Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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I keep seeing ads pop up for these. Does anyone here use these? Are they effective? Pros? Cons?
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Mr. E Man
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Re: Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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I have two of them and they work great!
One has the airbrush mounted to the compressor as a hand grip, the other has the compressor separate with a hose to the airbrush. I use the handheld compressor one strictly with acrylics, with the other one having an in-line moisture trap that I use for spraying acrylics, enamels, and lacquers. They both have a built-in rechargeable battery with a micro USB charge port. They advertise a 45-minute or more use per charge, but I have yet to run out of power while spraying.

They're a great addition to my large, standalone compressor - and MUCH quieter! I can't believe that no one came up with these years ago!


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Re: Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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Huh, I hadn't even considered that such a thing would exist.

I dunno, perhaps it wasn't done years ago because success required the battery technology of right now?
Instead of the brick-like NiCad battery packs my 1980s RC cars employed.
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Re: Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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Mr. E Man wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 10:10 pm I have two of them and they work great!
One has the airbrush mounted to the compressor as a hand grip, the other has the compressor separate with a hose to the airbrush. I use the handheld compressor one strictly with acrylics, with the other one having an in-line moisture trap that I use for spraying acrylics, enamels, and lacquers. They both have a built-in rechargeable battery with a micro USB charge port. They advertise a 45-minute or more use per charge, but I have yet to run out of power while spraying.

They're a great addition to my large, standalone compressor - and MUCH quieter! I can't believe that no one came up with these years ago!


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Re: Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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Here is the handheld compressor version:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08 ... UTF8&psc=1

This is the separate compressor/airbrush version:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09 ... UTF8&psc=1


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Re: Thoughts on Battery operated airbrushes?

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That's crazy. Hell of a lot cheaper than buying a compressor.
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