Ken Christopherson
Well-known Member
Wired in a 30 amp breaker, 10/2 wire. Compressor kicks on fine and stays running, but had to shut it down after about 20-30 seconds, as I had a burnt electrical smell coming from the motor on the compressor.
The serial plate on the tank states that it was built in 2006 so the entire compressor can't be any older than that.
I did get it for free, as previously stated from my future father in law. He said the last time that he used it was last summer and it seemed to work ok. I'm not sure what kind of circuit he had it on, but I know it had a standard 3-prong plug on the end of the cord. Looks to me, though, that he may have installed his own plug on the compressor cord. Was pretty marred up. In order to allow for a 30 amp circuit, I had to install a larger receptacle (see pictures). Not really sure where to go from here.
And don't worry, everything has been disconnected since the burnt electrical smell was noticed from the compressor.
The serial plate on the tank states that it was built in 2006 so the entire compressor can't be any older than that.
I did get it for free, as previously stated from my future father in law. He said the last time that he used it was last summer and it seemed to work ok. I'm not sure what kind of circuit he had it on, but I know it had a standard 3-prong plug on the end of the cord. Looks to me, though, that he may have installed his own plug on the compressor cord. Was pretty marred up. In order to allow for a 30 amp circuit, I had to install a larger receptacle (see pictures). Not really sure where to go from here.
And don't worry, everything has been disconnected since the burnt electrical smell was noticed from the compressor.