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Title: Making your own cooling unit Post by: Zach on December 24, 2010, 01:37:52 am I've been looking into getting a new cooling unit for my 81, but the prices for new ones are scary. How could I make my own? I know it can be done, I see Grainger has compressors, but I cant find anything else for it, anyone got any ideas? I mite get one from GC but would really like to learn how to do this kind of stuff.
Title: Re: Making your own cooling unit Post by: Creighton on December 24, 2010, 03:59:44 am Sure you can build your own. The reason the prices are scary is it is not cheap to do. At least a couple of years of school to be certified. Minimum of 2k for pro grade equipment. E&O insurance etc...
Could maybe hack together something that would work for awhile with Harbor Freight gauges and such. Your choice. My compressor from GC has been running 24/7 for 6 yrs. If it ever acts up, I know Eric will be very reasonable on sorting out what needs to be done. You gets what you pay for and time/effort=benefit are considerations. Creighton Title: Re: Making your own cooling unit Post by: vintage-air on December 24, 2010, 09:24:30 am Or you could find a square top machine that is running and use the cooling system out of it for your machine. Sometimes you can get these dirt cheap and with a little effort, have a great cooling unit that will run forever. Let us know what you do!
Title: Re: Making your own cooling unit Post by: loman4ec on December 24, 2010, 09:39:33 am Yep. I have a spare square top 81 cooling system I will end you but dont try to do it yourself. I tried it once and quickly learned that it is not as easy as it sounds. There is a lot of science there and I even have an aeronautical engineering degree..
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