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Re: pneumatic tubing swelling
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Originally Posted by Batterink
I suppose. If the tubing is touching the compressor anywhere it would be on the opposite side of where the heatsink is. I didn't think that part of the compressor got very hot, but I could be wrong.
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Is this tubing being connected directly to the compressor output?
If so, I would recommend adding some metal fittings before the plastic tubing to dissipate heat from the hot air coming out of the compressor. Placing one of the large fans from the KoP next to the compressor will also help.
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