[Zmagnette] Your humble servant...

[Allen Bachelder]

Wow, Mike, 
THAT is what I call a creative answer.  My first instinct was to try to relate the functions of the compressor and vacuum cleaner.  But as others have suggested, the "problem" is no doubt electrical.  For those concerned, I have 200 amp service to my shop with #12 running to all 110 volt circuits and #10 running to the three 220 volt circuits.  So I doubt if there is any fire hazard. But with two 220-volt heaters already running on separate 30-amp circuits, when the compressor kicks on (on a third 30-amp circuit), there is indeed a barely-perceptible drop in vacuum-cleaner motor speed.  Without the heaters running, no change is perceptible.

That's all for today's "shop quiz".  Mark B.: thanks for your occasional added remarks.  We appreciate them. ' Glad you're listening!

Cheers,
Allen
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Allen & Florrie Bachelder       =iii=<
Spring Creek Home for Wayward MGs
'57 ZB, '65 B, '69 C/GT, '73 B/GT
North Street, MI 48049, USA
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On Feb 24, 2014, at 7:21 PM, Mike wrote:

> Are the vacuum and compressor sucking up air from the same enclosed space that is your warm & snug shop? Do your ears pop if they both start at the same time? I have a hard time believing that the compressor lowers the shop's air pressure enough to make the vacuum labor, but that's the only other idea I have besides John's electrical load explanation.
> 
> I suppose you could bring a barometer into the shop and check the air pressure that way.
> 
> Mike
> 
> From: John Park <jpark at bmts.com>
> To: 'List for the Z Magnette Group - North America' <zmagnette at autox.team.net> 
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 3:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Your humble servant...
> 
> Your compressor draws too much current and your wiring won’t support it. You could be in for some overheated wire which could lead to a fire. Best to get 200 amp service or at a minimum a separate circuit for the compressor.
>  
> From: zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Allen Bachelder
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 8:53 AM
> To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
> Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Your humble servant...
>  
> Update: ' got both sides finished correctly yesterday.  
>  
> Here's a little shop quiz (as opposed to pop quiz) item for you.  I figured it out - let's see if you come up with the same conclusion.  I was bead-blasting a hub yesterday. With outside temp moderating to around 30º F ( -1º C), my three little shop heaters make it very comfortable to work out there. I'm lovin' it! So, I'm bead-blasting away and I note that whenever the compressor cycles off, the vacuum cleaner on my cabinet speeds up slightly. Why? 
>  
> Cheers,
> Allen
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>  
> On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Allen Bachelder wrote:
> 
> 
> reassembling his MGB...  
>  
> "Nonsense," said Allen, "first the distance piece, and THEN the inner bearing and seal."
>  
> ' Guess that's what those spare FWB seals are for...
>  
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> Spring Creek Home for Wayward MGs
> '57 ZB, '65 B, '69 C/GT, '73 B/GT
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