Air consumption
Nominal air flow rate when the spray gun is operating in normal mode.
This parameter is of key importance for a pneumatic tool (see "Type"): the compressor to which such a sprayer is connected must provide the appropriate air supply rate, otherwise normal operation will not be possible. In turn, in electric models, this indicator is more of a reference — the complete compressor, by definition, corresponds to the characteristics of the sprayer, and it makes sense to pay attention to the flow rate only if the working nozzle of the electric spray gun is planned to be used with a "non-native" compressor.
Pressure gauge
The spray gun has a built-in
pressure gauge — a device for measuring pressure.
Such equipment is found in two types of spray guns: pneumatic sprayers (see "Type") and paint stations (see "View"). In the first case, the pressure gauge is installed on the atomizer itself; it allows you to control the pressure supplied to the tool from an external compressor. In turn, in painting stations, a pressure gauge is placed on the compressor and is responsible for measuring the air pressure supplied to external sprayers; this is especially useful when using third-party guns, whose characteristics (including operating pressure) may differ markedly from those of the spray station's complete sprayers.
