Recent content by Laser Schofield

that's the compressor tag photo, there's a tag on your motor, that'll have FLA and SF. 208 and 230 wire the same, those cheaper motors already run into the service factor, usually lowering the load/unload helps keeps unit under FLA when everything new, but a real 7.5hp 1/230motor suppose to...

starting and stopping recip is harder on them then the pressure setting, most cheap compressor have a 20 or 30psi fixed differential sw. you can get adjustable ones, What i do w/on my 10Hp compressor is run it 70-140psi, then I have a really flow control regulator set to 60psi for low pressure...

My day job is selling Air Compressors, the new tanks don't last as long as the older ones, compressed air condensate has a really low ph, eat around the welds, never fixable safely, the bigger the tank you can fit the thicker the metal, the more exspesive compressors generally have the...