pescador775
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Jimmer, the Coltri has a few quirks but for 1500 dollars you should snap it up.
Expect to intall 100 hour service kits and to keep an eye on the oil quality. If the compressor is to be inactive for extended periods the oil should be changed beforehand. Otherwise, the bottom stage could be subject to corrosion.
Don't use the compressor to maintain large banks at very high pressure. For certain applicaitions it might be advisable to add an in line filter.
The Coltri block has fairly good support in the USA depending on the dealer. Not sure about Canada. Ray is knowledgable about the machines and is a member of SB.
The output of the Coltri is actually about 3.2 SCFM (FAD @ standard conditions) when run at the higher rpm. The "SCFM" currently used in SCUBA compressor advertising is arbitrary and does not represent any scientific standard and does not indicate compressor performance when subjected to objective tests.
The Coltri is not a toy but also is not a Bauer Oceanus. IMO
Expect to intall 100 hour service kits and to keep an eye on the oil quality. If the compressor is to be inactive for extended periods the oil should be changed beforehand. Otherwise, the bottom stage could be subject to corrosion.
Don't use the compressor to maintain large banks at very high pressure. For certain applicaitions it might be advisable to add an in line filter.
The Coltri block has fairly good support in the USA depending on the dealer. Not sure about Canada. Ray is knowledgable about the machines and is a member of SB.
The output of the Coltri is actually about 3.2 SCFM (FAD @ standard conditions) when run at the higher rpm. The "SCFM" currently used in SCUBA compressor advertising is arbitrary and does not represent any scientific standard and does not indicate compressor performance when subjected to objective tests.
The Coltri is not a toy but also is not a Bauer Oceanus. IMO