By Irvin Sinosa


One of the very important parts of an air compressor is the pneumatic-regulator device. When you get a new air compressor that is normally employed in compact pneumatic or air tools, a filter-regulator device is already fitted on it. Typically, certain low cost air compressors only mount an air-regulator without the filter to regulate the price, except in some reputable manufacturers like DeWalt compressors.

They are already furnished with modular pneumatic filter-regulator component as common accessory. All pneumatic instruments including pneumatic actuators, valves and air-tools have a preferred working pressure to work and to function effectively. Too small will make them to malfunction or cease functioning, too big pressure leads to the seal to pop-up and leak. It really is very important to fix the pressure prior to linking your favorite air-tools, if you accidentally connect a tool that designed to have 85 psi to a 200 psi air supply it could be really dangerous and might burst or damage the device itself.

This is where the compressor regulator will come into action. The air-regulator preserves the preset pressure before proceeding to the system. If the pressure from the compressor tank grows the air regulator will still maintain the predetermined pressure. The air regulator can only stop the air pressure from exceeding beyond the preferred pressure but it cannot compensate it if the pressure from the air tank falls down below the desired pressure. Just in case the pressure from the second side increases, it has a built-in release valve mechanism that allows it to bleed the unwanted pressure up to the point it reaches the set pressure.

It has a huge knob on top of it that can be simply turn to modify the pressure output. A pressure gauge is also incorporated to keep track of the secondary pressure. Without having the gauge it will be difficult to fine-tune the regulator unit because that you have no way of telling how much pressure is present on the output side. In some compressor machines you will find two pieces of gauge that's for the input and the secondary side.

In case you invest in a regulator unit, you should know the size of the regulator you ought to obtain. The size is selected by the flow rate total capacity. As the flow rate capacity increases the port size also raises, it is basically directly proportional to each other. So, you can also make use of the port size as the basis of the regulator device sizing. For example, if your current regulator unit has a " port, then you should purchase a " regulator component.

The regulator unit is not often obtainable in common hardware stores. You can probably acquire them in equipment suppliers who offer air compressors. Some certain corporations also sells them, like SMC Pneumatics who manufactures pneumatic valves, actuators and compressor products including filter, regulator, air-dryer, main line filter and after coolers. Other pneumatic companies for instance Festo, Bosh, CKD and Bimba also sell them.




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