A "Rocket Scientist" engineer also told me that doing the intercooler trick also adds to the volume of the tank. I said "Hun?" He said, "That's right!" The reason is cool air is more dense that hot air, so, you end up with more energy stored in the tank as cool dry air than hot moist air. Also, the reason the hose drips at the end is because it is moving too fast through the tank to effectively cool off, so it condenses at the end of the hose. That's where the pressure drop is and where condensation takes place. Wherever you do the temperature drop, the water will also drop. That's why you want to put the separator on the output of the intercooler before it goes into the tank. You too will be amazed by how much water comes out of just one compressor run.
Tim
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