[Shop-talk] Compressor woos
Jimmie Mayfield
mayfield+shoptalk at sackheads.org
Tue Aug 10 08:32:18 MDT 2021
On 8/10/21 09:23, John T. Blair wrote:
>
> compressor went to cut on, but it didn't start. I could hear a
> humming. I
> run over the the compressor, but before I can turn it off, it trips
> the new
> breaker.
Try the following:
1. Turn the compressor off
2. Bleed off the pressure in the tank down to, say, 30-40psi
3. Turn the compressor on.
What happens? Does it start?
Sounds like your unloader valve might be going bad though since you have
a bonafide 5hp motor, I'm a little surprised it can't power through it.
What size circuit do you have it on? 30A?
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