Air fed mask's, talk to me

[Paint munky]

Im wanting to upgrade to an air fed mask but i little confussed as to how they work and what needed to run them, do i need 2nd compressor? does it have to be of a certain type?

I like the look of this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Devilbiss..._Body_Shop_Supplies_Paint&hash=item1e65c757e9

It says its suppied with a air gun hose, does this mean the spray gun is run from a outlet on the belt clip?

 

[Chipper]

Your typical 3hp comp won't, punting out say 9 or 9.5cfm, a mask probs wants 6cfm ish on it's own.
Also ideally want a clean air feed, so the comp doesn't want to be where the paint is being sprayed.
Comp type doesn't matter, there is some mis-info about oilless comps but you use a very fine 3-stage filter setup. Usually with a std trap/reg first to extend the life of the tri-stage filters.

Mine goes comp -> std reg/filter -> 3-stage filter -> carbon belt filter / mask. The air must be pretty damn clean after that lot..
The 3-stage has 5 micron filter, coalescing filter, and carbon filter.

 

[Paint munky]

Thanks chipper, i think i may be punching a little above my weight with this then. My compressor is a fiac 100L 2 or maybe 2.5hp and from memory puts out 9cfm. I do have access to another comp but its only a baby 25L that may put out 6cfm, im not sure i'll have to investigate further.

As for location both my comps are sited in a garage seperate to my sprayroom so clean air isnt an issue.

 

[Chipper]

No worries. A rough rule of thumb is about 3cfm FAD per hp, seems to work pretty well. Like my 3hp is rated 9.5 FAD (14 displacement). I'm using an Aldi comp for the mask that's only 25 litre with a 2.5hp, it works it socks off though... got another 1.5hp tiddler I may join up to help it out a bit.