Post by Mysterion on Mar 25, 2013 21:11:09 GMT -6
It seems my old hobby once again is useful in this one. I replaced my compressor today with a barely used one, same brand and model. I found out after the sale it has about 20 minutes of use.
The old one being beat to heck for the last 35 years made a familiar soft fafafafafafa sound. The new one has a lot more power and along with it more noise and a much sharper one at that. I decided to try a muffler design I used for airpumps on the compressor.
The Badger has a foam filter that fits into a plug on the end of the compressor.
The plug from my old compressor up close with the foam removed.
To do this mod, you'll need a piece of PVC to fit to the intake of the compressor, A container of some sort and a deadening/filter material. I like Fiber-fill.
Cut the PVC to reach withing about 3/4-1" from the bottom of the container. I rounded one end to make it easier to slide into the plug for the compressor.
Now cut a hole in the center of the lid so there is a snug fit over the PVC, followed by a series of holes for the air to get in.
Now fill the container with with your filler. I can't find my bag of Fiber-fill, so I shredded and crumpled up some paper towels for now. Don't pack it too tight and restrict the airflow, and by the same hand, don't pack it too light as it won't filter the sound or the air properly.
The assembled muffler.
On the Compressor.
Don't expect this to work miracles, but even with it just loosely packed with paper towels, it softened the sound considerably. I'm sure when I find the Fiber-fill it will work even better.
The old one being beat to heck for the last 35 years made a familiar soft fafafafafafa sound. The new one has a lot more power and along with it more noise and a much sharper one at that. I decided to try a muffler design I used for airpumps on the compressor.
The Badger has a foam filter that fits into a plug on the end of the compressor.
The plug from my old compressor up close with the foam removed.
To do this mod, you'll need a piece of PVC to fit to the intake of the compressor, A container of some sort and a deadening/filter material. I like Fiber-fill.
Cut the PVC to reach withing about 3/4-1" from the bottom of the container. I rounded one end to make it easier to slide into the plug for the compressor.
Now cut a hole in the center of the lid so there is a snug fit over the PVC, followed by a series of holes for the air to get in.
Now fill the container with with your filler. I can't find my bag of Fiber-fill, so I shredded and crumpled up some paper towels for now. Don't pack it too tight and restrict the airflow, and by the same hand, don't pack it too light as it won't filter the sound or the air properly.
The assembled muffler.
On the Compressor.
Don't expect this to work miracles, but even with it just loosely packed with paper towels, it softened the sound considerably. I'm sure when I find the Fiber-fill it will work even better.
