Thread: VIAIR 250C-IG Compressor
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Re: VIAIR 250C-IG Compressor
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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
While we're on the topic of compressor cooling, here's a chart I made a few years back detailing the temperature difference a cooling fan makes on a VIAIR 90C air compressor...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqQx991m_YKGdEc3OV9NbG10YmluNjM2UFRhYV9Gb lE&usp=sharing

Hopefully someone finds this useful.
Good info. Has anyone done a trial to compare fan direction? I wonder if drawing air up from the heat sink provides less or more cooling than blowing down.
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