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My air compressor works fine until it reaches 50 to 60lbs,then struggles, takes for ever to reach max presser.It was always very quick before.

Don't know were to start or what parts would need replaced. any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank You ___________________ Bill says... Clearly,

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Motors

Hey Bill Great site! I'm thinking of building my own compressor for a number of reasons and I have a motor question. I've noticed that the 5 HP motors

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Relationship between PSI, CFU, HP, tank size

I am very unclear on the relationships between PSI, CFM, HP, and tank size. I suppose that everything else being equal, a given PSI will be maintained

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7 gallon Craftsman 1HP air compressor - Air stops flowing from hose after a couple of seconds.

Hello, great site I've been looking through it but haven't been able to find my exact issue so far. I got a 7 gallon Craftsman 1HP air compressor Model

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Chicopee Engineering Associates Inc.- manufacture and supply all types of air/oil separators

We manufacture and supply all types of air/oil separators used by all OEM distributors. Give us your compressor make, serial number, type (piston, vane,

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cylinder for model 3z180 Speedaire

I have to find a new cylinder for my air compressor that is less than the cost grainger wants for the whole assembly. Its a good old hard working Gal

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dewalt - a very high pitch noise

Produces a very high pitch noise while running, especially when warming up! How can i stop this? _________________ Bill says... Boy Tom, that's hard

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i want to calculate air flow of my compressor

HW TO CALCULATE AIR FLOW FROM COMPRESSOR _____________________ Bill says... Arvind, the rule of thumb that I use is that you will get about 4 CFM of

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Ingersoll Rand Grb-125

Where do you buy an oil air separator. It may be a grb-185 . Chamber is 15 x7 inches

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Oil coming out everywere in palatek rotary screw air compressor

I have a palatek rotary screw compresor model 15d and there is oil coming out of the intake check valve, and it completly ran empty. I also noticed that

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reducing eletrical consumption but at the same time supplying the demand of the plant

i work in a daimler group owned foundry,we manufacture engine blocks for trucks,now there is a lot of melting that uses a lot of eletricity. my job as

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have a 2hp motor on air compresst - runs slow and hot

motor is general electric 2ph moved it from shop to home hook it up with 30 breaker box now it runs slow and motor gets hot __________________ Bill

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King 5 hp air compr. Model 8499, direct drive. 20 gal. tank. Starting probl.

Hi I have a King, 5hp,direct drive, 20 gal tank.air compr.The problem is, it wont start turning freely on the 1st or the 2nd and sometimes on the first

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central pneumatic - keeps shutting down prematurely.

2 hp 8gal. keeps shutting down prematurely. Usually will not restart until much later. Changed start capacitor and checked the reset breaker. No help

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Coleman Powermate VLA1583009 won't start - I do notice an electrical smell

Hi Bill, I have a Coleman Powermate VLA1583009 that attempts to start, runs for less than a second, and then shuts off. If I try to start again after

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compressor works but stays running all the time

porter cable jetstream air compressor 135 psi 3hp 4 gallon __________________ Bill says... The compressor runs and will not build any pressure, or it

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Motor won't start under load?

If I remove the belt between the compressor and the motor the motor will start and run indefinetly. If the belt is on the motor just buzzes and won't start

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Compressor sizing

Hi Smashing pages you have here, hope you don't mind me asking a couple of apparently ridiculous questions!? I have...acquired my dads Wolf SiouxII 2.5hp

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porter cable 150psi compressor brushes spark and wear away with in minutes of new ones being installed. terriable smell like burnt wires.

i was given a porter cable compressor that needed new brushes. i purchased the brushes from a local dealer and installed them. when the compressor reaches

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valves for 3hp model 94667 central pneumatic

won't build pressure in tank ______________________ Bill says.... It might be the compressor intake or pressure valves, or, it could be a number of other

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