Recent content by Gaunt596

not every day, but when i do its 12-14 tires at a time. so,for reference, i paid all of $200 for this thing. even if it blows up after a year, im still winning on price. id love for it to last longer than that, but if it dosent then so be it. all i truly care about is not cooking the motor...

i actually do need 175, some of the rally tires i have can take upwards of 160-170 to seat the beads. 7.5 at 175 cutout/575 rpm is the plan. no need to screw around with pressure switches and other things that way. ill keep an eye on the water/oil issue, may look into a heater if its a problem.

very true, thats just what i was told by the power company crew. im guessing they only mentioned the mag starter to try and prevent me from burning up a larger motor. yeah, its not cheap. a 5HP WEG motor is $360, the eaton mag starter for it is another $165, for a $525 total cost, the 7.5HP...

well, i used that as a specific example, but im just looking at the overall picture. just need to take the time to do all the math and figure out if a 5 or 7.5 is the better motor for my use. current compressor flows a measly 4SCFM at 90PSI, so even at min RPM this thing will blow that out of...

so, to follow up on the posts, MacMcMacmac was damn close, tool tyrant figured it out the same time i did, it is indeed an RV-30A, the compressor is a speedaire brand. I was told when i bought it that it was a backup air supply for some form of die casting machine, and based on the condition and...

I looked into that, a VFD of that size is right around $3500, and they all say they derate when used with a single phase feed. just buying a 10hp single phase would be less expensive, but thanks to the above, i dont need to go that route. based on the pump charts, your pretty close to right...

You sir a gentleman and a scholar, as that looks pretty darn close to what i have. and that seems like the path id like to go down, as 7.5 HP running at 575 would still move a ton more air than the little oil less 30 gallon that ive been using in the meantime. just to double check, and for...

I come seeking some guidance. A few months ago i jumped on a deal for a 120 gallon, 10hp, 3 phase air compressor, along with a matching 120v air dryer. My shop does not have 3 phase electric, but does have single phase 200 amp service. i knew going in id have to replace the motor with a single...

Hello. Been lurking around here for a while, finally got around to making an account now that I have a real garage and am not just working in the driveway.