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At 15 amps you should be fine with the switch described above. Although I'm guessing that your compressor has one of those combination On off switch and pressure switch in one unit, in that case, you just need to Plug it in. In the unlikely event that you discover that your motor does not...

Hello, Does your compressor motor have thermal overload protection? What is the amperage draw of your motor? Best regards Carl

http://ventura.craigslist.org/tls/3778704324.html http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/3790921150.html http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/3779538548.html I would suggest that you check and make sure the motors run in the 1700 rpm . Best of luck

Thank you stratman977 That clarifies things for me. I have a pressure tester available to me so I may as well do it. The tank I have is rated at 200psi, and is dated from 1978, so id rather just get on with it and see how it holds up. I'll do the test at 260psi and post the results when Im...

A question for Fixnair, How long do you let the test go for at %150 of the rated pressure of the tank? In reading other forums and doing my research it seems that some test for hours where as the shortest test i've read about has been 5 minutes. regards all. Carl

That is a Quincy pump I believe, the pressure gauge is a tell tale sign

Looks like a Quincy 325 for sale, worth a swing for $200.00 http://ventura.craigslist.org/bfs/3480008942.html