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Youg Heng compressor busts it's disk, home made aluminum disk safe to use?
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The discs are there for your safety and the safety of the compressor as well. If you allow them to do their job both will be safe from serious harm. If you are blowing burst discs you need to figure out why. My guess, if it is a Yong Heng, is blockage in the output line or in the output of the high pressure block. I have found that my check valve, lower stainless line to the high pressure block, often has a bad o-ring when this occurs as well.
Some will stack burst discs or put a bolt in place of the plug and although this will werq short term to get you up and running it also defeats the safety factor of the burst discs original purpose.
Some will stack burst discs or put a bolt in place of the plug and although this will werq short term to get you up and running it also defeats the safety factor of the burst discs original purpose.
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Never a good idea to bypass a safety device...
This seems to be an all to common solution to a troubleshooting problem. Many/most non engineer/non mechanically inclined types(not saying thats you) tend to condemn the part that fails. Its understandable and seems to be the 'common thing to do. When in reality the failed part failed because of another problem(s) not noticed. And the new same part will fail again.
A good analogy to this is, a fuse that blows continuously, and the incorrect fix is to install a bigger fuse...
If 1 burst disc fails, change it out. If it fails again, figure out why as its likely not a second defective disc. Just like Biohazardman said above.
Check for a slow fill orifice in your discharge line...
jmo
This seems to be an all to common solution to a troubleshooting problem. Many/most non engineer/non mechanically inclined types(not saying thats you) tend to condemn the part that fails. Its understandable and seems to be the 'common thing to do. When in reality the failed part failed because of another problem(s) not noticed. And the new same part will fail again.
A good analogy to this is, a fuse that blows continuously, and the incorrect fix is to install a bigger fuse...
If 1 burst disc fails, change it out. If it fails again, figure out why as its likely not a second defective disc. Just like Biohazardman said above.
Check for a slow fill orifice in your discharge line...
jmo
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The burst disc are there so when something fails all that pressure is coming from a safe place and not the head blowing off the compressor. High pressure is not something to shortcut safety on.
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It's a safety feature and I wouldn't recommend disabling it but there is very little chance of injury from the small volume of air behind it. It's not like you're dealing with a tank full of high pressure air. The worst that could happen is that you blow a gasket or crack a piston due to over pressure.
It's best to diagnose the problem and fix it.
It's best to diagnose the problem and fix it.
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- Thanks for the replies and concern. Think will try stacking layers of tinfoil one at a time until reaching reaching 2500psi(number is random, please correct)before bursting the stack. I have the parts on order, but delivery in 1.5 months. Thoughts please. Thanks.
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i'd just plug it man lol .. just dont go watch tv and let it run without watching the pressure .. im always babysitting mine, long as your gauge works your golden my opinion ...
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I'd probably put a bushing in it to fit burst discs for ninja regulators and use a 5k (5000psi) until your spares come. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=burst+discs+for+ninja+regulators&ref=nb_sb_noss
I don't know the hole and thread size on the compressor.
I don't know the hole and thread size on the compressor.
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Extra disks came with the compressor. Use those, buy more if you need to. I've yet to blow a disk, but sure have blown a boatload of dowdy seals.
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Thanks for the replies. Have looked all over and to my frustration can’t find the extra parts bag.
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Reminds me of when I was young and heard MANY times about houses burning down because the owner placed a penny behind a burned out fuse.
For you younger folks, pennies USED to be made of copper, not thinly copper clad zinc.
For you younger folks, pennies USED to be made of copper, not thinly copper clad zinc.
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