Recent content by JimLL

I take it, then, I have to be sure there is a rather large check valve between the compressor and the tank? JimLL

It seems I have heard about some kind of valve that unloads the compressor for easier starting. What would I call them if I looked for one?

One converter puts the HP figure at 4.1 HP, based on the 3.1KW label. The shaft is 5/8 inch. Of course the issue in matching is pulley size. But I doubt the Chinese put a lot of stock in any need for bigger shafts. The motor is labeled as being for a compressor and says "continuous duty"...

Thanks. It doesn't show amps directly. It says 3.1KW. I guess at 230 VAC, even single phase, that would be within pressure switch range and OK at 12 gauge. One converter put it at under 14 amps. What do you make of the "5 HP" label on the compressor itself? I certainly wouldn't put a 2 HP...

I don't know if this group prefers long or short initial posts. I'll try for something in between... I have 3 pieces - a "5 hp" two-lung compressor and a "5 hp" 2 capacitor motor from Harbor Freight and a big Champion TUV458 tank with "tatters" of controls left on it. The compressor and motor...

I'm a newbie who has been making and fixing just about everything imaginable for too many decades. But I'm now retired from everything but finally trying to finish my _own_ house and getting up firewood to reduce my electric bill. (I have a big old steel step top wood stove in the basement...