JACK:
Leave the compresser where it was and get a longer hose.
Bob Kamholtz
ECOD
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Levy <jack@cocoinc.com>
To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Spitfire list
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 6:57 PM
Subject: Compressor problem
>
>I moved 2 of my cars to the back of my house to work on them without
having
>the local code enforcement people shut me down, only to find that I could
>not find anywhere to plug in my compressor. It would reach atbout 50 psi
>then go hmmmmmmmmmm then it would trip the fuse. I tried a few outlets all
>the same. Being a beautiful day and determined to work on the car I rented
>one from Home Depot only to find it would not run at all, tripping the fuse
>as soon as it started. Is this common with 110 compressors?, what do most
of
>you use? 110? 220? gas? I have a 4 hp 20 gal Coleman. I finally went back
>and picked up a gas model (already 3 pm) got 2 hours of sandblasting done
>and had to call it a day. Total for day, 1.5 hours pushing 2 cars around
>(don't run), 4 hours trying to get compressor, 1 hours sandblasting,1 hour
>unclogging sanblaster (HDepot compressor has no water trap), 1.5 hours
>cleaning up mess.
>
>Jack
>
>76 TR6
>80 Spit x 2
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