"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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Bob S. wrote:
On Jan 30, 4:19 pm, wrote:
I have come in possession of a Craftsman model 919.165200,
5 hp, 20 gallon air compressor that when turned on runs for a few
seconds then throws a breaker in my shop. Anyone have a clue as
to why or how to repair? Anyone come across this problem before?


Had an old Sears compressor that would trip a 15 amp circuit but ran fine on
a 20 amp circuit.