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Field of application
The airbrush compressor AS 186 is suitable for airbrush work and can be used for handicraft
cosmetics, tattoos, surface colours, hobby, model-toys, finger nails. It can also be used as air source
for medical applications, environmental protection, aquariums, food and chemical industry,
laboratories.
Specification
Type:
Piston compressor with casing
Power:
150W (1/5-HP)
Rotation speed:
1450 / 1700 rpm
Standard volume:
20 – 23 l/min
Presssure adjustment range: 0 – 6 bar
Air tank:
3,0 l
Weight:
5,2 kg
Dimensions:
255x135x220 mm
Suitable for all airbrush types with nozzles from 0,2 up to 1, 0 mm
User notes
Usually the compressor outlet has a 1/8 inch-external thread. If you need ¼ inch-external thread, you
need to use an adapter to connect it to different air hoses. The original air hose is airtight. If the air
hose is not airtight this affects the auto stop function (repeated switch on and off).
The sealing of the
screw connections can be made with the help of Teflon band.
Connect the compressor, the air hose, and the airbrush-gun or other air tools, connect the compressor
to the voltage, turn it on and the compressor starts running. The manometer will show maximal
pressure and you can adjust the operating pressure with the pressure regulator.
Check for air leaks
Please do not use the air tool if the auto stop-function deactivates itself. Turn on the compressor untill
it goes on auto-stop. Then switch the compressor and check the manometer. When the needle holds
the setting constant, this shows that the air-tightness is very good. If the displayed setting goes down
very fast it means that at some joint there is an air leak. Please check it and seal it. Otherwise every
leak will affect the compressor’s efficiency (repeated auto-stop- and auto-start-operations).
The difference between maximum pressure and operating pressure
The maximum working pressure of a compressor is the highest pressure that the compressor can
reach. If a connected airbrush is opened, the compressed air is shot initially through the Airbrush-
nozzle. In contrast to this the working pressure is the constant pressure that the compressor can
maintain during airbrushing. The pressure level depends on the other hand on the nozzle diameter of
the airbrush to which is connected; the bigger the nozzle diameter is, the larger the air quantity that
can escape and the lower the working pressure of the compressor.
The compressor AS 186 has a tank
, in which compressed air can be stored before supplying the
airbrush. The tank has the following advantages:
1. The tank represents a supply of compressed air that you can use for airbrushing.
2. You can release air at the tank with its set pressure instead of working pistons with average
pressure.
3. Because you release the air from the tank you eliminate the small oscillatory air flows in the air
pressure which are caused by the movement of the pistons.
4. The lifetime of the compressor motor extends itself because the motor runs only when the tank
requires it instead of always being turned on.
5. Tanks are generally the first
moisture traps.
