industrial air compressor?

[Rooster]

i workpart time as a mechanic at a service center and was in the back room hiding from my boss when i looked up and got an idea... staring at me was the HUGE air compressor that runs everything from all the air tools to the lifts. we're talkin serious airflow!! i can go in on a sunday and use all the air i could ever use if i wanted. it runs a 165 PSI contstant and i've never seen it go below 130 PSI. show me some pics if there are any out there of some types of setup i could use or any ideas u may have for and adventurous sole like mine, i think once i find a cold enough day, my XP 2100 will be nice and chilled.

[Rooster]

an pic of the compressor im talkin about (almost exact same one )

[Sovereignty]

No matter how much airflow you have on it, you're still limited by the heat dissipation properties of the heatsink you're using. You wont get insanely low temps from that, but you'll get very close load/idle temps.

[C0bra]

Test it! it would be cool..

[Techmasta]

I read that air compressors put a considerable amount of moisture into the air and it would be harmful to electrical components if the air was directed on them.

[Rooster]

that is correct about the moisture that is produced by the air compressor, but we have these moisture-stopping condensing units just before the port where you plyug in any air tools, these are extremely important when using an air sprayer for painting. i believe it takes close to 100% of the moisture out.

good concern though.:)

[Techmasta]

Well I suppose you've got that moisture concern covered. It wouldn't hurt to try then.

[Rooster]

quick question, would you think copper heatsink would be better because of the huge amount of airflow, or stick with my alpha heatsink?
(i'd say copper)

[Stang_Man]

copper with high speed/high cfm fan = sweetness.

alluminum with high speed/high cfm fan = less sweet.

:D