I don't know about collective jealousy, but the tripped breaker deal has
some merit, my dryer (sp) occasionaly trips only half of the breaker
it's attached to. and only after a few hours of running the compressor
on the same circuit (no i haven't gotten round to putting the "other"
220 in the garage yet). anyway, when it does this everything runs but
the heater coil. go check the breaker. since your in california, you
probably suffer from DCD (dreaded contractor disorder) that's where they
use the cheapest parts they can find. so far i've replaced every
lightswitch and outlet (110) and have had no problems since. when do
"other " 220 then will replace all the breakers as i cant' seem to run 2
things at once.
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 18:31:43 -0500 (EST)
From: Andy <adixon@loudoun.com>
Subject: Re: FW: My new compressor motor died....HELP
To: Chris Prugh <prubrew@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: "'Triumph List'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Chris,
Don't forget the obvious, mine just started tripping the circuit
breakers.
Colder weather allowing a little more draw. I don't know. Maybe you lost
a
phase?
Andy
P.S.
I'm jealous of your system. Maybe our collective jealousy put the jinx
on it.
We'll try to stop.
On 01/19/98 02:59 PM Chris Prugh said...
>
>
>Listers,
>
> About a month ago, (you may remember), I got this 1 hp, 220 V.
motor to
>drive my compressor. I got the new pressure cutout switch, wired up
the
new main
>switch and fired her up. Everything worked fine. I proceeded to plumb
the
rest of
>the garage with my new air lines, got my drier and regulator all in
line,
downspouts
>every 10 feet, etc., etc.
>
> Yesterday, I went to actually use the damn thing. Mind you last time
I tried it,
>it worked just fine. Plug it in, turn on the main power....nothing.
Try switch
multiple
>times (of course)...nothing. No hum as though things were bound, just
nothing. Spin the
>pully, everything is free wheeling. Start pulling wires and checking
for
cicuit continuity.
>Everything checks out. As a last resort, I wire straight to the motor,
bypassing all switches.
>Still....nothing. The motor just died. Hell, it's brand new, maybe .5
hr on it.
I don't want
>to dismount the damn thing and ship it back if I can repair it here.
>
> What would you suggest I try from this point? I know it's kinda
tough to diagnose
>this kinda thing without seeing it, but maybe somewhere in the recesses
of
your vast
>fountain of electrical expertise you can pull out a few of the more
obvious
things to check.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Chris Prugh
>72 Spitfar (up on stands)
>Morgan Hill, CA
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