Will an air regulator blow up a tank lesss compressor?

Hi, I got a tank-less, oil-less (Old PUMA model)compressor with a minimum of 75 psi.
I want to use it on my airbrush, so I needed to reduce the air pressure, but now I am wondering if doing so will blow up the air compressor.
Any help and info. will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

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Bill says...

The use of a regulator will simply dial down the air pressure from the source to your application.

If you have 75 PSI incoming, and you want 12 PSI at your gun, then you set the regulator for 12 PSI, and that's what your application will get, as long as the air pressure upstream of the regulator is higher than 12 PSI.

I don't know the PUMA brand of air compressor. Tankless air compressors are demand type air compressors, that run continuously, but only compress air as it is needed by the downstream application.

I can see no reason why limiting the flow from the compressor via use of a regulator could cause overpressure in the compressor and it to "blow up". In fact, I don't know of any air compressors that don't have a PRV that will open, and vent air, in the event of overpressure in the system.

Cheers,

Bill

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