Compressor air inlet - filter
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Le Mans Master
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From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
Compressor air inlet - filter
The original air filter for this compressor is too small and clogged after a few hours. Due to the bad ventilation the compressor is sucking the paint dust which then cloggs up the filter 
Since I don't want to replace this filter all the time I was looking for:
1) a larger filter
2) less restrictive filter for more performance, preferrably washable (joking)
3) a cheap filter element
Here's what I came up with - it's a funnel cut and glued to the stock air filter housing. Inside the funnel is wire mesh to prevent the filter element from collapsing and getting sucked into the compressor.
The filter element is a coffee filter - can't beat the price, 100 for $1.89
It works great, just painted my mirror housings last night and the filter trapped all the dust
The black plastic piece is the original filter housing, the white plastic is the funnel.... I might upgrade to real DuctTape, the painters tape looks kinda cheap....
Since I don't want to replace this filter all the time I was looking for:
1) a larger filter
2) less restrictive filter for more performance, preferrably washable (joking)
3) a cheap filter element
Here's what I came up with - it's a funnel cut and glued to the stock air filter housing. Inside the funnel is wire mesh to prevent the filter element from collapsing and getting sucked into the compressor.
The filter element is a coffee filter - can't beat the price, 100 for $1.89
It works great, just painted my mirror housings last night and the filter trapped all the dust
The black plastic piece is the original filter housing, the white plastic is the funnel.... I might upgrade to real DuctTape, the painters tape looks kinda cheap....
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Le Mans Master
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From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
It was running hot because of the clogged filter. The original was a 2" diameter paper element, absolutely useless - that thing is $5 and has to be replaced every week (or 2-3 paintgun operating hours)
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Where'd ya get that oil dipstick for the compressor.
Sorry i don't 'bout that filter but i do need a new dipstick for my Campell Hershfield compressor. The original dipstick lost its friction fit/seal somehow (it never really would snap and fit/seal) and just kind'a sits in the hole loose. But it looks exactly like that white dipstick u have. Did u find a replacement for yours RedBad - oops - MYBAD? I really could use a replacement and hoped a could find one without writing Campell Hershfield.
cardo0
cardo0
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St. Jude Donor '05
Not sure if they sell these seperately at HomeDepot (that's where I bought the compressor). The dipstick is held in place with a rubber O-ring, no clip.... maybe you're missing the O-ring ?
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Thx for looking.
Thx again MYBAD.
cardo0
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Also, fish around inside the compressor housing for the old O-ring. Mine squeezed in, and I had to fish it out. I never would have noticed except the dipstick wouldn't seat right and was leaking oil. I checked, and the O-ring had disappeared. It was just inside the dipstick bore.
