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    just bought a quincy 325 need help wiring thermally protected motor

    So i picked up a 1985 quincy 325 roc100 for 550 bucks. It's the 4th compressor I've owned and plan to keep this one long term. It ran good when I went and checked it out but when I got home and started to wire it up that's where I noticed the guy had screwed up. It's got a marathon 5hp single...
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    Need help wiring 10-3 romex to 3 phase disconnect box being single phase

    So i just drove 8 hours round trip to snatched this nice quincy 325 compressor. It came with a older Marathon 5hp 184t tefc motor that's thermally protected I guess they call them chore motors cause it says it has 50% more starting torque. Anyways I was going to use a mag starter I had but...
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    help me identity this older quincy/binks/Fargo compressor

    So I've been looking for another air compressor to restore that makes close to 20 cfm. I just came across a women selling her husband's old shop equipment who has passed away. She doesn't know anything about the compressor. I'm trying to get her to look at the data plate on the electric motor to...
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    Can someone tell me the specs on Ingersoll rand 242 05 compressor

    So a ingersoll rand model 2420n5 compressor just came up for sale it's a 95 or 98 model. The electric motor **** the bed the guys asking $575. It looks like it may have a air cooler built into where the belt gaurd is by looking at the photo . I'm wondering what the specs are on this pump or...
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    Anyone have info or used a IR type 30 253D?

    So a older ingersoll rand 253d type 30 compressor with a 80 gallon tank came up on Craigslist for $500 I don't know a whole lot about it besides it being a 2 stage that's intercooled and possibly aftercooled. I tried finding the cfm and it looked to be like 19.7-27 or something like that. Was...
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    Can someone explain what type of overload relay is

    So i had bought a emglo air compressor that had a 5hp 184t frame Weg motor on it and it was wired to this box then I wired it to the pressure switch and my disconnect box. I sold the compressor and kept this overload relay I believe it is called, along with the disconect box that I had the guy...
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    Can someone explain what type of overload relay is

    I had bought a used emglo compressor with a 184t frame 5hp Weg electric motor and the motor was wired to this box then the box to a disconnect box the guy tossed in with the compressor. I sold the compressor for 300 more then I paid and kept the disconect box and this overload relay box If...
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    bought a older Emglo compressor someone double check my wiring

    So i sold my older rolair 60 gallon and turned a profit and bought this 95 emglo 2 stage 60 gallon, just had a new 5hp 184t Weg motor put on it. It's a GT style pump, 4 piston slash lubed, all cast iron. It came with a mag starter and I had the guy toss in a 50 hp max disconnect box all for $600...
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    identify this quincy 325 compressor pump

    So i found this quincy 325 compressor that's single phase with I'm not sure what hp marathon motor. I question what type of 325 pump it is as I've read there's different types. I'm looking for the one that can do 175psi here's some pictures. He was asking $650 so I think I could snatched it for...
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    help identify this quincy air compressor

    So i found what looks to be a nice 80 gallon compressor with a quincy pump which I'm not sure if it's a 325 or 310 or whatever. Hoping that it's a single phase unit otherwise with the 1000 dollar asking price I don't have the cash to replace the motor to single phase.
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    Question about cfm ratings on air compressor

    So i know manufacturers make it tricky with all different cfm ratings at different psi. I have a Rolair k25 pump and the specs list as CFM displaced 18.2, 100psi/16.2, 175psi/14.26cfm My question is what's the cfm displaced mean? I understand the cfm ratings at different psi. The pump runs...
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    Need someone who has a 60 gallon compressor with known cfm to compare

    So i bought a used 60 gallon 2 stage compressor for 275 bucks it's got a nice Rolair k25 pump 3.55in X 1.97in. It's got a 5hp motor by century electric. I just timed it from empty to cut off at 135psi tanks only rated to 150psi it took 5 mins exactly. Rolair lists the pump with a 5hp motor at...
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    Need someone to look over my wiring for 30/50 amp receptacle

    So i got a 5hp motor on my 60 gallon compressor pulling 22amps It has a plug on it for a 30/50 amp receptacle I got 10-2 10g romex running from the receptacle to my panel with a double 30 amp siemens breaker as the guy before me that owned it had it hooked up to a double 30 amp breaker and it...
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    Need help identifying this old curtis air compressor pump

    So i came across a older curtis air compressor pump for sale for 100 bucks it's a older 2 stage but I can't find any info on the specs. Looking for a pump for a high cfm build aiming for 20+ cfm. With a 5hp baldor motor on a 60 gallon vertical tank.
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    when is a magnetic starter needed for building big air compressor

    So I currently have a older 1988 Rolair k25 pump with a 60 gallon vertical tank that has a century 5hp 3450rpm motor driving it. This compressor doesn't use a magnetic starter box I has a 30/50 amp plug that plugs into the receptacle. Anyways over the coming NY winter I want to build a bigger...
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    possibly buying a old Puma PPH-30-110 air compressor need help

    So there's a guy on Craigslist with a 1987 puma industrial pph-30-110 air compressor it's a 30 gallon V - twin splash lubricated it says it does 12.9cfm and it is suppose to have a 3hp motor. I haven't been able to find any info on this compressor I found a page of a old manual of it someone...
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