Recent content by William Caves

So the video you linked looked exactly like i was dealing with. Smoke out of the motor after a short run period. As an update, i got another cheap motor and replaced the previous motor. I just ran the compressor for about one minute, maybe 2 and it got the PSI to 60. I figure that is a decent...

Yeah, this is something I had some reserves against for the reason you highlighted. That being said, it seems that as long as you can turn the fly wheel, the pump should be working (unless you have crazy gasket leaks?), right? I just went through a very technically simple method of trying to...

Yeah, the smell was a smell I am not used to. I can sometimes smell when a little electronic component in a car burns out, but this was something different. Can smell it the next day. Super unique smell

Thanks man. You are not wrong, I normally don't buy used items I am not greatly familiar with. However, I never buy non-essentials that cost $800 or more like this compressor would have cost new. The compressor didn't start when i bought it, but the start capacitor was out of spec. Like 130...

Sorry if I have been frustrating! I really do appreciate the concern. Seems as though I was wrong, but I thought if two terminals with the same end-point were at 120v then the destination would be at 240v. Tested the terminals a few days ago individually and they were 117 each. After your most...

Had to dig just a LITTLE bit deeper down the rabbit hole before I decide to give up on this one (hardheaded). Noticed something i had not noticed before, crusty windings. And they are just covered in it on this small section. The rest of the windings are quite clean. Tried to blow them clean and...

I appreciate the help and respect your decision to not direct me to my shocking death. Again, thank you for the assistance to this point!

Have not checked the centrifugal switch or thermal switch yet. Checked the voltage when I power on the compressor but I am only letting it run for about 4 seconds. ~117v on the white in, ~117v on the black in, ~117v on the blue which leaves the connection that the white and black connect to and...

Capacitor was tested with a capacitance tester. Tested the start capacitor and it was at about half the capacitance (like 110 microfarad instead of 230). Run capacitor was also tested and was fine. The three shrouds on the top of the motor is occupied by one large starter capacitor, one run...

Hello, First time posting and any help would be appreciated. New to air compressors but recently purchased one from Craigslist. 60 gallon 5HP single phase 240v 22AMP. Model US560V. For home use. This is one relatively similar (or identical, except that one is two stage) to the Harbor Freight...