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Good deal.
Did you put a pressure switch on the air setup? I saw the separator and tank but maybe I missed the pressure switch?
Anyway, cool idea and nice implementation.
I tried onboard air using a harrison r4 compressor. So far I have destroyed 2 of them. As soon as the current compressor dies I am abandoning the AC compressor conversion. I found a CO2 tank on craigslist really cheap and will be using that.
I have a York style Tecumseh compressor but can't fit it into the engine bay with my current setup. The difference between the york and tecumseh is the tecumseh is cast iron. Maybe I will try something like you did with a small engine to power it.
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I dont know anything about compressor setups.
Never tried to hook one up...
I can tell you that th cheapest I think I ever paid for a used deep cycle is 40 bucks, and i bought 10 or 12 at once to get that deal...
50 bucks is a pretty good deal on an AGM...
Now I think you see the benefit of a bank :)
Let me throw in one last thing...
If you picked up a small solar panel, for charging the batteries... say 60 watts...
You could run the power at night and let the sun charge it back up "Some" during daylight... for small loads. For bigger loads, fire up that Briggs and top them off to full.
I really like the concepts and the completed work Panther.
Good luck on the air system... but just fitting all of this into such a tight space s pretty darn impressive on its own.
White Christmas Tree lights dont take a lot of power, and would light up the cargo area nicely.
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For real heavy use of an air compressor I'd recommend a horizonal small engine. York and probably that Tecumseh recommend vertical mounting. This is probably due to oiling but I only use mine in short spurts.
I do have a pressure switch, its the gray box on the first page. Its rated 90-125 psi but the york gets bogged down around 90 psi. This may be the mounting but I'll keep tweaking. I manually turn off the clutch when the compressor starts struggling (insert drunk joe naimath voice)
Air set up is pretty simple. From the compressor you want a check valve so that when it starts running again its not under load. Then you connect the juice from the compressor to a pressure switch which tells it when to turn on and off. In this case 90 on, 125 off. These self oiling compressors are good, like a small 2 cyl engine but you will get oil in the lines. Thats why you want an oil separator. Theres a hack to limit it spitting oil (see youtube) but it still will. Then you have your tank which should have a release valve. Add a female fitting and youre good to go. I can post the grainger part numbers if anyone is interested.
I still have to set up an air filter and connection to both the briggs and york.
But please share your builds, like your welder and pto ideas.
I really appreciate the input, getting the right inverter and batteries made this legit! Fitting everything in the box was labor intensive. Took me a month to put this together but WELL worth it.
Also, I will have an ear to the ground for some solar panels. Have to get it moving under its own power because it's parked under a tree.
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Oh and now that I have a good battery, everything works!
Could get some xmas lights but the surgical light works, as do the fans and heater.
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I have a few pictures of my welder on here. Post 140 here shows them
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Actually going straight 12 or 24 volt on Your lighting, like You are doing ... is much more effecient.
1156 bulbs work great, if you have the bases, even 194's.
I didnt look at the welder rig yet, ( will soon ) just wanted to agree about the direct current lighting.
I never played with LED 12 volt stuff, but that makes a lot of sense too... running direct
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Jeepers Welder pics...
Direct link here scroll down to post 140
I need to study this ... looks good I dont undersand the mechanics yet
http://m715zone.com/vb/showthread.ph...870#post225870
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Here's a quick demonstration of the power and air set up at work.
http://youtu.be/55sgd5AcX24
I also like the welder in the sticky that pheonix made http://m715zone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18282
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Got 105 amp alt to replace the 63 amp, hoping to get more power. Otherwise it's been running well, just need more charge for the 3 batteries.
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...813_150545.jpg
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Neet engiineering and out of the box thinking. great job...........
morgan
