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So look after it and especially feed it the right oil. One small gotcha with the later, smaller, hydrovane compressors is that the internal design was simplified to reduce the cost of manufacture with the knock on effect of making it impractical to re-build or do serious repairs to air end internals. Seems to have worked OK for 14 odd years. One day I may put something similar on mine but usually I just connect a tap to the airline and run the beast for 5 minutes if I'm going to be using it in short bursts.
#Hydrovane 501 service manual full#
Use the appropriate Hydrovane Fluid Force oil and change it regularly.įluid Force Red 2000 (A mineral lubricant for most installations under normal conditions).įluid Force HPO (High Performance lubricant, a synthetic lubricant for hot and dusty environments and low ambient conditions).įluid Force Clear (A PAO based lubricant with full USDA H1, approved for use in food and environmentally sensitive applications).įluid Force Gas (Designed specifically for the Hydrovane gas compressor range for the compression of sweet, sour and bio-gases).įor seriously intermittent use there is (was?) an add on control box that bypassed the tank pressure switch and ran the compressor continuously venting excess air through the internal bleed until the oil was up to temperature. No, siting around when not in use is not going to hurt anything. Since it has seen so little use if it was damaged by non use it would already be junk. There could be many days where the compressor might need to kick on just once or twice a day to refill the tank - would that be a problem for this kind of compressor? Another alternative is something like a 4HP model by California Air Tools, which make pretty quiet compressors.Īny thoughts? Would particularly like to hear from anyone who has a one of the smaller Hydrovane compressors (HV01, HV02, 501, 502, etc.) and how it's been for you. I've read some postings online that have said rotary vane and screw compressors don't like a lot of on/off cycling. My question is this - how do these Hydrovane (or generally rotary vane compressors) do with intermittent use? There will be days and weeks where we won't need the mill, and may only need a tank of air here and there for light shop tasks. So, it seems like it would be enough for the mill. I believe this 502 model puts out ~8CFM 100psi, and it has a ~3HP motor (runs off 220V single phase, which I have in the shop), and a 30gallon tank. It seems they can go a very long time without much maintenance (oil change, etc.) and they are relatively quiet. From what I see and read online, these Hydrovane compressors are pretty rare here in the US but I gather they're quite popular in the UK.
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There is also a dealer nearby that can service it if necessary. Talked to the seller and it sounds like it's seen very, very little use. I came across an older Hydrovane 502 rotary vane compressor (pictured below) for sale locally.
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We have some space constraints and I'd like to minimize the noise as much as possible.
#Hydrovane 501 service manual upgrade#
So I'm looking to upgrade our air supply. We were using a tiny 1HP 8gallon air compressor for light duty tasks (blowing things off, inflating things, etc.) but the SMM2 needs more air.
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#Hydrovane 501 service manual manual#
We do light prototyping and R&D in this shop - have basic hand and power tools, a small lathe, laser cutter, manual mill, and now the SMM2.
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I recently got a Haas Super Mini Mill 2 for my workshop.