Thanx guys for the help.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:25 PM
TJ, I'm in Florida so I know what your going through although it's even worse where you are. Get one of those $5 desicant traps from Harbor Frieght Tools. They work good for me. I have a picture of one if you need to see it.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:33 PM
TJ-A 10 foot hose? No wonder you have moisture and probably a big drop in pressure too.
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Posted by tho9900 on Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:22 PM
TJ - click on the link, when it loads and says page can't be found, go to the address bar at the top and remove the semi colon at the end and it will load right...
---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 20, 2005 9:22 PM
tho9900 - I think that's exactly what I need. Maybe the six foot braided with inline filter. Shorter distance should mean less moisture buildup in the line, right? Thanx again for the help.
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