Recent content by jmilch

I am going to take the regulator apart tomorrow. It is a high quality IR regulator, made circa late 1980's. It is rated for 180 PSI, and I have the pressure on the tank set to 160 currently. I will put 125 in the tank, stop the pump and dial back the regularot and see what happens. I just have...

Greetings guys... Setup: 80 Gallon vertical, 20 CFM 3 cylinder, 2 stage, 5HP 220V air compressor. (most of this is irrelevent, but I figured someone may ask) When I am using an air tool, and impact wrench for example, I hear a hollow vibrating sound coming from the tank area. The pump is not...

Agreed also. No need to worry about amperage from a 2 hp motor.

Just look at the amp draw of the motor, not the HP rating, as many manufacturers rate the motors differently. For 10 guage, you are good up to 30 amps. Any decent 5 HP single phase motor will be rated for 20-22 FLA. A plug receptal is not recommeded and in some cases against code. So you will...

Althought most other solutions are more costly,they are vastly better in quality and performance. The old addage "if you're going to do it, do it right the first time" comes to mind. Put the money toward a better unit. **edit** Also, this is a run of the mill sanborn manufactured unit. You...

Here is my setup: Cheap Insignia Stereo receiver (2 x 100 watts RMS). One input has a cheap bluetooth receiver attached to it. I also connected a nice cheap wired antenna on the wall in my garage. The receiver has 2 sets of outputs A & B. You can run just A, just B or A&B at the same time. A...

To do it correctly, you would run a separate circuit, and a 30 amp breaker to the compressor. I personally use a magnetic starter with a on/off switch for my compressor, the rest of it is hardwired to the breaker panel. You will want to avoid using a plug on the air compressor if you do not...

Thats actually a much nicer unit than anything in the sub $300 range with current products, assuming the tank is safe and everything is completely functional. I'd snag it up.

Same thing I was thinking. ANd for reference, I had a single phase 5 hp motor on a Quincy QE-10 pump that was originall rated for 10 hp. Did it work? Yes. Probably no where near 35CFM like it should have, but it was functional. OP- I would shy away from going for something with the unknown...

Greetings guys and gals, this forum has been a huge help :thumbup: I just picked up one of these: Puma 7.5-HP 80-Gallon (Belt Drive) Two-Stage Air Compressor (230V 1-Phase) for a great price locally. It is used but functions excellent. The pump and motor are rated at 100% duty cycle, so it...

Thank you guys for all the responses and the help. I decided to return to the two pumps, and I picked up one of these almost new locally for a steal of a price: http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com/Puma-TUE7580VM-Air-Compressor/p11118.html I am now pondering the idea of setting up the Quincy...

I wondered about that. The person I spoke to at Eaton seemed to have thought it was enough. He stated many people ran these pumps off "peak rated HP" motors aka the highly over rated, under built motors such as the harbor freight specials etc. I probably would stick with a single pump and motor...

I'm still collecting parts. Its winter now in Michigan, so I probably would not be assembling it all until the spring. I am also planning on painting the tank. The pumps/electric motor/electrical will all be brand new. I just wanted to pick some brains and see if I am thinking in the right...

Greetings guys, you have been a huge help thus far in quest to assemble a nice compressor in my home shop. Idea: Have a single 80 gallon horizontal tank with two triple cylinder single stage compressor pumps, and one motor. The pressure switch is extremely heavy duty and operated a 7.5hp...

Thanks for the pics. I was kind of thinking the same thing. I did not see the point on a non continuos running setup of having the top unloaders connected. It seems like the discharge line would already be discharged from the normal unloader setup. Now the head currently has just bolts...