I am struggling with this right now. Moved from a house with a 30x40 shop full of treasures?. Hated to throw away too much as I was not sure where I would land and what space I would have. Spent some time in an apartment paying $220 a month to store some shop stuff and a ton of household...
My cheapo unit did something similar and I pulled the back plate off and found that one of the wire connectors had shaken loose and was arcing. Staked it tight and now the compressor is mounted to the floor on hockey pucks to cushion. As you said it is hard to tell without seeing it.
I have had that bottom box now for a couple years. It is way better than you would expect from HF and will serve as a home use box probably as long as I will need. It is as good as most of the new Craftsman stuff that is out there, but no where near the quality or sturdiness of my old snap on...
Long time HAMB member and finally joined up here. Just relocated from Amarillo to San Antonio. Close on our new house the end of October and looking for ideas for a new shop. So far have found some great info.
I play with a couple dragsters, but looking for something more street rodish that...