[Shotimes] [OT] Air compressor blowing fuses

[Doug Barrett]

Although in my experience if the fuse blows or the breaker trips 
immediately, that means there is a dead short somewhere.  If it was working 
fine before and hasn't been used in a few months, I'd check to see if the 
motor still spins without plugging it in.  It may have seized up over time 
(or some critter got in there and had its way with it).  In that case I'd 
haul it off to Sears to have it checked out.

Doug Barrett

'93 Silver/Black Leather ATX
88,000mi


At 12:38 AM 10/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>What size wire do you have feeding that circuit?  Fuses should be sized for
>the wire not the load in such circuits.  Better have at least 12ga for 20A
>and 10ga for 30A.  A 240V circuit is the answer.  Do you have two individual
>circuits going to the area?
>
>Paul Nimz
>'97 TR
>'93 EG mtx
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Mucher" <mmucher@bellsouth.net>
>To: "'van Oss'" <vanOss@centurytel.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 9:55 PM
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] [OT] Air compressor blowing fuses
>
>
> > Yes, I have.  (They're the round, screw-in type.) And I haven't run the
> > compressor in a few months.
> >
> > I wonder if I dare try a 30A to see if the compressor would break loose?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: van Oss [mailto:vanOss@centurytel.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:51 PM
> > To: Mark Mucher
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] [OT] Air compressor blowing fuses
> >
> > Have you tried slow-blowing fuses?
> >
> > They make special fuses for power tools.  I have to use them in my garage
>or
> > the table saw blows a fuse every time.
> >
> > Joseph van Oss
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark Mucher" <mmucher@bellsouth.net>
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 4:58 PM
> > Subject: [Shotimes] [OT] Air compressor blowing fuses
> >
> >
> > While we're talking tools...
> >
> > My big Craftsman air compressor is blowing fuses in my home when I turn it
> > on.
> >
> > It happens so fast I can't hear the compressor start to turn over.
> >
> > I've tried it on two different 20A circuits.
> >
> > Any suggestions (other than to drag it to Sears service)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mark
> >
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