Recent content by tsanborn

That's brilliant! I'll check what to see how large of a tube that can be attached to the compressor and give it a try. Not to be too helpless but can I ask if this approach might might also work on our Generac home generator. It lives right next to the air compressor but I can't imagine using...

Thanks Cruzan 80, much appreciated! Time to go shopping.

Success, replaced the two capacitors and didn't even get hit by the discharge from the old ones! My thanks to everyone for your help in diagnosing the problem and suggesting we needed new capacitors. Unfortunately, the beast is a noisy one and it didn't take long for my neighbors to stop by...

A little hard to see but I believe I need to replace them with two new L253 25uF/370v/60hz capacitors.

And of course I missed the two screws that hold the ears down on the cover. Here are the two capacitors. Time to search for a couple new L253 capacitors. Many thanks, I'll let you know if new one make the difference.

OK, I know that this sounds lame but I don't see how that square box with the reset buttons comes off the body of the motor. There's two screws on the front that I believe just hold the reset button in place. there's a small nut on top but removing it didn't help, seems too small to be the...

Many thanks!!! I'll let you know what I find.

OK, here are some pics of the beast. Not sure if it's single or three phase. I'd love to get the old Sanborn going, not the least because that's my last name. Nope, no relation but I can always lie about it. I'm guessing the capacitor is under the tan and grey plastic box in front. I open...

No residual pressure in the tank. A bad capacitor might be at fault. Where would the capacitor be mounted typically. I probably should have attached a photo of the unit. It is an old unit and NOISY when running so I don't reject sabotage by the neighbors (kidding, kind of).

I inherited a large 220v Sanborn Compressor. I started it several times and it seemed to work fine so I ran air lines through out my garage and shop. When it was done, I flipped the breaker and ..... nothing. I got a humming sound for a few seconds and then it went silent. I've hit the...