To: thackney
home refill unit (Phill by BRC) goes to 3,600 psi in their write-up. ..Wow...so just for comparison a 3 ton household AC draws about 15amps @240 VAC to produce around 360psi . So this unit would draw maybe 5 times as much power for 10 hours to fill the car's tank (in general numbers)?
130 posted on
10/17/2013 11:54:00 AM PDT by
virgil283
(When the sun spins, the cross appears, and the skies burn red)
To: virgil283
It is a 220W compressor, or about 1/8 the size of my daughter’s hair dryer for power draw.
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132 posted on
10/17/2013 11:55:50 AM PDT by
thackney
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To: virgil283
No it does it at a lower volume. I have a 5K psi breathing air compressor that is pulling less than 30 amps single phase.
134 posted on
10/17/2013 11:57:22 AM PDT by
Clay Moore
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To: virgil283
Think about comparing a high-pressure hydraulic pump on to a water pump. Pressure alone doesn’t describe power requirements.
136 posted on
10/17/2013 11:59:10 AM PDT by
thackney
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