Air Compressors are widely used mechanical devices that are typically gas or electrically powered. There are also solar powered air compressors being developed, but it my be few years before solar technology is efficient enough to be cost effective.

Anything that requires an air compressor draws most of its power from the pressured air inside it. This is why the relatively high cost of a quality air compressor is easily justified if you use it to power air tools or similar devices. It’s usually the only expensive component of an air tool system. The actual air tools, even though they are high quality and built for durability, cost less than inferior electric powered tools.

Air compressors come in different sizes. The size of an air compressor is based on two main specifications. The first is the size of the motor, which is usually rated in horsepower. Most of them are at least 3/4 HP or higher. The other spec is the size of the tank. Tank sizes can get up to 75 gallons and more, but one that large usually isn’t need for most applications.

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