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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread 2015

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
Right, check valves are pretty necessary for a compressor, but most of them have it "built in". The 250C IG has it attached to the required leader hose, and it's real easy for it to be viewed by an inspector as a separate part.
I understand.

From a functionality point of view he check valve needs to be attached directly to the compressor to keep the compression ratio as high as possible. The braided hose there to keep people from attaching plastic hose directly to the compressor which can be hot enough to cause the plastic hose to fail.
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