Recent content by bionicbelly

Well, just an update, Everything worked just fine. I cut off the plug, and hardwired the cord up to 220, ran one hot leg thought the overload switch, one to the white wire, and connected the yellow and black wires. It did not blow up. So, I am chalking it up as a win. On a side note, this...

This is what I got from northstar. (same thing as the puma.) They did not say anything about the overload switch, so I asked specifically if it needed a different one, but they said no.

Also interested in a clarification. Also, am I right when I said that the power cord would be black and white hot, and green ground?

I am planning on putting the compressor in the corner behind the balancer. It will never move, so I don't see the point of putting in another outlet. I only have a small two car garage, so I have to keep stuff as tight as possible.

So, I am pretty sure I can just hook up hot to black and white, and ground to green in the first box (pressure switch box), but I am not sure what to do in the reset switch box that is on the motor. One more question, since I plan to hard wire this thing, should I just cut the plug off and...

Patten - I thought amps was what pops the breaker. This is all I am trying to avoid. I'm not really worried about consumption, just trying to run stuff without bogging down. Before I did all this, everything in the garage was coming out of a single 15a breaker, and when I would turn...

First post, long time lurker, short time member. Hi all. I just got done putting a sub panel in my garage, because I got some new equipment. I had to get 220 out to the garage, because the wheel balancer I got needed that. My main problem is the main service for our house is 100 amp, so my...