Recent content by moonlitnite

Many thanks TheIceman - that makes perfect sense, especially as things begin to heat up internally and would especially be true for closed loop systems under pressure. It seems a shame that my 25 Watt 400-600 Gallons/hour pump isn't allowed to move more water but with a 1/8 hose connector on...

Sounds like a solid choice on both accounts. Be sure to save your shipping boxes for several months... just in case.

For those who are adverse to doing a bit of studying and tinkering, the AV would be a great choice or Nomad II for light jobs on smaller tanks and not in a hurry to charge up their tank. For me, if it was more than two weeks delay on YH parts, I'd simply spend another $350 for a new one and...

Looks like something from NASA :)

Thanks Sam. Yeah, that certainly surprised me, too! Being an Electronics Technician in years past, I'm knowledgeable about power wire length and wire gauge sizing that affects voltage drops. So based on the YH pulling 20 amps, and running a (long) 50 foot cable, it requires a heavy duty 10 or...

Wow, great write-up by the OP along with lots of excellent follow-up comments - awesome how we can continue to learn from one another in this awesome Forum! Here's my video of lessons learned along the way (also check out Part 1 for setup and Part 3 for Safety tips)...

Speaking of economics, I started off buying a Yong Heng for $350. Then by the time I bought a coalescing tower filter and 3 section desiccant/charcoal filter, one-way values, bleeder, bigger water pump, etc, it was more like $650. Then I broke down and spent another $650 for a 95CF...

Great news - the rocket has left the launchpad! Have you considered if you will be doing a teardown at some point, taking a peek at the bearing to check for scoring, abrasion, wiping, fretting, overheating/burns, etc.? https://www.machinedesign.com/bearings/detect-oil-film-bearing-failure...

FYI - I just uploaded my Yong Heng videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKqGeVYh5Z4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kUfN8U4nqE and despite being on my first run topping of a 95CF tank, at minute 16 you'll see there hardly any condensation at all exciting the YH (and I wasn't...

Having learned so much from y'all here, the dozens of videos of watched, and yes - tips, tricks and traps I've learned myself, I thought I'd share my knowledge acquired to make it easy for others following our footsteps. Many thanks to everyone here, on YouTube and other forums that not only...

Well said briceclark - on the back of the shiny cylinder head (at the same level as your YH handle), you'll find a tiny hole which is where your temperature probe need to be fully inserted. Rather than glue it in place permanently, on mine I bent the wire at 90 degrees so it touches the handle...

Okay all, I'm good to go. Either removing the remnant teflon tape or giving the JIC fitting some extra elbow grease did the trick. And in retrospect, I agree - wouldn't it be nice if all fittings mated so well ! 

Awesome information gentlemen and it's helpful to learn that this is a normal JIC fitting. As an aside for a moment, it's a ironic dichotomy how on one side we get seduced to buy a super-affordable compressor like the Yong Heng, only to later end up buying tons of "accessories" including...

Gulp, I never envisioned that someday I'd be asking other grown men to help with a mating problem but I'm perplexed and need some good advice... Okay, I'm adding a Coalescing Filter the my Sieve Filter and am not getting a good seal on the fitting. As best I can tell the male and female...

KMD, bottom line is much of this is more of an art than a science. For instance, I've never seen serious attention to placement of our tank, compressor, filters and water. Watching videos, some folks put their compressor and air tank at eye level and the lowly water tank on the ground - sure...