Recent content by boneyard

Does anybody know anything about a Sun 705 Ignition Tester? I can't seem to find a single thing online about this particular machine? It's sort of like a scaled down Engine Analyzer. I just picked this thing up yesterday. At minimum, I'd like to try to find a manual and/or a schematic.

A good suggestion, but not really practical at this point. The wire size shouldn't be an issue. I just put the new receptacle in the middle of the old run -- now somewhat closer to the panel. I didn't run it up to pressure. When I attempted to fire up the compressor for the first time on the...

Admittedly, I know enough about electrical work to be dangerous. Isn't the high amperage condition exactly what a circuit breaker is supposed to prevent? I'm pretty much certain at this point that I'm just going to have to buy another assembly to fix the problem, but I want to make sure that I...

That makes sense I guess, but what would cause that while the compressor was just sitting there? If there was a problem with the outlet that I added, the breaker should have just tripped, right?

Not sure what you mean jk? I didn't change any wiring on the compressor, only installed a new wall outlet. Jah: I did open the box, but didn't really see anything in the way of exposed contacts or anything like that

Having a tough time figuring out what is going on here. I'm in the middle of a garage renovation project and going about it completely the wrong way: instead of starting with an empty building, I'm forced to work around multiple cars, machines, etc. As I'm working, it's like playing a full scale...