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NORHA Pneumatic Portable Construction Air Compressors

Recently the CP pull behind trailer Pneumatic air compressors have received an upgrade. A well known, well respected brand in the industry for years there are now 4 models which complete the line. The new models are the CPS 90, CPS 185, CPS 375 & CPS 750.
As you might have already assumed the numbers indicate [...]

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An Introduction to Portable Air Compressors

Everyone wants to be able to harness the air. The air is something that can be very powerful, even when it is simply sitting around. When the wind blows, this can be something that is a major occurrence. Therefore, with portable air compressors, you can take hold of this air and really use it for [...]

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A Brief History Of Air Compressors

Air compressors have been around for literally thousands of years. Now granted the devices the ancients used for compressing air bear little resemblance to the modern air compressor. However, the basic principle is the same and without the primitive air compressors, civilization would not have evolved as fast it has. One of the primary uses [...]

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Buy Oil Less Air Compressors

The most often used air compressors are portable rotary screw compressors. You can put the pressure settings from 100-350 PSI. You can find them ranging 65-1600 cubic feet per minute. What you need depends on the tools you will be using. A pro will usually use something with 185 CFM, which [...]

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About Oil Less Air Compressors

Portable air compressors vary by size and power level, and there are a few different models available from which to choose depending on the tools you will use. Be sure to check the power requirements of your tools to ensure that you purchase a model that has sufficient power to run your strongest tool. Regardless [...]

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Understanding the Different Attributes of Air Compressors

While it is easy to assume that all air compressors are created equally, they come in many different varieties and are uniquely suited to their specific purposes. They are simple machines designed to pump the air from one place to another and compress its volume. Once the gas has been stored, it can easily be [...]

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How Portable Air Compressors Work

There are many portable air compressors on the market today of varying sizes and power. And though they vary by size and power, they all work on just a couple of different technologies to generate air pressure.
Most air compressors work by what’s called positive displacement. This is different from compressors that use rotating impellers to [...]

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Air Compressors Need Clean Air Too!

The air we breathe everyday is full of contamination. It has water vapor and airborne particulates that we inhale into our lungs. The vast majority is not harmful and we barely notice that its even there. However, to your air compressor these harmless contaminants can become quite harmful due to the compression process. During the [...]

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Does anyoody understand air compressors and the cfm ratings?

I am preparing to buy an air compressor. I was told that in order to use certain air tools, the CFM (cubic feet per minute) rating on the compressor needed to exceed the cfm or scfm rating of the air tool. Unfortunately, most of the 110v air compressors that I’ve looked at, up [...]

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Air Compressors – One Size Does not Fit All

Air compressors have been in use around our homes, on job sites, and in our factories and manufacturing businesses for many decades. Air compressors allow us to get jobs done in a safe, clean and efficient manner. They are reliable, convenient, and in many applications, indispensable.
There are many types of air compressors ranging in type [...]

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