Compressor won't start - makes hummimh sound

by Tony Brown
(France)

Hi, I wonder if you can help please. I have a Rondy RDY100CA50 compressor. I was using it okay and then it stopped as normal when the tank was full of air.

The trouble is it didn't re-start and just made a humming sound. I drained what air was left in the tank and opened the condensation valve- only a very samll amount of water came out. I checked the oil and that was okay. I then checked all the electrical connections and they were okay. I was using a power extension lead so I un-plugged it and plugged straight into the wall socket but still no joy.

Have you any ideas please and do you know how I can check to see if the capacitor is okay.
Thanks a lot

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Bill says...

Hi Tony.

By dumping the air, and having the problem still persist likely rules out what my first guess was, the unloader valve. By draining the tank you effectively unloaded the air compressor, and if it still won't start, then your unloader valve is probably OK.

Plugging the compressor directly into the wall socket was a good move. Are you sure that there is nothing else new drawing power from the same circuit?

I tend to think it's your capacitor, too. I will be posting a page soon on how to check the capacitor. Not being an electrician myself, I'm relying on someone to provide me the info, and that hasn't come yet.

If anyone else knows how Tony can check his capacitor, please post.

Cheers,

Bill