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Posted by oldred Honestly that is a serious mistake, a
marginally performing compressor is the WORST case for a bigger
tank! The (mis)logic behind a larger tank is in thinking it will
extend run time but that is not thinking beyond the first
recharge cycle at which point ALL extra time gained will then be
lost to the proportionally longer recharge time so nothing is
gained. Usually a compressor with a larger tank will be mated to
a higher CFM compressor but the problem is that is not always
true, selecting a compressor by the size of the tank can easily
cause a person to pass up better performance for a uselessly
over-sized tank. As I pointed out earlier the difference in run
time between an 80 gallon tank