Recent content by oldgraydog

I started my compressor today and all went well I think. It only pulled 19amps. on startup.,and a bit over 14.5 amps running unloaded for about 30 minutes. Filling the tank it hovered at 19amps.Does this sound about right?Its a lot quieter than I thought it would be also.

Thanks Charles(in Ga.) for the info. This confirms my thoughts on this compressor. Since you should be able to use it without a external starter I suspected it was probly was under 5hp.actually.

I bought an air compressor 7.5 peak hp. It is a 2002 model cambell hausfield . Its never been hooked up electrically or plumbed. It has all the tags still on it. It says no need for a external motor starter on the info tag. It shows on motor tag 21 amps. I think I am going with #8 wire 30ft...