DeTomaso Mailing List: May 99, Message #171

THANKS Richard. . .Excellent advise.
MD

Richard Barkley wrote:

> Haven't heard anything recently on this subject, with all the fast cars
> entered, maybe it's solved. Anyway, I did some tests with my air
> compressor. If you read my recent painting post I have a 5 hp intercooled
> (Pantera A/C condenser between the compressor and the tank with forced air
> cooling) setup with water traps after the condenser and out of the tank.
> Almost no water shows up in the second trap.
>
> Recently I blew air into a trash bag and measured the humidity. Air temp
> was about 61 deg, and humidity about 65%. Air out of the tank was 37%
> humidity. Much lower but still significant. I doubt if anyone's air (unless
> they're from the desert) is much lower. BUT THAT'S THE POINT. Ely is in the
> desert and at about 7,000 ft (which also reduces water content). My guess
> is that the humidity during the day (if it gets warm) will be in the teens.
> In any event I'm sure it will be lower than almost anywhere anyone is
> likely to have come from. Hopefully, the local filling station has a water
> trap on their compressor and it could be even lower, unless everyone fills
> up their tires at night when the humidity is usually much higher. Anyway,
> if you fill and deflate (most of the way) your tires 3 to 5 times, you
> should be able to get rid of most of your bad sea level air and trade it
> for some good dry mountain desert air!
>
> Another thought. If anyone is a SCUBA diver, bring a tank. I believe tank
> air has virtually no humidity (at least it did when everyone had steel
> tanks). A simple adaptor from the regulator hose to a tire air fitting is
> all that is needed to supply lots of dry air.
>
> Sincerely,
> Richard Barkley
>
> To Ski or not to Ski, that is the question!
>
> Richard Barkley
> (310) 373-6695 (home), 813-2432 (work)
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