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After rebuilding my prep station to accommodate working with my new microscope, the final part was to upgrade  my air delivery with a super-sized desiccant filter.  I was tired of changing out my desiccant beads 2 - 3 times a day during heavy use, so I made a DIY filter using a home water filter system.  Now instead of using 4 ounces of beads, I have 4 pounds!  That should finally give me a decent interval between changes. :heartylaugh:

 

 

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Nice! Looks like it should work really well. I think I am going to need to upgrade my air compressor filter, as the one I have is very small, and it does not work amazingly. But it was really cheap, and I should not expect much from it.

 

-Micah

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How do you know if a home water filter system will put up with 100 plus psi of air?  I would worry about it blowing up.  

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3 minutes ago, jpc said:

How do you know if a home water filter system will put up with 100 plus psi of air?  I would worry about it blowing up.  

+1! I used to sell these water filters (30years ago) and some of them werent rated ( at least back then) for that kind of pressure. Please make sure your filter is rated for those kinds of pressure!

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2 hours ago, jpc said:

How do you know if a home water filter system will put up with 100 plus psi of air?  I would worry about it blowing up.  

 

2 hours ago, Randyw said:

+1! I used to sell these water filters (30years ago) and some of them werent rated ( at least back then) for that kind of pressure. Please make sure your filter is rated for those kinds of pressure!

 

I researched the company options before selecting.  Its made by Pentair and rated to 125psi which is more than my compressor can ever feed it

 

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