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frank horton
V twins are great but 4"s rule.........
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that model is bomb proof......up-grade the air filter to a car type.....
I always used the Morris 1000 or Marina type.....gotta be others tho....
I'd say about 500 rpm would be enough...with a 3hp motor....
lower hp u need to be slower....
they run slower than modern types coz there's more weight/mass inside......
think I'd start off at 350rpm and then if needed u can get a diff motor pulley they are not expensive anymore if u wanna speed up......
PS. all my oiled compressors run 5-40 synthetic eng oil.....
I always used the Morris 1000 or Marina type.....gotta be others tho....
I'd say about 500 rpm would be enough...with a 3hp motor....
lower hp u need to be slower....
they run slower than modern types coz there's more weight/mass inside......
think I'd start off at 350rpm and then if needed u can get a diff motor pulley they are not expensive anymore if u wanna speed up......
PS. all my oiled compressors run 5-40 synthetic eng oil.....
Got a link? Had a Google but not sure which ones you mean
Olderisbetter
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looks like a small version of the AC range, like an AC10
Seen plenty of these in my industry, running for years (20 plus) with no issues, ripped out and replaced with modern lightweight stuff. They were never run that fast though - 4 to 5 hundred rpm was about it, something like a 4 inch motor pulley, running at 1400rpms. It will outlast you (some major assumptions made there...)
