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- Iain, I mean no offense by arguing and, I believe everything you have said. But I just can't see why the Solberg intake filters are a bad choice for a sport diver's Scuba compressor. I have seen them on other brands. I think originally the reason I went with the Solberg is because I didn't have a use-able can to just replace the filter element... The filter it came with had the filter element, can, and a brass fitting actually epoxied together.
- Regarding flow restriction, I have actually sucked air through it by mouth and detected no restriction. And, my compressor is pumping at the specified fill rate 2.9-3.1 cfm without increasing rpm. The troubleshooting section of the manual says to check for a flow restriction at the intake filter if the compressor is pumping slow. If its pumping just fine, wouldn't that also suggest that the air intake filter is not restricting air flow?
- I just checked the parts list for my RIX SA3 and the Inlet Filter A77-623 is $224. It certainly MUST be something special for that price... MilSpec to work in all kinds of environments. But is it more than a sport diver like me really needs? I could replace the entire Solberg filter and can 10 times for the same money.
@iain/hsm so what is your unofficial recommendation for aftermarket filters for the SA3 and SA6 in "normal" consumer type applications. I.e. running in a basement, garage, or dive trailer
@iain/hsm why would anything still be confidential on the SA units since it's out of production?.
Fair enough with the Solberg being metal, though there aren't really any "off the shelf" intake filter housings out there and production certainly isn't enough on any of these to be using custom molded designs.
You mention filter at the first stage, vs. on the inlet to the hose. Which is better?.
Is bigger on these filters bad? I would think not, and I know many people that have adapted automotive air intakes to their compressors and it shuts them up quite nicely. For me the silencing is just as important as anything else.
@iain/hsm ...
Fair enough with the Solberg being metal, though there aren't really any "off the shelf" intake filter housings out there and production certainly isn't enough on any of these to be using custom molded designs...