Hi everyone, new to this forum and I’m happy I found it, since I have two setups in mind and 5 other potential ones if everything goes fine for the other two… and not on any kind of vehicle… anyways, I’ll get to that later.
I want to install a single airchime horn on my daily driver, a 2009 toyota Matrix. I’m asking about what tank I should use for just one horn? I saw that half gallon tank in the forum’s store and I’m a bit skeptical for it’s holding capacity. how much time can the horn blast until it runs out of pressure if I used this tank? Thanks
An Airchime K3 has an air consumption of approximately 45CFM that has little to moderate wear on the nozzles. In other words, if you pressurize a Hornblasters 5 gallon tank to 200psi, and drain it to 90psi, you should get approximately 7 seconds of air time.
The main issue there is starting out at 200psi is a good way to prematurely wear down the horn and it sounds like crap, so a high flow regulator is a wise move. Or you could just fill a 5 gallon to 150psi, though the air time will be cut in half because there’s less volume in the tank.
All depends on what you want. I almost always use my horns for lengthy recordings, so I charge a 20 gallon tank to 175psi and regulate the horn down to 90psi and get a fair amount of honk time.
I always use this app on my phone and it’s been very accurate. Problem is it only works for Android users. That’s how I came up with the consumption measurement for my K3L though. I’ve restored one for a museum and own one and the air consumption is about the same.
Seeing you own a Matrix, if you want the most air time possible and still maintain practicality with such a small vehicle, a 200psi capable 5 gallon tank is the way to go. Anything below 2 gallons is pretty pointless. Even that would give you just under 3 seconds from 200psi with a K3. A brand new K3 may be more air efficient, but I’m sure the difference won’t be very noticeable.
