[Dillinja666]

what does the H and C mean on the viair 450h and 450c compressors?

also which do u reccomend the 400 or 450? pros/cons?

 

[bcubed]

what does the H and C mean on the viair 450h and 450c compressors?

also which do u reccomend the 400 or 450? pros/cons?

I just went through this .. 400c fills faster, but it is only a 33% duty cycle compressor ... 450c fills a little slower, but as a result is a 100% duty cycle compressor. I went with the 400c as I only use mine occasionally and faster fill was more important than having it be able to run all the time without burning up.

 

[Beyond Static]

my friend is running the viair 400, and it's pretty quick on 5 gallons. He has run it over the 33% duty cycle, and no problems.

 

[01LowBoy]

engine driven is ideal though... :imo

 

[Dillinja666]

i just found out from a friend that the 450's dont last very long, even though they are 100% duty cycle. he said that the average life of them is 6 months, depending on how hard he was on em.. he has two 400's that have lasted him 2 years now. he also said the 400's actually fill up faster then the 450's, im gonna run the 400's because of this....

still dont know what the H and C mean after the part#, but o well guess its not important....

 

[bcubed]

still dont know what the H and C mean after the part#, but o well guess its not important....

I've only seen the 400c not a h, you can get it from Larry @ Innovative Air for $163

 

[mccustomize]

he meant 450C and 450H not 400 and I had 2 450c's and filled my 10 gallons plenty fast and never had a problem out of them

 

[Steve]

My 400 does the job on 5-gallons pretty nicely.

 

[slimm44]

while you guys are on this topic: what would a good compressor be to add for on-board air (mostly for airing up the tires and such)? like a 400 100% duty? and would it be better to run a tank too?

 

[Dark Eternal]

Ive been eyeing the 550c with a 5 gallon tank...

 

[bcubed]

Ive been eyeing the 550c with a 5 gallon tank...

Is the 550 weatherproof?

 

[bcubed]

while you guys are on this topic: what would a good compressor be to add for on-board air (mostly for airing up the tires and such)? like a 400 100% duty? and would it be better to run a tank too?

400 is 33% duty cycle, 450 is 100% ... the 400 will fill 5 gallons quicker than the 450, but you cant do it as much .. running air tools you might want to get the 450, just filling tires a 400 would do fine.

 

[Beyond Static]

the 550 is 100% duty cycle, but not weatherproof. pulls around 30 amps.

the 400 is slower than the 550, but faster than the 450. The 400 is 33% duty cycle rated, and not weatherproof.

The 450 is the slower of the 3, but has a 100% duty cycle, and can withstand weather. Hope this clears everything up.

 

[bcubed]

the 400 is slower than the 550, but faster than the 450. The 400 is 33% duty cycle rated, and not weatherproof.

Thats the first I ever heard the 400 is not weatherproof ... I thought the 400 and the 450 are almost the same thing, how could one not be weatherproof?

 

[Steve]

My 400 is underneath my truck. It is just fine under there and is weatherproof. I believe the 550 (?) is the one that is not weatherproof since it is not a sealed unit.

 

[Beyond Static]

yea, yall are right. the 400 is weatherproofed

 

[bcubed]

yea, yall are right. the 400 is weatherproofed

:lol: had me worried there buddy!

 

[Beyond Static]

haha :crazy:

 

[ituck22s]

www.onboardair.com

thats where i got my comprssor from....im running a york 210. a friend of mine with a jeep he uses for wheeling is running the electric XD2000 compresor which is esentially my comprssor with an electric motor on it. down side to that xd is that its almost a g. theres also the Hp1000 which is a XD2000 without a cooling fan.

 

[Dillinja666]

I've only seen the 400c not a h, you can get it from Larry @ Innovative Air for $163

where can i contact him? never heard of innovative air