Re: how to measure CFM of compressor?
I know what my tools use, the duration of their use and the needed duty cycle. What I need to accuratly measure is the OUTPUT of my compressor.<br /><br />My compressor pump is 20 years old, it's had a replacement motor powering it, and one of the three cyclinders is a little bit weaker than the other 2. <br /><br />In my case, I will be pusing a pneumatic cylinder, and running a staple gun, with regulators, these two items will be given the exact same pressure all the time. I know how long we run both tools at a time, so Say I use 1,000 CFM of air in a given amount of time, and I know the output of my compressor, I then know how big the tank needs to be to overcome the heavy use time to for it to catch back up for the next run. <br /><br />I'm going to have 2 compressor's hooked together, if air pressure drops to a certain point, comrpessor #2 kicks on. I'd kinda like to know the math of what's going on than to just hook it all up and say yup, I think this will have enough capacity.<br /><br />
Originally posted by dolluper:<br /> Think you should be more interested in the tools your trying to use with it,the ratings on the tank will tell you if the tool your using is suitable for that compressor.Bigger tanks mean you can use longer before recovery thats about it
