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Quincy Compressor ASME tank question

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Zira

01-03-2001 17:42:18




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Well, now that the tank has been tested (thanks to all who offered advice & kept me from blowing myself to smithereens), can someone give me some input on a Quincy air compressor? It is a small one-stage unit, no model # or legible casting # but the serial number is X2-2-205205. The plate on the tank (which is original) says:

HSB NATLBD & MFR
348636 ASME
{U} 5CAIFE 1953
Oakmont, Pa
U-70 BRZ W.P.16
HD.ELL21 TEM 256
HD.125 SH125

My questions are:

Can anyone identify this unit?
What does all the stuff on the tank mean?
How much end-play should the pump have? It seems like a lot.
There is no motor on the unit. What should it have, and how fast should the pump turn?
Is there a way to test the unloader valve, etc. or do I have to just trash it & buy another?
Is Quincy a fairly good quality unit?

Thanks for all your help.

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Roger Prosper

01-04-2001 18:05:50




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 Re: Quincy Compressor ASME tank question in reply to Zira, 01-03-2001 17:42:18  

Check this out:

Link

This will give you the hp and cfm specs for an x2.

RPM's are not given but I would go to 1100 RPM as a MAXIMUM, although 800-900 would be preferable.

I have never seen a Quincy with any appreciable crank end play, so I would be a bit suspicious about that. Never worked on an X2 though.

Quincy compressors are the best you can buy, period.

I THINK that the HD and SH on the tag refer to the thickness of the tank material in thousandths of an inch i.e. 125 = 1/8". Usually, the HD (head?) measurements are thicker than the shell for some reason. Most tanks I dealt with were 3/16 thick.

I don't know which type of unloader you have. If it is centrifugal, you can hook up an air source and check if it leaks. When stopped, it should pass all the air you can supply to it. When operational, it should seal completely. There is probably a way to actuate it, if you take it off, probably you can move the mechanism with a screwdriver to simulate a running compressor and see if it seals against pressure.

If you have head unloaders, just run air pressure to the towers and see if you can hear the plungers actuating. There should be no air hissing out of them, or the seals have failed.

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Greg S

01-04-2001 14:34:50




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 Re: Quincy Compressor ASME tank question in reply to Zira, 01-03-2001 17:42:18  
The info on the tank plate is the manufacturing data req'd by ASME for ASME rated tanks. I don't remember all the data req'd but basically the tank was built in 1953 by an ASME certified shop(as denoted by the {U} stamp) in Oakmont, PA. The HD.125 and SH125 mean that the steel thickness for the tank shell (round part) and the heads (ends) was 1/8". The rest of the stuff is the weld procedures used in building and the style of head used.
The ASME certification is expensive and hard to get and expensive to maintain.

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ltf in nc

01-04-2001 11:52:55




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 Re: Quincy Compressor ASME tank question in reply to Zira, 01-03-2001 17:42:18  
The plate on the tank is for the tank specs only. Unfortunately,I know nothing regarding the compressor itself.



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Larry Garbarek

01-04-2001 07:11:28




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 Re: Quincy Compressor ASME tank question in reply to Zira, 01-03-2001 17:42:18  
Maybe www.smithelectricmotors.com who sells Quincy compressors can help. They are in Thomasville GA.

I have not dealt with them.



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