Small ¾ hp portable air compressor problem (Page 2/2)
williegoat APR 04, 04:48 PM
I decided to run a camera down inside the tank, to check for rust.

Does anyone have any opinions?
williegoat APR 04, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by theogre:

there is a Switch Inside the motor that should run the Starting coils. Item 32.

Not external switch that sets max pressure and trips the bleed/blowoff valve in many compressors.

Even if the 32 switch is new, can have iffy start coil and fail to start right.


Thanks. That explains why there are no capacitors. That #32 is the contact assembly for a centrifugal switch which probably engages the starter windings. I will take it back apart and give it a closer look and clean the contacts.
theogre APR 04, 05:41 PM
Is 1 - 3 gal portable tank, yes?
Surface rust on inside won't bother it.
Most small portable tanks are "over built" so can take some abuse w/o blowing up.

Unless you use them a lot in humid areas, most won't see enough water inside to rust fail like YT videos.
Jake_Dragon APR 04, 05:46 PM

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Originally posted by williegoat:

I decided to run a camera down inside the tank, to check for rust.

Does anyone have any opinions?



Would invest in an inline filter. Just to keep from spraying the inside of your computer with rust and moisture.
williegoat APR 04, 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by theogre:

Is 1 - 3 gal portable tank, yes?
Surface rust on inside won't bother it.
Most small portable tanks are "over built" so can take some abuse w/o blowing up.

Unless you use them a lot in humid areas, most won't see enough water inside to rust fail like YT videos.


Yes, I think it is maybe a 3 gal tank. The compressor has been in the desert since new, so mostly very low humidity.
cliffw APR 04, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by williegoat:

I decided to run a camera down inside the tank, to check for rust.

Does anyone have any opinions?



Wel,l it looks okay for airing up tires. I see rust.

I was educated to use an aerosol air blower to purge the interior of a computer of dust and keep out moisture.

Yeah, Arizona is a dry heat. Where did that rust come from ?
williegoat APR 04, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:


Would invest in an inline filter. Just to keep from spraying the inside of your computer with rust and moisture.


Would this work?:
code:

# remove contaminants
result=filter(clean,air)
williegoat APR 04, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:

Yeah, Arizona is a dry heat. Where did that rust come from ?


I blame George Soros.
Jake_Dragon APR 05, 10:45 AM

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Originally posted by williegoat:

Would this work?:



Most of them do the same thing, its a good idea to have something.
When I was in Florida water was a big issue, probably not so much in Arizona