Did a modification on my Badger Million-Air compressor

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
1

These silent compressors do not come with any cooling system so I got creative and made this for mine today.
I cut a piece of a sheet metal box lid off with a sabre saw to use as a mount.
I drilled a hole through one end of the lid and mounted it into the compressor case under the bolt that holds the handle on top of the case. I then drilled two holes in the end that stuck out of the case and mounted a 120mm computer fan to it. I then soldered two wires to the fan, put connectors on the other end of the wire and connected it to the wiring inside of the pressure shutoff switch so that whenever the compressor is plugged in the fan is on all of the time.
It came out pretty good and hopefully will make this compressor last even longer as it will run cooler.

Mike

2

mike, how’d you power the fan?

3

Did you read what I posted above? [(-D]
I wired the fan to the hot side of the power cord in the pressure switch box. [;)]

Mike

4

that’s where the squirrel cage, and the three hired hamsters come in… [;)]

5

lol. i think hamsters work for free though.

6

food costs

7

just feed them table scraps

8

Thats a neat idea Mike, you should contact Badger with the idea…I see potential dollar signs with that one$$$

9

Thanks Greg. [:D]

Mike

10

That’s pretty cool Mike. If I tried something like that, I’d have no idea where to solder stuff to make sure it got power. With my luck, I’d probably ruin not only the fan, but also the compressor.

11

actually josh, soldering and stuff isnt very difficult, its gets very easy after learning a few things on how to deal with the new material. a 60 watt and above iron helps too

12

With A/C it does not matter, either of the two leads on the fan can be positive or negative. [;)] The green lead is hot and the black lead is ground in the compressor wiring.
There is also a white lead but it is neutral.
I have too much of my dad in me as he could make practically anything. [:D]

Mike

13

Uhh, Mike?
Stupid question time…
Is the fan pulling air or blowing air? The difference between the two is almost a factor of 10. Unducted, the exhaust capability is only about 1/10 that of the positive pressure (blowing) side. Just wondering…

Merry Christmas!
Gip

14

Good question Gip and I should have mentioned that. [:D]
The fan is drawing air from the room and blowing it towards the head of the compressor motor. [;)]

Mike

15

Good!

Gip

16

Gip,

I didn’t just fall off a pumpkin wagon you know. [:p] [(-D]

How have you been Gip? I sent you an email a while back and never heard from you. Was it something I said? [%-)][(-D]

Mike

17

When I read the title, I had images of a Tim “The Toolman” Taylor modification. Glad it wasn’t and that it still works [8-]

18

Mike, if badger accepts… you’re oging to get a lifetime supply of badgers… not that you need them though [(-D]

19

I doubt there is anything I can come up with that they haven’t thought of already. [;)]

Mike