Bought a big a$$ air compressor today

[eldubb440]

I don't see where the thread got sidetracked?

 

[LowBikeMike]

We have the same compressor at the farm and rarely use it. 3phase 25 hp on a phase convertor.

 

[beanhead]

Leave it to Greg to side track any thread into the ditch. Instead of Kern Dog I think I'll call him Ditch Bitch!

Actually that honor should go to jcc, the latest site "pidgeon"...
(I'll leave it to you all to figure that one out )

 

[RJ Squirrel]

Found the ID tag, its a model 5105, have not found much in the way of specs yet, but looks like parts are available. Still looking!

 

[j-c-c-62]

Actually that honor should go to jcc, the latest site "pidgeon"...
(I'll leave it to you all to figure that one out )

Stop it, you are going to make me cry!

 

[beanhead]

Stop it, you are going to make me cry!

 

[dadsbee]

If you're going to run it off of a PTO, you're going to have to figure out how to "un-clutch it" when it reaches max tank pressure or I don't want to see the shrapnel ...

 

[khryslerkid]

 

[toolmanmike]

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[RJ Squirrel]

If you're going to run it off of a PTO, you're going to have to figure out how to "un-clutch it" when it reaches max tank pressure or I don't want to see the shrapnel ...

It has unloaders, the drive motor can run continuous.
And its YUGE

 

[zyzzyx]

I like the text at the bottom of the tag, "Made in United States of America"

 

[j-c-c-62]

It has unloaders, the drive motor can run continuous.
And its YUGE

That solution then seems rather inefficient to beg the question, what is the goal here?

 

[RJ Squirrel]

It stops compressing air and freewheels at a given tank PSI.
Pay attention or you get the ruler across your knuckles.

 

[j-c-c-62]

When you drive your car to your house and park it, do you just let it "freewheel" in neutral until your next trip or do you shut it off?

 

[RJ Squirrel]

You guys are alot of help!

 

[zyzzyx]

Most industrial air cubes run the electric motor all the time and load and unload the compressor because at a dead stop, there is a large current draw thats bad for a motor repeadedly.

 

[j-c-c-62]

Maybe, but that is why it has an unloader to reduce start up current demands and this I believe is a hobbyist application, not industrial full time factory application. The reason active phase convertors are difficult to justify is they have a motor running full time whether a load is placed on it or not, and that or running any prime mover consumes energy/dollars with wear and tear, for little reason in that case.

 

[Cranky]

Nah my *** does not need an outside source

 

[Cranky]

Leave it to Greg to side track any thread into the ditch. Instead of Kern Dog I think I'll call him Ditch Bitch!

 

[RemCharger]

When you drive your car to your house and park it, do you just let it "freewheel" in neutral until your next trip or do you shut it off?

Depends how hard it was to get started.