On 2014-03-29, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
josh fired this
volley in oups.com:

When I gave the
fan
a twist the motor started running the compressor. However, the motor
won't start the compressor on its own.


You never said anything about checking the unloader valve.
The Emglo compressors ALL have unloader valves (most compressors do), and
the compressors don't have a hope of starting up with any residual
pressure in the tank unless it's working.

Or -- assuming a single-phase induction motor -- the start cap
could be blown, so it does not get that initial motion necessary for
the induction to generate pole pieces in the right place to pull the
motor round. (I didn't see the original posting -- could he be in my
killfile somehow?)

Enjoy,
DoN.

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