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Compressor Question
- Thread starter YYCHM
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Do you know the history of this compressor?
As in got it new? What happened to the motor and motor pulley for it?
I'd be interested to know the motor RPM, HP, and pulley size.
What is a tenacious person?
Tenacious is a mostly positive term. If someone calls you tenacious you're probably the kind of person who never gives up and never stops trying – someone who does whatever is required to accomplish a goal.
My wife says I'm tenacious? Goal is 20 gal at 100 psi without tripping a breaker for not more than a $100. I've spent $90 so far
Tenacious is a mostly positive term. If someone calls you tenacious you're probably the kind of person who never gives up and never stops trying – someone who does whatever is required to accomplish a goal.
My wife says I'm tenacious? Goal is 20 gal at 100 psi without tripping a breaker for not more than a $100. I've spent $90 so far
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Well looks like the pressure gauge is reading correctly. I set up with the gauge on the manifold and a valve stem on the tank and checked it with a tire gauge. Still haven't managed to get the cover off the pressure switch. I may have to grind the head off the retaining screw
UPDATE: Got the pressure switch cover off without resorting to the grinder and this fell out......
This is a little confusing.....Is this saying the differential is fixed at 30.62 lbs?
UPDATE: Got the pressure switch cover off without resorting to the grinder and this fell out......
This is a little confusing.....Is this saying the differential is fixed at 30.62 lbs?
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I turned it down so that it kicked out at 100 psi and then bled some more and it kicked in at approx. 70 psi. I'm wondering if I can make the range 90-100 psi rather than 70-100 psi?
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Ok, I'll leave it as is at 70. I wired up the switch and plugged her in and she kicked off right on queue at 100 psi so the switch is working fine.
The 220v circuit is holding up fine, no tripped breakers. You'd shake your head if you saw my cordage running to the shed, all cobbled together with 125V plugs... LOL.
Yup
Hmmmm...... I wonder if I need to do something about the belt being soo tight? It's tight as a bow string
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You really think those grooves are necessary? I figured no grooves were better than messed up grooves. The grooves are about the width of a hacksaw blade and the steel the pulley is made of is horrible stuff to work with, so I didn't even attempt to machine the grooves.
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Tom O
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Well when you think about it the belt would be riding on the ridges of the belt so you don’t have 100% contact which is probably why you have the belt so tight it should have about 1/4 / 3/8 play I would think not bow tight that would eventually take out the bearings on the motor.
She's twang tight. I didn't intend to make it that tight but that's where she ended up after drilling the motor mount holes on the compressor. Slotting those holes is going to be a problem for me, as well the pressure switch is going to have to be spun 90 deg as part of the motor is going to interfere with it. Hmmm...