is an air filter for a compressor and a moisture trap the same thing ?
No.
A moisture trap is either an inline device to remove water vapor or it is part of the regulator. The compressors air filter only filters out the dirt entering the compressor.
Mike
Although there ARE combination moisture traps and particle filters. If it doesn’t say anything about removing moisture or liquids then it isn’t a moisture trap.
ok, it looks like a moisture trap. bit it says filter, and its not for the intake of the compressor. it is an inline thing
Sorry Boomer, I misunderstood your question. [B)]
Mike
np[;)] i sitll want to know if its the same thing … it looks like one ( glass tube like, it looks like to collect condensation) but its 30 bucks and i dont want to spend 30 bucks on it if its not what i need
awsome, it looked just like that one but no regulator, i’ll look into that one. thanx
wait i forgot, my compressor is 5hp, with a 44gallon tank, and is constantly in the range of 100 psi, i have a regulator for that kind of pressure. will that one be any problems if i hook that one up by it self? or are there any cheaper without the built in regulator?
Boomer I bought the same regulator/filter last month, it’s the Paasche Ra75, and IMHO is well worth the money.
I could have used a standard reg. but the graduations on the gauge would have been too great to allow accurate control at low pressures, ie below 10PSi. This one has graduations at 1PSi increments as it is designed for use with A/Bs rather than air tools which operate at far higher pressures.
I’ve been playing with mine over the last week or so, and it makes a huge difference to what you can achieve with an A/B.
Karl
Boomer
I to have a 5 hp compressor with a 40 gal tank and built in regulator. However, I quite often use airtools with it that require a minimum of 90 psi to work. So I open the regulator to get max pressure at all times and regulate/filter the air at my paint booth. This also allows me to place the compressor as far away across the basement from my modeling room as possible. (you haven’t lived until the aircompressor you keep under the desk kicks in suddenly at 2 am on a quiet Sunday. Leads to some very interesting moments - changing your underwear, cleaning up the blood from the Exacto knife, stopping the bleeding from the Exacto knife etc)
Harbor freight has nice moisture traps for low prices, both inline and as an addon to the regulator.
LOL qmiester, i dont think i could fit my compressor under my desk … its about the size of my desk. but i guess i’ll just look around for them.