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Revin68 · 04-23-2009, 05:06 PM

A friend who is an off-roader showed me a setup that is used to fill onboard airtanks that are used for airtools and flat tires. They basicly use an A/C compressor mounted traditionally on the engine that draws air off of the PCV valve (for lubrication i assume) and outputs air to a 5gal aux air tank. He had the clutch manually controlled by a toggle switch. (a pressure switch on the air tank would be my choice for compressor clutch control) anyone else ever seen this used before? I think it would be a great idea for an air-bag suspension. Any input?

I posted this on another website also and will share any feedback from there.

Thanks,
Robert

04-23-2009, 05:06 PM	#1
Revin68 Recreational Grease Monkey Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK - Facebook@Robert E. Vavrinak Posts: 82	A/C compressor to power air-bag Suspension? A friend who is an off-roader showed me a setup that is used to fill onboard airtanks that are used for airtools and flat tires. They basicly use an A/C compressor mounted traditionally on the engine that draws air off of the PCV valve (for lubrication i assume) and outputs air to a 5gal aux air tank. He had the clutch manually controlled by a toggle switch. (a pressure switch on the air tank would be my choice for compressor clutch control) anyone else ever seen this used before? I think it would be a great idea for an air-bag suspension. Any input? I posted this on another website also and will share any feedback from there. Thanks, Robert