I have a Fuji Spray Q4 and the T70 gun and CA Tech Bandit 2 qt pot. Please Help

[tjbnwi]

The ideal portable budget spray set up for the average person is;

Turbine (pick you poison)

Pressure pot

Small compressor.

Tom

 

[J0hn]

C.A. Technologies makes some pretty decent spray equipment (IMO) and a couple of years ago, Wagner purchased the company.  Their 2hp compressor is supposed to put out 7 CFM at 40 psi.  I guess it would depend on what kind of things your spraying 'on site' but if you look at the kit that I posted, priced out at $1,365 - that is very competitive with a Fuji Q5 and Fuji doesn't even include the pressure pot

California Air Tools - sounds like their trying to ride on CA Technologies coat tails....

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[tjbnwi]

That Coating Atomization Technologies compressor looks like a California Air Tools compressor.

Tom

 

[tiralie]

That Coating Atomization Technologies compressor looks like a California Air Tools compressor.

I am pretty sure it is Tom. I compared the two and they are very close with a little cosmetic differences...except for the higher CFM rating of the Coating Atomization Technologies compressor. Not sure how they are getting that extra 1 or so CFM that the California Air Tools don't.

 

[J0hn]

They look very similar but the specs are differenthttp://www.californiaairtools.com/industrial-series-of-ultra-quiet-air-compressors/cat-4610alfc/

You may be right or this maybe a case of a 'knock off' being produces by the same factory in China and resold under different names in the US

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real quick comparison - didn't put a lot of time into this;  Look at the red squares.  CA Technologies on the left - I would imagine these are the actual pumps that sit a top the motor.  Note the size on the California Air Tool compressor on the left and the extra 'plumbing' on top circled in red.  The C.A.T. is mounted to what looks like a full metal plate on the bottom, the California Air Tools looks like it is mounted to metal 'straps' and the bolts that hold the motor case together are cleary visible and they are not the C.A.T. Compressor

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[tiralie]

Their 2hp compressor is supposed to put out 7 CFM at 40 psi. 

I am sure it will do 7 CFM at peak, but press the trigger on the gun and you are not gonna have that much air on a continuous basis, but the practical realities of a single phase 110-15 volt 30 amp circuit may have a bigger impact. I have a Bosch 2 Hp compressor. It must run on a 30 amp 110-15 circuit or it will blow the fuse.
It's cheaper to just get an airless and spray Advance.
Tim

 

[tiralie]

They look very similar but the specs are different

They (California air tools) used to have one with almost identical  CFM specs. There was a .4-.6 difference maybe.
Tim

 

[J0hn]

I see that California Air Tools even are selling spray guns that are packaged similarly to C.A.T.'s 'cat packs'

C.A.T
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California Air Tools
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I sent an email to C.A.T to ask about the similarities between the compressors...

UPDATE - You guys were right, here is their reply:

"we actually get our compressors from the same supplier who manufactures the compressors for California Air Tools. So essentially they are identical, except we have about a dozen at a time private labeled for us"

 

[tiralie]

UPDATE - You guys were right, here is their reply:

Occasionally we get lucky...
Tim

 

[JYip]

Sorry for reviving an old thread but I'd like to ask Tom what kind of whip hose are you using? I am wanting to add a 2.5 gallon pressure pot to my setup and am concerned about the original fuji 25' blue hose being too stiff during spraying. The yellow whip hose you have in this photo looks like something that would provide a bit of flexibility. Thanks!

I don't have a CAT pot so I looked at their website pictures.

It appears as if the pot is compressor pressurized.

Compressor to pot inlet, fluid hose to gun fluid port.

Turbine hose to gun turbine port.

Pictured is my set up using a Qualcraft pot.

Tom

 

[tjbnwi]

Sorry for reviving an old thread but I'd like to ask Tom what kind of whip hose are you using? I am wanting to add a 2.5 gallon pressure pot to my setup and am concerned about the original fuji 25' blue hose being too stiff during spraying. The yellow whip hose you have in this photo looks like something that would provide a bit of flexibility. Thanks!

I don't have a CAT pot so I looked at their website pictures.

It appears as if the pot is compressor pressurized.

Compressor to pot inlet, fluid hose to gun fluid port.

Turbine hose to gun turbine port.

Pictured is my set up using a Qualcraft pot.

Tom

https://www.amazon.com/25-Hose-HVLP...?ie=UTF8&qid=1519129009&sr=8-10&keywords=hvlp+hose

Tom

 

[JYip]

Thanks Tom!

Just curious if anyone has any experience using Flexzilla Garden Hose for the turbine air hose?

Jeff

 

[Tanner.belen]

Hi Tom question on your setup, I am looking to go with a 2.5 gal pressure pot my turbine feed hose would go straight to the gun then the fluid hose from the pot to the fluid port of the gun. I was wondering what do you do with the small clear hose that connects to the back of the gun that usually pressurize the standard cup, do you just plug it?